Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-12
So GRADUATED AT
UNIVERSITY OF
DELAWARE TO-DAY
Continued from page /

When welcoming tho guests Dean |
Smith said:
att is with great regret that I an
nounce 10 you that DIR. Walter HULL |
hen, president OF tho university, will |
no deprived OF the great pleasure OF |
addressing you today and bidding you |
welcome to this commencement of
your university. The many friends ne |
has made since coming to your State, |
through his able. straightforward and
busincss-like administration OF the
higher education that centres in this
institution, will sympathize deeply
with him and tho members OF his
family, and will regret that he will be
unable to bid godspeed to this, the
latest. class to go forth from these
halls OF learning and to bid adieu to
the fairest campus on earth. On be-
half OF tho graduating class, the fac
ulty Of tho university and tho board
OF trustees. and especially on behalf
of our president. DIR. Walter Huli-
hen. desire to welcome you to these
exercises"
During the exercises there were
several selections by the university
orchestra. The invocation was by Rcv
w. II. Briggs OF Easton. Nd, grad
uatc OF the university, and the bene-
dictiop by the Rev. ID. J. Givan OF
North East, Md.
Included In tho announcements made
by Dean Smith was a proposal by tho
Service Citizens OF Delaware for the
establishment Of tho University Of
Delaware Press, the foreign study
| MI fn,.
iposed campaign in the fall for funds
with which TO build memorial library
for tho university. all three OF which
had been approved by the board OF
trustees. He also announced two gifts.
One OF tho gifts Is n tablet which the
lpresent senior class Will give 20 tho
university as n memorial to Delaware
college students or graduates who
made the supreme sacrifice In the
World War. The other gift will he
made by II. Rodney Sharp. n trustee,
who IL now In Europe. Mr.. Sharp will
Ipresent 10 the university a reproduc-
ton of Myron's statue. "The Dis
lcobolus" (the discus thrower). 1t Is
proposed 60 eventually have both OF
these gifts placed I'm the proposed me-
mortal library.
Under tho plan for the University OF
Delaware Press, IA approved by the
board OF trustees, It will be conducted
without any financial obligation what
ever to the university and will be In
Icorporated. The details of the proposi-
tion were set out by Dr. Hullihen ir
his report to the board. as follows
An opportunity to establish such q
press as tho University OF Delawar,
, Press comes to us at this time from
the Service Citizens, who desire to is
> sue four books. two of which at leas
VIII yield some income. The Servic,
! lCitizens are willing to make over {,
the proposed Press all rights in tn,
books they wish TO print. Rs thei
, charter does not permit them TO on
gage in any form of business 70
lpro1t, and to pay all the expenses o
!, printing. advertising and distribution
One OF the books TO be printed 1, to b
n School History OF Delaware. whicI
if adopted by tho schools of the Stat
lwill have an immediate and fairly ex
tensive sale, These books, with n pro
= posed edition OF DR.. Sypherd's Bibl'
DIR. Fosters forthcoming Poems
D. Ianthe' and another volume not ys
9 announced from another source, wi
= furnish an excellent beginning for
l. University Press. Few universities,
o think. have had 30 favorable begin
Il ming FOR similar undertakings. Th
plan does not contemplate any flnar
: Cial obligation for the university. TIL
: trustees are asked only for permissio
20 use the name. All financial respor
10 sibility VIII be borne by tho individual
10 forming the corporation. This corpors
Y, tion. which has its charter drawn an
4 ready TO complete as soon as the poI
mission Of the board TO use the nam
,s secured. VIII be composed OF thre
members Of the board OF trustee
J. three members of the faculty OF tn
II university. three members OF III
z. Alumni Of the university. three men
N bcrs not belonging TO any OF thes
be three groups and the president OF II
university, ex-officio." On DR.. Hull
= hens recommendation the trustees al
proved the plan.
Foreign Study Plan.
>c The second announcement was rels
2 tive 10 the foreign study plan which II
I Service Citizens will also help ito I
a, nance. Under this plan Il is propose
~ In another year after the details hay
) been clearly worked out 10 send fe
o. students TO France first and later IL II
a success, TO other countries for stud
n in foreign universities during the
junior year, TO get credit for the year
~ work at their home university. 1t
IL hoped 10 have other educational 81
r. stitutiors throughout the country
also take up this plan, and under eu,
q conditions Il is thought 1t would pro
OF Of immense value TO the business 4
~. terests OF the country doing busine
ID. in foreign countries. Professor r. Y
les kirkbride OF the Modern Langua
q department has been granted a yea
leave Of absence and will study I
10. wards his doctors degree in Fran
~. and at the same time study the d
his tails Of the plan more fully.
All DIR. Hullihen IN a report 10 the tru
al tees on this subject last Saturd
said: Il have been convinced that I
~. plan is well worth trying and that I
a. University of Delaware can be of 81
at vice to education and to industry in
her national way If II can demonstrf
EN- Tie Aeas'pi!Aty OF the pan py an actl
ent experiment and by laying the resu
OF ii before other institutions In Il
. opinion I have the support of ma
persons to whom the plan has be
III presented, notably Mr.. Hoover. W
has promised any help that can
given by the Department Of Co
, merce and by DR.. Capen, Director
- the American Council on Educa tio
also DR.. Champenois. representa-
- of the French Universities in I
-, United States"