Smyrna times., 1925-01-14
SMYRNA CONTINGENT JOINS IN
FEATHERS AND SONS" DINNER
CLOSER BOND OF INTEREST IN
UNIVERSITY BROUGHT ABOUT
Smyrna Contingent Delighted With
Hospitality Shown Them-Rev. T.
e. Hill Gives the Benediction

NeV' IhOmaS GetZ Hill, MessrS. T.
Newell Lloyd, Alfred Tilghman, Wal
ter W. HynsOn, L. Roland Moore
Or. K. f. COrley, Smyrna, and Walter
K'heys, Clayton, were among those of
this vicinity who attended with their
Sons,the Father and Sons Dinner.giv-
en- IN the Commons in Old College. at
University of Delaware, Wednesday
evening. The innovation was voted =
complete success by the SIS fathers
ana sons who attended it. This din
ner was provided through the gener-
oslty of Rodney C. Sharp, of VIII
mlngton, an alumnus of Delaware
College of the class of 1900. Each
student at the college was asked TO
invite his father or an intimate friend
and Mr.. Sharp was pleased with the
attendance. The dinner was given for
Ihe purpose of establishing a closer
pond OF interest between the PARENTS
Oh the students and the faculty, and
also OF acquainting the fathers Of the
works and needs of the University
DR.. Walter Hulihen, president of the
University, in his short talk, outlined
the recent successes of the University
ana asked the fathers for their inter
est and cooperation in its work. eve
OF the faculty." he said, "like to think
OF this institution as a partnership
between trustees, faculty and stu
dents. We should like to take Won
fathers into this partnership" In
asking for their aid in procuring a
larger State appropriation, he said:
This is the fifth year in which we
operate upon the same budget. This
budget was originally too small for
the needs Of the University, and there
are 80 per cent more students here
now than there were five years ago.
More teachers and more sections are
essential. If our students are to have
the same advantages as those in Penn /
sylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and
Virginia, we must have better faci-
lities.
Tells of Advancement of U. of D. /
Astounding advances have been
made in the last twelve years here
at Delaware. Twelve years apo Old
College was not renovated; Harter
Hall, Wolf Hall, the Women's College
the Library and the present campus
did not exist. l have no complaint
to make. We are unwilling to ask the
Legislature to go further than is nee
essary, but we do want our boys and
girls in this State to have equal
chances with those in other states
We ask for money for only six adj
dltlonal instructors and for certain
advances that must be made in order
to keep some already here. At the
present time students from the Uni
verslty of Delaware are recognized as
equal to those from Yale, Harvard.
Princeton and such universities. Della
ware credits are now accepted at anv
university in the United States or
Europe, as par with those of all other
schools. After ninety years We have /
the position that we have !
sought. To keep it, however, we J
must have these additional facilities" ,
Bishop Cook asked a blessing before ,
ne dinner was served, and William p.
White, of Wilmington. led in singing
iurng It's course Among the features 7
II the dinner We're vocal solos bv
frederick Wyatt who was accompan- +
ed by John ThOms. Mr.. Sharp was q
greeted by profuse applause and a
tandlng vote of thanks from the stu
Ients, their fathers, and the faculty. ,
fathers Are Given a Cordial Welcome Il
DR.. Hullihen greeted the visiting T
athers and the other distinguished Y
'uests of the University and intro q
uced John Leach, member of the II
enior Class and the president of the 81
tudent Council, who extended the 81
arents a hearty welcome on behalf f.
I the student body. He impressed te
pom the visitors the fact that the fc
niversity of Delaware represented fc
lelr own investment, that its build re
lgs are as much theirs as they are tn
he students. Richard Torbert. '25. or
Ocean City, N. j., spoke on behalf tn
the Out-Of-state students at the n,
'llege. William G. Taylor, former bs
ayOr of Wilmington, an incoming lo
ecretary of State, spoke for the tn
-thers. He is the father of Roger an
aylor, also of the class of '26. He 40
nd, There is no place where a more in
'oper pride might exist than at this D,
lthering. The faculty is proud of in,
e students, the sons are proud of "a
cir parents, and the fathers are st
oud of their sons. This pride of tn,
e fathers in their sons demands els
at the latter do their best while in tn,
llege. You students must be loyal be
your fathers, to the college, and to ste
e State" At the close of DR.. HUI br,
ems remarks, Charles Green, '25, br,
in a resOunding cheer for Mr.. ize
arp who responded with his thanks
the response to his invitations and Ne
! hope that the affair might be I
ldp an animal nna 1ybn Io..u...A | - =.