Newark post., 1922-02-22
Board of Trustees
Hold Big Meeting
University Composed of Two
Colleges-Name Delaware
College Retained
DR.. Vaughn Re-
signs
Layton Crier Is New Trustee

The meeting of the Board OF Trus-
tees of the University of Delaware
than the routine February meeting.
held last Saturday morning was more
The important action taken was that
of the new organization of the Uni
versity. This action clears up a
series of rising disputes Of rank and
precedent of the various schools and
departments. The organization OF
the university was modelled after the
chart that appeared in recent issue
of the Newark Post, with few minor
changes.
Another item of Importance passed
on by the Trustees was the approval
of a campaign for funds with which
to build new library for the Univer-
sity to be a memorial to the sons and
daughters of Delaware who lost their
lives in the World War.
DIR. E. V. Vaughn's resignation was
accepted by the Trustees. DR.. Vaughn
was head of the history department.
The resigning instructor came to the
college upon the Inauguration of the
present history department which
was created by the General Assembly
in 1911. The department is known as
the State of Delaware Chair of His
tory and DR.. Vaughn has been at the
head of it since its start.
; The action of the reorganization
, was taken with the acceptance of the
/ following resolution presented by the
5 committee on reorganization appoint
ed last June. This committee met at
5 the Hotel dupont, in Wilmington, last
e Wednesday. The resolution:
e "Your committee begs to report
: that meeting was held on February
Is at the Hotel DUPONT at which al
d members were present except Henry
S Ridgely, who was unable to attend.
f an addition to the members of the
d committee there were present the
y president of the General Alumni AS
;- sociation, Mr.. Lockwood Of Philadel
e phia, and Mr.. Lyndall, Wilmington
representing several chapters of tn
= alumni, who had asked permission t.
h appear before the committee to ex
IS press the views of the alumni in re
5. gard to the matters which were t.
It come before the committee"
n The action taken by the committe
: follows:
"Resolved, that the following reso
lutions be recommended to the boar
- of trustees for adoption:
- "That all existing schools and de
ID partments of the University for me
&c shall be called Delaware College,
40 that all existing schools and depart
10 ments of the University for wome
"A shall be called 'Women's College,
Is "That Delaware College and tn
Women's College are considered equ;
he and coordinate; the one for men, til
C. other for women.
,e. "That the general relationship b.
ne tween the several parts of the Un
IS, versity shall be that indicated in tt
ok chart hereto attached, taken from
ms similar chart which appeared in tt
Newark Post of January 25, wit
the omission fthe Office of vice-pres
dent or dean of the University.
IL "That each year the Board
no Trustees shall appoint some one wi
cis shall be Acting President in case
ST, the absence or disability of the Pre-
'iu ident, until some permanent a
pointment shall be made by the boar
"s "That the board confirm the OPT
ion of the committee that Dean E.
Smith has heretofore been conside
ed dean of Delaware College as w
Mt as the dean of the School of Arts a
sed Sciences in Delaware College and
eet by the passing of this resolution, &C
firmed in that rank and position.
an "That, for the guidance of
!. marshal on academic occasions p1
the cedence as to deans shall be det'
OF mined in accordance with seniority
establishment of the colleges a
schools concerned, and as to prof
sors and others rank in accordal
ing with seniority in tenure of such raj
the (The colleges of the University
il present are Delaware College and
be Women's College; the schools are
at Schools of Arts and Science,
be School of Agriculture, the School
less Engineering, the School Of Ho
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