Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-10
Total all classes-loi; ~; s: s5;
Distribution.


wilminston--DelawaIe College, 1o5;
women's College, 5s; Total for Uni
'ereity, 1<l.
New Castle-64: "a: es.
kent--2<; rs; ~.
Sussex-2l. 4s. 81.
out OF state--71: so; 12i.
Total--2s5: 1856; All.
DR.. Hullihen points out serious de- |
flciencies in equipment in the School |
OF Engineering which he recommends |
be remedied as soon as possible.
Better Library Urged.
AT the risk Of wearylng tho board
by repetition desire to speak once
moro OF Re paramount need Of
more adequate library" the report
says. 1T 10 an axiom in tho educa-
tional world that no college or uni
versity can be an institution OF stand
ing unless II possesses 4 worthy
library. The reason is obvious. The
members OF the teaching stan can
not grow either a. teachers or as
scholars unless they have always at
hand the best that has been written
and 10 constantly being written In
their own and in all related fields of
knowledge. Similarly the earnest
student has a right TO expect to find
the best things that have been written
in all departments in the college
library. Here At Delaware our appro-
priat!on for books Is much ito small
priAtion for books Is much too small.
than double IL. But our library build
Ing Is not large enough TO house the
rniserably inadequate collection OF
books We already have. Many hun
dreds are piled In q basement room in
Recitation Hall because there Is no
place to put them in the building now
being used a. a temporary library.
We must plan to collect as rapidly
as resources will permit a good library
to cover the needs Of all departments.
And wo must have building in which
to house all Of the books we shall COL
lect for tho next twenty years or more.
These things are ba sic to all progress
as an educational institution and con-
stitute our hrst necessary, big under
taking in going forward with the de-
termina ton II We are TO entertain at
all the ambition to make this a great
college or university. A good library
is at best something that cannot
be rapidly accumulated. We cannot
let too much time slip by before TAX
has been suggested to the effect tha,
the Board OF Trustees shall ask the
people OF tho State OF Delaware tc
build and endow such library as the
whole states memorial to those who
fell in the World War and as a gifi
OF surprising value to this and all sue
ceedins generations Of Delaware boys
; and girls who come here to be edu-
Gated. This rather indefinite plan has
been approved by the board but II
seems now to be time that a Library
Campaign Committee be appointed
which shall at once begin a careful
. survey OF tho situation. secure pre-.
liminary drawings and estimates o,
cost and amount Of endowment needed
: to prevent the new building becoming
an added expense to our budget for
mulate definite proposals as to tim,
for beginning the campaign anC
methods TO be employed In conduct
, Ing 1t. and report the same for ap
proval to a special meeting OF tn
board to be called for that purpos
5 early next session.
The earnest and hearty co-opera
ton of the board and their enthusi
= astic support OF the plan for a ney
library are essential to its success
. Unless the trustees. who are primaril
o responsible for the institutions vel
q fare and success. are thoroughly 4
{ sympathy with the undertaking. ther
. Is small hope that other people wi
i be, and 1t should be abandoned. Wit
i the full support OF the men who com
y pose this board have not the snalles
e doubt OF the success Of the campaig
. and I have the fullest confidence tina
this first big undertaking Of this IN
% suitution's history since the stablist
% ment OF the Women's College will /
carried through to its desired con
j. plstion."
Dean c. A. Mccue Of the asricu
tural department recommended thu
:, an instructor in Agricultural Eo.
- nomics be appointed when II
funds would allow It. Dean McCue
report referred to the progress
the poultry department being conduc
ed on the university farm for men
bers OF the rehabilitation divisie
from rehabilitation funds. The agr
D; culture committee recommended th'
A. as soon az FUNDS are available the
II, should be an appropriation to carr
forward the poultry department
the university curriculum.
Reports submitted by Business A.
uinistrator A, G, wilkinson Ahow