Evening journal., 1921-09-24

University OF Delaware. 1921. in
structor division OF rehabilitation.
Alexander d. Cobb. graduate OF
Purdue University. to be leader OF
Boys and Girls Club work. division
OF agriculture extension. Mr. Cobb
who was formerly county agent in
Kent county succeeds Theodore T.
Martin who resigned last spring 20
10 10 Springfield. Mass, in similar
work. No successor has been named
for Mr.. Cobb as yet.
President Hullihen in his opening
remarks welcomed the new students
who have just entered the college
and welcomed back" those who
have returned after the summers
vacation. In part he said:
We stand on the threshold OF a
new session. The year stretches out
before us in Imagination and we
wonder what II has in store for us.
In the school OF college each new
session Is In a certain sense the be-
ginning Of a now era. A new group
of men and women are beginning
The four-year cycle that leads 10
graduation. For them il Is truly the
beginning OF an important era In life
and 20 the college il Is not less inn
portant for each new class is going
90 make a definite impression-for
good or for bad-upon the history OF
the institution-for the history OF an
institution is made up Of the sum
..4.r - th. .o-t~fktstf,rn - 4ha "a
dividual classes.
"But. the beginning OF this ses-
sion and this occasion mark what
we may we'll feel TO be an epoch in
the history OF "Old Delaware"
1T is our first convocation. II Is
the beginning Of our first session as
university. Students and faculty
Of all departments are gathered II
token OF unity. OF cooperation, OF I
common purpose and commoi
ideal.
THE situation is one which chal
lenges new resolves-that demands
new declaration OF aims II alss
invites a recital OF some recenl
events Of the importance for theii
bearing upon our outlook into IN,
future.
"For many years our standards oi
scholarship and the requirement.
for graduation have been high. Al.
ways the faculty and the more
thoughtful alumni and students
have stood for thoroughness and a
high average Of attainment FOL
graduation-but not until the mum.
Der Of four year high schools in the
State became great enough TO allow
the requirement OF a fouryear high
possible for us to claim TO be on Z
parity with the best colleges,
matter how strong the individua
courses given or the preparation de
manded for them.
Now that that condition hal
been met for a number OF years. W,
can and do claim equality with tn
best I'm the value OF our courses an,
degrees"
At this point DR.. Hullihen referre,
TO the fact that the accreditinl
agencies OF higher institutions o
] learning have indicated their inten
/ ton TO put the University OF Della
ware delaware College and IN
Women's College) on the lists OF ac
credited colleges. Continuing. n
said:
This would mean that such in
stitutions as John Hopkins. Penn
sylvania. Princeton and Columbia
would recognize and receive ou
credits on a parity with their own.
"Of scarcely less importance wa
the action Of the General Assembl
OF Delaware. last spring. when It pai
our Indebtedness. made an appropri
alton large enough 10 allow US {
operate without a deficit. and com
bined all OF the departments unde
the direction Of our board OF trus
tees. as one instituion-the Stat
| lUniverstiy-changing the name q
the whole TO the University OF Dele
ware.
After pointing out the many way
in which the change will benefit IN
institution. DR. Hullihen told OF othe
matters OF importance that har
pened during the year that wer
beneficial TO the institution. Il
said:
And az this point in recital OF r,
cent happenings. II will not be inaI
propriate 10 mention with congratuli
tions. the record OF our military un
at Plattsburg this summer. which r.
hected high credit upon the unive
, sity and gave evidence that our stl
dents carry the Delaware spiri
with them wherever they go. II
outstanding facts were these:
There were SS universities an
, colleges represented at the Platt
burg camp. They were divide
into eleven companies Delawai
4 won the intercollegiate champion
b. ship in field and track contests by
{ large margin; stood second. only
few points below the first compan
1 in efficiency and general rating; an
- second in the baseball contest ar
in company rifle shooting All
e all a better record than any 9th
:, college there. Delaware men wo
n the Delaware DIS on their shoulds
and had a right 10 be proud OF
} An officer at the camp told me Il