Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-01
University Actimties With
Students and Faculty
Special to The Evening Journal.

4 Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Nov. 1.-while official
of the University of Delaware ar
o greatly pleased and at the same tim
relieved that the strenuous cam
paisn TO raise a fund of at leas
$500, 600 for a memorial library ha
been successfully concluded the,
will start at once to make plans fol
the actual building operation.
A committee appointed by the
, president of the board OF trustee,
under provision OF the board will
now go ahead with the work OF Sc
curing plans and specifications as IA
the cost OF erection and details of all
the memorial features and fnanc-
ing. Henry b. Thompson. chairman
of the board, is chairman of this
general committee and sub-commit-
tees have been named to look after
the various details as follows:
! Memorial features-E. c. johnson,
Judge Hugh Morris. Dean Winifred
~. Robinson and Harry Lindell.
! Committee on fnance-Henry p.
Scott. John S. Rossell, Josiah Mar
vel and George y. Davis.
/ Building plans and construction
Mr.. Thompson. II. Rodney sharp,
II. F. dupont, Or. W. owen sypherd
and President Walter Hullihen.
The committee plans TO go for
ward as rapidly as possible in the
securing Of plans and hopes 10 have
ground broken IN the spring and II
possible the building completed by
tho time the university opens in the
fall OF next year.
II Is understood that an applica-
ton will be made TO the Carnegie
Corporation for $4,000 as an en-
dowment for the library.
Founders Day will be observed at
the Women's College on Saturday
with an appropriate program. The
college which was built with funds
appropriated by the Legislature. was
opened in the fall Of 1914. and there /
fore is now on its eighth year The |
growth OF the women's College has !
been beyond all expectations. There IL
now an enrolment Of about 200 and
as'the freshman class this year num-
bered nearly 100. II will only be a
question OF a few years when the
total enrolment will probably reach
800 TO 400. While the institution has
been enlarged several times by tho
addition OF new buildings, 1t is now
and there is urgent
need OF at least one more building.
Much credit for the healthy growth
OF the college is due Dean Winifred
J. Robinson, who has been dean OF
the college since it was opened in
1914
At recent meeting OF the Inter
collegiate Newspaper Association OF
which the University OF Delaware
Review. the student weekly is con-
nected. there was a movement start
groups. Delaware will probably he
in the first group with Haverford,
Swarthmore, Ursinus and George
Washington. Tho purpose is to en-
able the members TO hold confer
ences more often and at less expense. !
The next meeting OF tho association /
which will be next spring, will be
held at Haverford College.
new literary society has been
organized by the students OF Della
ware College with the following off,
GERS President. Aubrey Travers;
Winston walker;
secretary. Garrett Handy and treas
urer. ID. NJ. Dougherty
The Varsity Club of Delaware Col
Iege, has established a small fund
with which to pay students who walt
,n the tables to relieve the football
men who are regular walters.
The Varsity Club is making plans
'or its third annual masked ball
which will be held some time this
all
The Footlights Club will present
he play THE Magistrate in the :
Newark Opera House on the evening Z
4 November "a. The cast has been l
ecided on and rehearsals are now Z
DING on. r
Final arrangements are being v
made by the local chapter Kappa {
.lpha Fraternity for entertaining the Z
Iewly- James Ward Wood I
province of the X. A. when the con-
ention meets at the university No s
ember 10 and Il. There will be s
bout IS delegates from active chap v
ars in Delaware. Maryland. District n
( Columbia and West Virginia and "
lumni chapters in Wilmington, a
Pittsburgh, New York, h
ioston and washington. James Lee a
lost OF Philadelphia, is commander a
{ the Province. on Friday Novem- Il
err 10, there will he business SEES I
Ions morning and afternoon. there a
ill be a dinner at the Hotel DUPONT. b
to he followed by a II
heatre party. The next day there
i'll be a business session in the o
lorning. the Delaware Haverford a
anne In the afternoon and a dance +;
l the evening. 81
Through the efforts OF the officers il
Z the military department OF the T
and the Rife Club stu n
ent organization, a schedule is be-
* arranged for the rife team which f
Yill include two matches a week In Il
edition TO the Second Corps Area Il