Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-10
NEW MEMBERS ADDED
TO FACULTY OF DEL.
UNIVERSITY TO-DAY
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versity Of Pennsylvania. was elected
instructor OF English to succeed r.
c. VanKeuren. The latter will 90 TO
Harvard for graduate work next year.
Although DR.. Ernest V. Vaughn.
for ten years professor OF American
History and Political Science at the
university, resigned some weeks ago
to move to California because OF the
Ill health Of his wife, his successor has
not az yet been named.
Much OF the time Of the session OF
the trustees today was taken UP In
the presentation OF various reports OF
officers Of the university and commit
tees OF tho board.
On the recommendation OF the
Executive Committee Professor r. W.
Kirkbride OF the modern language
department. was granted . leave OF
absence Of ono year for study in
France. Professor Kirkbrtde will also
look after tho preliminary work rela-
tive TO the plan which tho Service
Citizens OF Delaware Will help finance
the sending OF undergraduates to
France for one year Of study for
which they will receive credit on their
university course.
On the recommendation OF the
Agriculture committee the Depart
ment OF Bacter1ology and HSgiene
will be transferred from tho School OF
Arts and Science to the School oi
Agriculture and the department OF
Animal usbandry" and 'Bac.
teriology" will be combined into a new
department TO be known as "An!ma
Husbandry."
President Huulhen's Report.
i DR.. Hullihen's report In which tn,
years work was discussed was reat
to the board. The report gave tn,
following general summary OF atten
dance for the year June. 1921. to June
1922:
Delaware College-Arts. Education
Engineering. 2s5.
women's College--Arts, Education
Home Economics, 1856.
Total, AL.
Academic Extension, -.
} Summer School for Teachers, 1921
sos. ...-
Rehabilitation Department. ex.ser
vice Men. 1913.
Total, 4s4.
Total number Of persons under in
struction provided and directed b
the University. 955.
Agricultural Extension Work--Tota
number of meetings and demonstra
tons. 552; total attendance. 34,3S6
attendance short course. s19; mem
bership boys and girls clubs. 1880.
Continuing the report says:
ut should be noted that there Is
falling of in the number Of student
4, in Delaware College. A. compare
with the year 1s2o-2l. Of II students
an Increase Of in the Women's Col
lege; and an increase OF 136 in tn
Summer School.
THE falling of in the number {
l students In Delaware College 10 prot
! ably due to economic conditions
i the state. II should also be note
that the decrease in attendance WI
confined mainly to the Ensineerin
3 School which, in common With II
other engineering schools Of thu
: country, feelh most heavily tho II
n dustrial depression.
n THE fact that there was An increai
o in number 1T the Women's College
0 spite Of the economic conditions whie
: reduced the attendance At Delawal
!, College is gratifying. and for It y
are doubtless indebted to the gel
erosity Of the Service Citizens Of De
aware who provided a Field Secretal
" who devoted almost her entire tin
Il during the session Of '21-'22 to visi
,e to the schools Of the state, endeavoril
,tfby classes and private interviews
J. interest the girls OF the upper class
"A In college education"
The following tables show the di
, tribution of students ~ to courses: /:
:, Delaware College.
Freshmen-Arts and Science, .
:, Agriculture, 10; Engineering. 4
!. Total. 81.
~ Sophomores-24;, s.; a6; IS.
Juniors-2S; IL; IS; IS.
Seniors-1s; g. 81; Sc.
'e Graduate; Z; 2; IL.
o. Total all classes-llI; SO; 1856; 2S5
10 Women's College.
Freshmen-Arts and Science, 4
r. Home Economics, 10, 4-year Educ
&c uon, =; 2-year Education, 49, Tot
j. "A.
ae Sophomores--2l Is; -; 1s; 56.
be JuniorS-22 Z; 2; -; 81.
Senior-1k. 4. 4. Ok