Evening journal., 1923-02-17
529 Registered in T. ofD.
DR.. HulHhen s Report Shoius


necessary for the Board to take
some active measures to meet this
situation.
Announcement should be made
at this time OF gifts made during
the current session to the institu-
ton: To the women's College
From Mrs. A. d. Warner, a de luxe
edition of f. Hopkinson Smith
''Venice;" from Everett c. johnson,
a gift of books selected by the De
partment OF History from the Judge
Conrad collection recently offered
for sale.
ITO Delaware College. from Mrs.
John p. Nields and her sister, Mrs.
Jane vandegrift Craven McHarg,
two one thousand dollar ) per cent.
bonds. The interest on these bonds
is to provide an annual prize of 800
for the best. original essay or thesis
on American history or government
by a student OF Delaware College in
the sophomore class. The prize is
70 be called the Thomas ]. Craven
Prize in History and Cover nment,
and is founded in honor of the
father of the donors, himself a grad
uate OF the college in 1854 and
throughout a long and useful life
close student OF American history
and American politics and govern
ment. The establishment of such
prize as this cannot but be stimulat-
ing in a high degree TO interest on
the part OF our studens in ques-
ions Of vital significance in our ma
tional life. to which very many col
lege men today give little thought or
attention.
1T is a matter of congratulation
for this Board that at the election
held December 2, 1922, the Delaware
Committee on Rhodes Scholarships
awarded the Delaware scholarship
to a University OF Delaware gradu-
ate OF the class OF 1922, George Gray
Carter. Mr.. Carter's brother, f.
Bayard Carter, also an alumnus of
Delaware, is just finishing his course
at oxford. 1t is said that this is the
first instance in the history OF Amer
lean Rhodes scholarship OF two
brothers securing this much coveted
honor. Like his brother Bayard,
Gray Carter has been an outstand-
ing man in leadership of the high
est and best sort in Delaware Col
iege and It is the conviction OF those
who know him that the institution
and the State will be worthily rep
resented by him at oxford.
THE Board knows, from previous
mention OF the subject, of the plan
suggested by the Department of
Modern Languages two years ago
for study by a selected group of un-
sergraduate students in French uni
versities. The plan outlined pro-
vides that a years credit toward a
degree at the University of Della
ware be granted by the faculty for a
Years study in France under such !
limitations and restrictions as the I
'aculty may see fit to impose. A /
member of the faculty, Professor r. !
". Kirlbride, is now in France, on |
cave of absence without salary. ,
for his doctors degree and /
in making a careful study |
" the possible correlation between !
-bGA7N1 eAf dAAobA1 AZ inc Il AEAAEn UNI I
'ersities and our own. He is also |
making a careful examination of all /
'ther matters relating to the carry
ng out OF such a plan and has en-
listed the enthusiastic interest of .
many prominent people, French and
who see in the plan the
OF development in
EDUCATION which may have far
.eaching influence for Americas
oreign commerce and international
'elations.
In the plan as outlined for Uni
'ersity of Delaware students the
ollowing limitations have been sug-
.ested and will probably be i'm
'osed: No student shall be eligible,
Who has not had minimum of four
ears in the study of French in
chool and college combined. No
tudent shall be eligible unless he
as shown marked ability in French (
nd unless he has given evidence
f maturity of character and pur-
ose. No student shall be eligible
Mess it is the desire Of his par
nts that hS be admitted to the (
arty. All students shall be under g
he guidance and supervision of
rofessor Kirkbride, who will be
to the faculty for all
relating to their work
nd will make bi-monthly reports
n their progress to the faculty
ere. These reports in turn will be
TO the parents. All ex-
enses for the trip will be borne by !
ie students themselves. An effort ]
being made TO enable them to l
arn their passage over and back. S
ut even this cannot be assured at !
lis time. J
THE faculty has not yet acted :
'rmally on the matter of credits |
i'd the provisions and conditions
lerefore, but will do so as soon I
} a more detailed description of =
ie foreign courses is received, which !
i'll be within the next two or three
eeks.
Authorization is desired from
e board at this time for the c
Guilty, If it sees At TO do so, to !.
,rmit the carrying out OF the l 4
an uuutT huCn I6StIlCliOIS dS seem Z
'cessary, subject to the approval
the committee on instruction of
. board. The bylaws of the
ard grant to the faculty the 81
ivilege of determining the o
urses and requirements for n
grees, which by Implication in U
ldes the determination OF what N
edits may be accepted from other :,
but in so unusual an A
dertaking as this one the faculty s
,uld not care to assume the re-
onsibility for action without being r
re OF the approval of the~board.