Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-29
CLOSING SOCIAL OF
SUMMER SCHOOL
Dance and Other Amusements
in Old College. Last Night,
Brilliant Event.


Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Newark, July 29.--The closing social
event OF the University of Delaware
Summer School was held in Old Col
lege last night in which members of
tic Rehabilitation Division also par
ticipated. There was dancing for sew
eral hours in the large dining room
and games were played in the Lounge
room under the supervision of Miss
Elizabeth Bennett of the Community
Service.
These Friday evening social events
save been one of the mos: pleasing
features of the summer school session
this year. Earlier in the session the
first formal dance since the summer
school was started some years aso was
held and proved a fine euccoss. The
social features have not only been
conducted on high standard but they
have also been educational.
About $50 persons attended the at
fair last night and all spent an en-
joyable evening. Previous TO the
social, Business Administrator and
Mrs. A. G.. Wilkinson and daughter,
Miss Irene Wilkinson. and Miss Eliza
beth Bennett of the Wilmington Com
munity Service were guests o, the
summer school students at dinner.
Those in the receiving line a. the
dance last night were Mrs. Annie L.
Snyder. dean OF women of the summer
school; Dean Charles A McCue, Di-
rector and Mrs. w. \. Wilkinson /;
Business Administrator and Mrs. A.
G. Wilkinson: r. NJ. Upton, director
of the Rehabilitation Division; Miss
Ina Barnes and Miss Ruby Miller,
rural school supervisors for New Castle
county, Miss Blanche People and Miss
Elizabeth Jenkins. supervisors, Sussex
county; Miss Marion Skew.s, presi.
dent OF the Student Government
Council; Miss Mary Evans. chairman
of the social committee of the sum-
ner school and Mr.. Roberts of the Re
Mobilization Division.
Music was furnished by the Texas
orchestra and about 75 couples were
on the floor most OF the evening. The
.afge lobby at the entrance 20 Old
College was changed into a reception
room and this made a noticeable i'm
provement. The dance room and the
reception room were tastesully deco
rated with flowers
While IS couples were dancing in
the dinning room more than 100 others
were having a good time playing
games in the Lounge room.
Mrs. Snyder. dean of women OF the
school, this year inaugurated the plan
OF holding vesper services each sun
day evening at the Women's College
and these services have proven eX-
ceedinGly popular. Mrs. Snyder at
these services has discussed The More
Abundant Life" and her topic at the
final service of the session tomorrow
night will be Religion and Life"
Under the direction of a special COM
mittee of the students small booklets
have been printed containing the con-
sdtution and regulations of the Stu
dent Self Government Association and
other information relative TO the school
which will be Of value TO the summer
schools in the future. The committee
in charge of this consisted OF Mrs
Mary S. Wright of Bridgeville, chair
man. Mrs. a. Harrington of Frederick
Miss Elizabeth Burris of Houston, and
Miss Annie Fredd and Miss Kathleen
Moore of Wilmington. Files have beer
secured through Business Administra.
tor Wilkinson TO keep the records o.
the summer school in so that they will
I ne available schools in, IA So.
/ The group of students in each of the
seperate dormitories have composed
their own songs and cheers and the
words Of these are also in the book
let's referred to.
On Frazer Field, at 6.45, Wednes.
day evening under the direction of Mis-.
Elsie Saneth, physical director a dem.
onstration of folk games will be giver
/ in which about fifty students will par.
/ ticipate. The physical exercises under
the supervision Of Miss Sameth who
was formerly physical director at the
University of Nevada, has been a fea
ture Of the session 10 many of the stu.
dents. The swimming pool in the gym
nasium has been open TO them anC
many have taken advantage of it.
/ Last Thursday night DR.. and Mrs
/ r. w. Cooper and Miss Eta J. Wilson
were guests of the students of the sum
mer school at dinner.
! On Tuesday evening in Wolf Hal
the Delaware film will be presented
which will show educational activities
| in the three counties.
Mrs. Suyder is high in her prais'
Of the general discipline Of the schoo
this year and the high personnel of th'
student body. The students have beer
made to feel and realize that they arr
a part of the university as much 81
as any other department and in fac
an important part of the universit.
system. The students on whole hav
done excellent work during the ses
/ sion.