Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Weekly News Letter
from the
University of Delaware
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Thirteen students from Women's
College, twenty students from Della
ware College, and two faculty mem-
bers of the University of Delaware
have been elected to membership In
the national honor society, Phi Kap-
pa Phi, DR.. e. w. Cannon, secretary
treasurer of the university chapter,
announced this week.
The students and faculty members
were elected last week in University
Hall.
The Women's College students ad-
mitted to the organization are: An
tonic van Kesteloot Velleman, Geor-
giana Macklin Brimijoin. Betty
Hearn Whitenack, Winifred Eliza
beth Taylor, Gladys Matte Steele,
Virginia Allyn Cooch, Grace Bran
hum Shockley, Louise Ruth Zurkow,
Sara Eleanor Baldwin, Ann Ran
dolph Harrison, Wilhelmina Eliza
beth Press, Sarah Simpsan and
Kathleen Margaret Bader.
The Delaware College students in
cluded. Edward Hicks Lynch, Ed
ward Zeirinslxy, Januar Dominick
Bove, Michael Anthony Poppiti,
John McClentock Curtis. Samuel
Joseph Finesmith, Edward Freder-
lex Lewis, Leonard Leslie Miller.
Alexander Timme, Alfred James
Mock, Robert James Kee, Oscar
Rinehart, Jr., Arvid Edward Roach,
John Raymond Blaekson, Jr., JOS
eph Milton First, William Leroy
Parker, Jr., Robert Eastwood Cox,
Clarence Wherry Brown and Ed
ward Samuel, Jr.
The faculty members elected are
DR.. Elizabeth Dyer and DR.. Henry
Clay Reed, both of whom are active
in university affairs. Students are
elected to the fraternity primarily
for scholastic achievement
The officers of the fraternity are
Prof. Amy Rextrew, president; DR..
T. A. Baker, vice president; Dr.
Cannon, secretary-treasurer, and
Mrs. F. H. Squire, corresponding sec
retary.
Joseph NJ First and Harold -Arnoff
have been appointed director and
assistant director, respectively, OF
the newly organized Radio Club of
the University of Delaware.
AT the initial meeting Of the Ra-
dio Club last Wednesday, commit
tees were appointed and broadcast
ing plans were outlined for the fu-
ture. At the present time, the Club
is producing University of the Air
heard every Tuesday night at eight
o'clock over Station WILM.
A student panel discussion of the
question, Should Government Con-
script Industry" was presented on
Tuesday evening, March A. Four rep
resentatives of the Debating Society,
Richard Tybout, Walter Lilly, Will
liam X. Richardson, and Bernard
Ableman took part in the. program.
Later in the month several mem-
bers of the University Faculty will
participate in the lbroadcast of
similar discussion Of an important
current topic.
INC sAlumnae Association Of the
NoAehs Col1ege, UNIVERSITY of DER
aware, has started its fifth annual
Aiunnae Fund Campaign. Each
alumna and former student of the
college has been asked to contri-
butte. The donations take the place
OF set dues and are used for such
purposes as scholarships and Alum
nae Office expenses.
The committee in charge OF this
years campaign includes Frances
Malcom Patnovic, '2S, chairman; ,
Alice Pepper Gallagher, '36, Greta
E. McKinsey,. "a, Mary C. Dennison,
19, Dorothy Baughman Coote, '35, I
NJ. Elizabeth Cloud, '33, all OF Viii /
mineton; Phoebe Steel Goodwin, 'S2, !
Marjorie johnson Squire, '2S, Edith
A.. McDougie, '1S, OF Newark and (
Margaret 4. James, 50, OF Seafcrd.
The three Alumnae Scholarships /
,awalGed annually are: The Winifred I
u. Robinson Scholarship, to a Della /
ware girl; The Everett C. johnson
Scholarship, to an out-of-state girl; I
and the Emalea Pusey Warner !
Scholarship, to a Delawarean or
girl from another state. Among the /
qualifications are high scholastic
standing and fine character. These
scholarships are the primary pur-
pose of the Alumnae Fund, estab- |
lished live years ago. Applications
now being received are being con-
sidered by committee headed by M.
Margaret Smithers, 81, of Chesa-
peake City, Md Assisting her are
Dean Marjory Steuart Colder, and
Dorothy Markert. 81, of Newark, as
Well as Mrs. Squire, Mrs PatnoVic,
and Miss McDougle. The results of
their interviews will be announced
a. tie Alumnae Reunion on June z.
During the first two weeks of the
drive, donations have been received
from eight states and Cuba. The
class leading in amount contributed
is 1881 and the classes tied for the
lead in number of contributors are
1928 and 1886.
Glass agents helping to contact all
alumnae are: Anna f. Gallaher, '1S,
Newark; Helen A. Mackey, 10, Nor
ristown, Pa; Lillian Butz Jones,
20, Llanerch, Pa; Lillian Thorney
Graham, '21, Philadelphia; Dorothy
Ford Proctor, %, Trenton, N. j.;
Evelyn Spruance Poole, '23, Pitts
burgh. Pa; Elizabeth Macintire Da-
Wis, "a, Philadelphia; Delma Danks
Armstrong, rs, Norristown, Pa; /
Louise Harris King. '26, Coytesville,
N. j.; Devona Keithley, '27, Hyatts- ;
vile, Md; Evelyn A. Stoll, '28, Will !
mington; Estelle Wheeless, '29, !
Newark; Adeline Downs Hubbuch, !
80, Springfield, Pa; Margaret Yes
sells Kelk, 81, Wilmington; M. Adele |
Smith, 80, Newark: Betty Smith
Noble, '33, Rehoboth Beach; Ger |
trude Holloway, "a, Georgetown; /
Eleanor Doordan Foster, 35, New
ark; Eleanor Barlow Stroud, '36. !