Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-22

Newark. March 22.--FiTearmr, as
everyone knows, are fascinating
things. and this fascination has always
appealed 10 girls; more, probably.
than not, because those dangerous
playthings have been go. long forbid
den. But IN the past few years women,
and especially college women, have
taken more and more readily to the art
OF shooting. Syracuse University has
at present about the best girls rife
team in this country.
| So the girls at the Women's Co 'ege
of the University of Delaware. ever
eager 70 secure Innovations, have or
ganlzed during the past week a rife
club which includes haf OF the eic's
at The college in It's membership. The
| organization came about in tl'ls way:
! Orc OF the members Of the junior
c'aes has always bean fond OF snoot-
/ ing. When she came to college she
was OF course. obliged 10 discontinue
this EtnTt because OF lack Of fac.li es.
But Mrs Sara Rowe had the idea
that r!ne team mlght be organized
here. After being laughed al by the
conservatives. who didn't believe that
euch o thing were possible. she al
l5st succeeded in getting quite a few
girls 10 sign her list Of willing mem
bers II the club materilized Miss
Rowe then consulted Miss Marion
Parlshurst OF the physical education
department and through their efforts
Major Lathe H. Rowe and Captain
Mckinney Of tho military department
were secured as instructors At the
first gathering the girls were Initiated
into the mysteries OF rife. That
rife has a heel and toe and a. comb
were a source Of much interest Ms ior
Rove explained the technical names
for the various parts Of a rife and
explained the rudiInents Of handling
II. When the second meeting was call
ed the girls were taught how 20 handle
a rife in the prone knelinz. and
standing positions In A Nv days sev-
trsl Il the more Efficient members
VIII take The preliminary teets and
will sOon be ready 70 start the rea!
shooting. \ small zee has been charg-
ed each member in order 10 pay for
the equipment which includes six
targets and powerful arc lights and
steel coverings for the windows. The
targets will be set up in the gymna-
GUM within the course Of the. next
few days
3 Jast 80 soon as the sirls are xufa-
= cienfiy proficient. Major Rowe will ar
p range for telegra phic shooting matches
o TO be held with the rife teams NJ 9th
Z er women's colleges in the United
,. states.
One morning last week Dean Robin
. son talked in chapel about her recen
visit 70 Chicsg go. The fnst thing tha
: impresses one upon approaching Chi
q cago, she -aid. n the acres and acre
ot railroad tracks. While IN Chicago
e Dean Robinson attended meeting @
: 200 deans from various sections Of tn
: country. They observed the housini
= conditions OF the colleges there an,
i discussed what could be done TO bet
u ter the scholarships Of colleges. Deal
u Robinson then told US Of the stand
ards az scholarship at large COLES ge
l. such as Vassar and Smith, and q tn
iel vocational education which - be.a
u adopted in the large universities
. On Thursday Miss Frances Worth
ington OF the Sophomore class enter
tained Is with several violin selec
tiOns. accompanied by Mss Margars
g Black ot 5ne Freshman class. NJ