Evening journal., 1921-02-23
Women s College Notes
By RUTH ANNE RUssELL.

The college the past week was the
property Of the Alumnae. They be-
gan TO arrive on Friday and kept
arriving until Saturday. on Satur-
dav afternoon Mrs Ruth Clendaniel
Bosnian entertained the Alumnae at
tea. Then at o'clock came the
: Alumni reunion dinner. The dining
room was decorated with daffodils
and narcissus. A green and gold
candle furnished the college colors
at the tables. Each guest received
picture of what the college hopes
to become in the near future so that
she might be more enthusiastic than
before about W. c. ID. The menu
was as follows: Roast chicken, Dress
ing. sweet potatoes. gravy, peas,
cranberry sauce, celery, fruit salad,
s .pie a Ia mode and coffee. Miss
Churchman must be duly praised for
the manner in which the guests were
seated and the dinners served. The
college girls acted as Mattresses. The
guests at the dinner were President
and Mrs. Walter Hullihen. Mrs.
Charles b. Evans and Mrs. w. p.
Bancroft Mrs. A. d. Warner was
ings 70 the Alumnae and TO the col
lege. The Alumni who enjoyed the
dinner were: Mrs. Emily Frazier
Williams. Elizabeth Dawson. Eliza
beth Houston, Anna Beebe. Mary
Pratt. Helen Baylis, Viola Smith.
Azella Saville. Lillian Butt NJ
Wright. Helen Mackey, Madge Nick
erson. Anna Scott, Elizabeth Jones,
Helen Milliken. Nellie Campbell,
Selma Bachrack. Mary keenan,, NJ.
J.. Lovett. Anna p. Falls. Mary Led
enham, Helen Brown, Anna Gala
CHER. Alice Smedley, Mary Dem
nison. Margaret Layton. Gladys Wal
ton, Mary f. Powers, NJ. Campbell.
NJ. Steele, Mary Jane Mason. Edith
McDougle. Evelyn Kelley, Edith
Spenser, Lille Ferguson. ii. Stevens
Helen Bishop, Agnes Fowler, Mar
ion Underwood, Ruth Messick, Miss
Beckett. T.. Grieves, Bernice Hast
ings Alice Roop, Louise Nelson,
Katharine McGraw. Mary Proctor,
Lillian Groves. Alice Jeffries. Edna
Coale, =. S. Forwood, Mary Evans,
Alice Thompson Mcdaniel. Helen
Stuart. Olive Hesser. Mrs. Helen
daniel Bosnian, Mrs Catherine
Schuder Johnson. Miss Madeline
Dixon acted as toastmistress. DIR.
Hullihen was the first speaker. He
brought the news that the trustees
had given their consent to the Wo-
mems College OF Delaware and Della
ware College being more closely con-
nected under the name University OF
Delaware. DIR. Hullihen congratu-
lated the college on its splendid
spirit and paid tribute TO Dean Rob-
inson for her untiring work TO make
the college what 1t is today. Miss
Selma Bachhach. president of the
Alumnae Association. then gave the
greetings and good wishes OF the
Aiumnae. Miss Edith McDougle
spoke for the class of 1918. the pio-
ncer class. Miss Helen Mackay
spoke for the class OF 1919. Profess
sor Quaesita c. Drake then spoke OF
the value OF graduate work. Pro-
fessor Drake will receive her doc
tors degree from the University Of
Chicago soon. A number Of the
girls from the Women's College are
taking up graduate work. Miss Lii
liam Butz brought the greetings OF
1920. Miss Edith Spenser then spoke
in the interest Of the endowment
fund. Professor Mary r.. Rich spoke
OF the. wonderful work which teach
ers may do in the State Professor
Rich Is especially fitted TO speak OF
the work for her time this year has
been spent in visiting the schools OF
the State to see the-conditions there.
The representatives OF the classes
who are now in college then spoke.
Miss Helen Fisher read the last will
and testament OF 1921, which be
queaths TO the college a very remark
able collection OF vaiuables. Miss
Helen Groves told OF the doings and
heavy responsibilities OF 1924. Miss
Nellie Blair told OF the work and
fun OF 1928. and Miss Miriam KARL
expressed the great importance OF
1924. Dean Robinson then greeted
the Ammnae and wished them Cod
speed in their work
During the dinner the classes sang
songs in honor OF the guests and in
honor Of themselves. The dinner
was perhaps the most delightful
banquet held az the college thus far
I'm its seven years history.
After the dinner there was a musi-
cal program. Following the program.
the Alumnae held a meeting in the
Hilarium.
Many OF the Alumnae and college
girls attended the Student Council
dance, given by Delaware College in
the Armory on Saturday evening.
The bad weather on Sunday stop
ped neither parties nor callers. Miss
Drake. the honorary member OF the
senior class, entertained the class
p 'srnd number OF the Alumnae. The
faculty also had a party in Sussex
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