Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-24

NEARLY Sl4O,OOO
IN THE FUND FOR
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
At Noon Today the Teams Re-
ported Total Since Yesterday
of $17,371.
STUDENT DEMONSTRATION

) UUtN UEMONS RATION
Twenty thousand students OF the |
public, parochial and private schools
pt Wilmington will Join with the stu
dents from the mems and women's
'olleges of the University of Della
ware in a monster demonstration in
Rodney Square at 1l.30 o'clock to-
morrow morning for the memorial
library campaign which the Alumni
Association of the University Is con-
Grctlng this week in order that the
Delaware soldiers who gave their lives
turing the war may be fittingly
nemorialzed, IL will be the greatest
assembly of students Wilmington has
'N"r witnessed.
The sum OF Si7.371 was reported as
the results of the various teams ef.
forts since yesterdays luncheon. This
brings the grand total up to something
more than $4,000. almost one-half of
the amount sought. 100000 The team
having the largest number of sub
scriptions was No. "a, Gerald Dough-
erty. chairman, representing the Atlas
Cub. which haS 35 individual dona-
tions. The Elks Club had the next
largest number. 49, and David Snellen-
burg's team came next with 30. The
team having the largest amount Of
money was No. 9. J. Rankin Davis,
chairman. with 81 $40.
The returns of the various teams.
made through their captains. were az
follows: Team No. |. DIR. w. G. Speak
man. captain. 1851; No ., Julia IL.
Aashbrook, S2S7; No. 3. {. +. Bridg-
lam. no report; No. 4, Rev. c. w
Clash, slss; Ne. 5. J, A Crothers.
$40; No. g. Charles NJ. Curtis. S425
No. {, George " Davis. s375; No S
G. y. Davis. Sl72: No. 9, j. Rankin
Davis, Sl.s46; No. 10, Polly du Pont.
no report; No. IL, b. Z. Foster. -s3sf;
No. II, Mrs. "A. Gawthrop, Sl,2S7: No
Is. Alice Johnson, SiSS; No IA, Eugene
Manning, $3.50; No. Is. r. B. Nor
man, 500; No. l6. Charles b. Palmer.
1853; No. II, Norman =. Rood. S1,0s5:
No. is. David Snellenburg, sl64: No.
10. Mrs. j. l., Stein, no report; No.
20, c. w. Sutton. s337: No. 81. S. ID.
Townsend. S50l; No. %, Mrs. A. ID
Warner. Sr., sl02: No. %. +. Irving
Walls. $780, No. "a. Gerald Dough
erty. s225; No. IS. John J. Powell
re presenting the Elks, S295: No. 26
G. II. Cordie. representing the Her.
cules Club, no report; No. %, Mrs.
Mabel l.. Jefferies, Washington
Heights Club, $3.50: No. rs. John Nc
Quaid, no report No 90, II. d. Cor
don. Pennsylvania Railroad shopsz
$500; No. 80, James f. Stein, no re-
port.
Rural New Castle reported s7,557 as
its contribution. The summit Bridge
school in this district contributed 100
per cent. as did the schools at Ellen
dale. Milford and Selbyville. in Sus-
sex county. Kent county made no
report. Ellwood Souder, president of
the State Board OF Education, spoke
CT the part that the schoolchildren
are taking in the campaign. DIR. Wal
ter l.. Hullihen told Of the plans for
the university students parade to-
morrow.
DR.. Francis L. Patton, former presi-
dent OF Princeton University, made
an address at the luncheon. He paid
high tribute 10 rhe soldiers who par
ticipated in the World War, par
ticularly the college students who so
willingly dropped their studies and
Nned in the fray. He pointed out
how useful a library will be to future
generations of students at the Uni
versity OF Delaware. 1t will provide
place, he said. in which character
may be developed by a careful study
OF the works of noble men.
Plans for the participation of the
school children with the University
students were completed this morn
ing at conferences between leaders OF
the campaign and the school authori-
ties. Following the parade OF the Uni
versity students through the principal
streets OF the city tomorrow morn
ing the assembling of them with the
school children from this city will be
the occasion of an open air massmeet-
| ing at which short addresses will be
made by superintendent David A
/ Ward, DIR. Walter Hullihen, president
OF the University, and Josiah Mar.
vel, chairman OF the executive com
mittee of the library campaign.
High School Students Interested.
DR.. Walter HUllihen OF the Univer.
sity of Delaware and Josiah Marvel to-
| day addressed students OF the vii
mington High School VINO were unabl,
to hear them yesterday. They spok,
OF the need of having the High Schoo
boys and girls cooperate in the cam
paign for war memorial library fo
the University Of Delaware.
DIR. Hullihen spoke of the need Of
library 'at the university. He describ
ed the memorial hall in the librar
where will be kept a tablet bearin
the names OF the Delaware wa
heroes. Both speakers emphasize
the fact that all the world can Civ
the heroes who made the suprem
sacrifice is remembrance and urge
the students not to forget their del
OF gratitude.
In order that the students In III
public schools here may take part j
the Rodney Square exercises, arrange
ments have been made TO dismiss III
students so that they may reach IN
square by 11.30 o'clock The Unive,
sity OF Delaware students will be rt
lieved Of studies for the entire da,