Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-09
INTERESTING SOCIAL
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| Wordsworth than when we trust our owts
senses or even when we investigate in
every phase of life through study Of
botany He concluded his talk with a
quotation from Professor Quile~-Couch
who considers mon of genius those whose
souls throw out 6laments more delicate
than those which are possessed by the or
dinary individual and who are therefore
capable of truer contact with reality.
These men are the prophets, musicians,
artists and poets of our race.
RELIEF WORK ABROAD.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Edgar Rhoads of Viii
mington were guests of the college at
dinner on Monday night MIR. Rhoads,
who was head of the Hoover Food com
mission in Germany for eight months
after the signing of the armistice gave
most interesting account of bis work and
illustrated il with lantern slides made
from actual photographs Beautiful seen
cry, quaint red tiled village houses, ancient
castles, imposing town halls. and splendid
military roads had furnished ample ma
terial for very attractive slides, but other
less pleasant subjects were also in evl-
! dence. Many of the pictures showed the
| pitiful condition of the tubercular under
/ nourished children and the sad plight of
people whose medium of exchange had
been SO altered by watas to Ike purchases
| of food stuffs and clothing almost i'm
/ possible Mr. Rhoads told Of the work of
/ tue Hoover commission is supplying meals
10 the children and in selling at nominal
cost or giving away food and clothing
to the destitute. The tremendous scale
upon which the work was carried on was
illustrated by the pictures of huge ware
houses. gigantic, super heated kettles
for preparing & rice, cocoa etc, the mountain
of empty condensed milk and huge package
of supplies lifted by cranes into the store
house at Brcslan The work Of Dutch
Swedish, Swiss and English doctors in
correcting the condition of the children
through sunlight, fresh aIr, cod liver
OIL food and sometimes surgery was
very encouraging As Mr.. Rhoads cx-
planned, however, the work is not nearly
finished and the present Hoover cam
paign for funds TO continue he wor k should
appeal to every one The condition of
students who, through under nourishment |
and poor living conditions are losir their
lives or are becoming inactive IN the IN |
tellcctual world in which they held SO |
important place Is particularly worthy |
of the attention OF American students.
The college campaign for funds ls now |
under way. The subscribed funds Will |
be augmented TO a considerable degree, II /
is hoped, on Friday evening, when the |
Dramatic Club Will request IA silver offer
ing from all who attend their regular /
monthly meeting At this time the fan
tastic poem mime "Mannikcn and |
Minnikin'' of Alfred Krcymhorg will be |
gwen Miss Dorothy Wolf, one Of the fac
ulty advisors Of the club, is coaching |
tho players: Evelyn Spriance, who takes |
the part of Mannikn. Hilda Brown, |
NJ :. = e c. - i
This charming and fancifll little drama |
in which the sorrows, loves, jealousios, and |
joys Of the inanimate world are portrayed, 1
WAS PLAYED with great success at Mt. |
Holyoke in 1919 After the play the mem
bers Of the dramatic Club will consider
matters Of timely interest such as the |
creation Of new plavthings," the plan
for the spring o,It-of-door play ans play
writing contest
JUNIOR RID CROSS.
Miss Marv r. Rich ha accepted an
appointment as state chairman Of the
Junior Red Cross and will on Friday,
hold conference III Dover with her
committee W r. Jump. DR.. Holloway,
F. II Hardesty and Or Osincup. The
Junior Red Cross program Is one which
appeals To Miss Rich as mea ms for adding
rfJT1Iuhi ICICt IO tsit~tlit klt-
gram and il is with this in mind that she
undertakes q new responsibility along
with those which she is already meeting
as Field Secretary in Education
Today. Wednesday, February 2. Miss
Rich addresses the Milton Club and
on Thursday she will visit the school Of
Milton On Friday as we'll as attending the
Junior Red Gross conference, she viii at
tend the Educational conference called
by Governor William ID Denney and
George B Miller, president If the State
Board Of Education Commissioner Clax-
ton will speak al the meeting
The girls Of the Senior classes from
Greenwood and Harrington High Schools
will visit the college on Saturday and
Sunday Of this week On Saturday John
will be the distinguished guest
IF the college. and will speak in Wolf
Hall on his favorite subject, Abraham
Lincoln All Of the students are reading
IT rereading the play and many ale pun
chasing copies in order that they may be
made pl ecious by means OF the authors
signature
Dean Robinson and Mrs A D. Warner
cave tomorrow for their tip TO Virginia
where they will visit the various state
Institutions for the higher education Of
women
Va, sava Yfrna and money by readtnr