Milford chronicle., 1930-06-13
ALUMNAE HAVE
BUSY DAY AT
WOMENPS COLLEGE
Miss Anna Drew Scott,
Milford Girl, Elected AS
President For Two Years
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students and alumnae can help to
see filled. She stressed especially
the need of another recitation hall
and office building at the college.
II. Rodney Sharp, chairman of the
committee on grounds and buildings,
came to the luncheon following a
meeting of the trustees and spoke of
the hope to some day have the
grounds of the university enclosed
with low wall in keeping with the
colonial architecture of the college
buildings. He made the suggestion
that classes or groups might give
units of the wall as class gifts.
Immediately following Mr.. Sharp's
remarks Miss Helen Milliken, of the
class of 1920, announced that the
class of 1920 would give S10O to
build unit of wall at the Women's
College.
The alumnae held hurried busi-
ness meeting following the lunch
con. Miss Anna Drew Scott, class of
1919, was elected president for the
coming two years Miss Scott Is prin-
cipal of a high school in northern
New Jersey. Other officers elected
were Mrs. Marion Neide Green, '25,
recording secretary, and Miss Mar
ian Steel, '28, treasurer. Other Off
GERS, Miss Elizabeth NJ. Jones, .'19,
vice president, and Miss Nellie P.
Lawton, %, have another year to
serve.
Mrs. Catherine s. Johnson was
appointed chairman of the commit
tee on extension and improvement.
Miss Marjorie Johnson, who is
serving as chairman of the commit
tee to secure students from outside
the State, gave report of the actiy-
tiles of her committee, saying that
the members of the committee are
now seeking to secure scholarships.
They are also working to interest
personally as many girls as possible
in the Women's College.
The formation of q Pittsburgh
Chapter of Alumnae was reported by
Miss Geneva Lobach. They now have
fourteen names on their rolls. Mrs.
Selma Bachrach Schaefer reported
the reorganization of the Phlladel-
phia Chapter and presented gift OF
$50 to be added to the treasury OF
the alumnae.
Organization of an alumnae asso-
citation of the two-year teacher
training group at the college was
announced by Miss Edith A. Nc
Dougle, executive secretary of the
alumnae. This group has organized
in order to facilitate its entrance
into the general alumnae at the
graduation of the class in which
they entered college.
Flowers were presented to the re-
tiring president, Miss Russell, and
to the retiring treasurer, Mrs. JOS
ephine B. Lloyd.
The meeting was adjourned until
the business meeting at the annual
February reunion to be held on the
Saturday nearest Washington's
birthday.
The alumnae then attended the
laying of the cornerstone Of the
gymnasium for the Women's Col
lege which was laid with due cere-
mony by the Grand Lodge of the
Masonic fraternity of Delaware. The
seniors attended the ceremonies in
academic cap and gown and sang
college songs. Dean Winifred ]. Rob-
inson made a short address, stress
ing the desire of the college to send
out sound minds in sound bodies and
her appreciation of what the gym
nasium will mean in the lives OF the
students and her pleasure in the
larger place physical education will
have in the life of the college stu
dents.
Many of the students and alumnae
attended the dedication of the EY-
ans Engineering Building in the al
ternoon.
Seniors and their little sisters, the
sophomores, had dinner together on
Saturday evening, preceding the
Glee Club concert in Wolf Hall.
One of the prettiest ceremonies ot
the day was the class night eXer-
cises with it's lantern procession
from Wolf Hall to Residence Hall
down the campus with the seniors
in their academic robes escorted by
the sOphomores, wearing white or
light dresses and carrying lighted
lanterns. The senior gift was addi-
tlonal pieces of silver for the silver
tea service of the college.
Festivities of the day closed with
the reception given at the Knoll by
President and Mrs! Hullihen which
was attended by many alumnae in
addition to members of the faculty
and graduating classes.