Evening journal., 1922-06-12
CLASS OF 81 CONFERRED
DEGREES AT UNIVERSITY
OF DELAWARE TODAY


with him and the members of his
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 behalf of the gradual
ing class. the faculty of the Uni
versity and the Board of Trustees,
and, especially on behalf Of our
president, DIR. Walter Hulihen,
desire TO welcome you to these
exercises.
During the exercises there were
several selections by the university
orchestra. The invocation was by
the Rev. W. H. Briggs. of Easton,
Md, a graduate of the university.
and the benediction by the Rev. K.
d. Givan of North East, Md.
Included In the announcements
made by Dean Smith was proposal
by the Service Citizens for the es-
tablishment OF the University Of
Delaware Press; the foreign study
plan for undergraduates and pro-
posed campaign in the fall for funds
with which to build memorial
library for the university, all three
of which have been approved by the
Board of Trustees. He also an
nounced two gifts.
One is to be a tablet which the
present senior class will give to the
university as a memorial to Della
ware College students or graduates
who made the supreme sacrifice in
the world war. The other announced
gift will be made by H. Rodney
Sharp, a trustee who is now in Eu-
rope. Mr.. Sharp will present to the
university a reproduction of Myron's
statue "The Discobolus" (the discus
thrower.). It is proposed eventually
to have both of these gifts placed in
the proposed memorial library.
Under the plan for the University
Of Delaware Press as approved by
the Board of Trustees. 1t will be con-
Quoted without any financial obliga-
ton whatever to the university and
will be incorporated. The details of
the proposition are set out by DR.. |
in his report to the board |
as follows:
IAN opportunity to establish such |
a Press as the University OF Della !
ware Press. comes to us at this time |
from the service. Citizens who desire |
to Issue four books, two OF which at /
least will yield some income. The
Service Citizens are willing TO make
over to the proposed Press all rights
in the books they wish to print, as
their charter does not permit them
10 engage in any form of business
'or profit, and to pay all the ex-
oenses or printing, advertising and
One of the books to
De printed is to be a School History
y Delaware which Is adopted by the
schools of the State will have an i'm
Mediate and fairly extensive sale.
These books with a proposed edition
Il DR.. Sypherd's Bible, DR.. Forter's
Poems to Ianthe' and
mother volume not yet announced
rom another source, will furnish an
beginning for a University
Press. Few Universities, think,
rave had so favorable a beginning
or similar undertakings.
The ran does not contemplate
ny financial obligation for the uni
ersity. The trustees are asked only
or permission to use the name. All
responsibility will be borne
y the individuals forming the cor
oration. This corporation which
as its charter drawn and ready to
as soon as the permission
( the board to use the name is Sc
ured, will be composed OF three
90 hA 81 %
hree members OF the faculty Of the
University. three members OF the ,
lumni of the university. three MEM :
ers not belonging to any of these ,
hree groups and the president of
he university, ex-offlcio." :
on DIR. Hullihen's recommended !
on the trustees approved the plan. !
The second announcement was I
elatlve to the foreign study plan ;
-hich the Service Citizens will also :
clip to finance. Under this plan It
proposed in another year, after :
he details have been more clearly r
Z students to France first and later
It is a success to other countries :
,r study in foreign universities. \
uring their Junior year. to get \
-edit for the years work at their I
ONE university. II Is hoped TO /
ave other educational institutions 7
the country also take up
IFS plan and under such conditions q
is thought It would prove OF i'm v
ense value to the business interests n
the country doing business in for Y
gn countries. Professor r. w. D
irkbride, of the modern language b
apartment, has been granted d
ears leave of absence and will T
udy towards his doctors degree in L
rance and at the same time study 1,
lie details of the plan more fully. n
DR.. Hullihen In a report TO the II
ustees on this subject on Saturday 4
i'd: II have been convinced that
lie plan is we'll worth trying and C
lat the University of Delaware can I
} OF service to education and to in 81
istry in a national way IL II can b
the feasibility of the v
an by an actual experiment end by S
wing the results of 1t before other 81
situations. In this opinion I have Il
e support of many persons to .
nOn the pan mas been pTeSenleut -
tably Mr.. Hoover, who has prom Il
ID any help that can be given by c,
e Department of Commerce, and n
DR.. Capen, director Of the Amer
IN Council on Education; also DR.. W
representative of the Il
ench universities in the United
ates" d.
The third announcement relative k
the proposed campaign for funds 81
tn which TO build a library has III
en- under consideration for some &C
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