Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

however, that estimates of future
enrolment are rendered highly un-
reliable because of developments in
national and world affairs which
may powerfully affect enrolment
in the next few years" He men
toned depression, a draft and UNIT
as potentian factors, but added:
I'VE cannot safely count, as of this
time, on fewer than 2y050 students"
The top enrolment in the past year
which was an all-time record for
the University, was 2,149.
The trustees were told by DR..
Carlson that our administration
and faculty have, in the past year,
more than ever kept foremost two
thoughts-that we must truly
serve the state of Delaware and
that we must be a true university.
We believe we have made notable
progress" He recalled also that a
year ago he had predicted "the real
crisis" in the enrolment problem
would be met in 1948. After detail
ing the enrolment figures of the
past year-which included service
to some 1000 persons in the under
graduate graduate, Summer Ses-
sion and Academic Extension cOur-
ses-the president declared that:
Il believe we have successfully
encountered those innumerable OBJ
stacles, and that we have foreseen
the shoals ahead in, order to steer
q straight course in the critical
period yet to come"
! Many pressing problems in the
housing Of the enlarged student
body remain, DR.. Carlson said.
some of these, he said, are perma-
nent conditions to be solved on a
lOng-Tange rather than a tempOr-
airy basis. This condition exists, he
explained, although many of our
students, including women, still are
living off-campus in approved
homes after we have done all pos
sible in doubling UP in the permaz
nent@ @dormitoIies; in utilizing new
or old barTacks-style buildings;
and in requiring virtually every
student who can commute to do
so.
I'VE have alleYiated the cramped
conditions in classroom space by
scheduling classes at almost every
possible hour, and shuffling vari-
Gus departments through buildings
which originally were meant for
another use. We have acquired and
are making use of three temporary
wooden buildings for the depart
ments of chemistry and chemical
engineering and for some other
courses"
The presidents report also dis
closed that a special committee ap-
pointed to study the adVisability of
permitting the establishment of So
Torities on the campus had recon-
mended against that step. This con-
clusiOn was reached after an ex-
haustive study of advantages and
disadvantages, and of the opinions
of faculty, alumnae, and students.
The committee recommended on
the ether hand, he said, that more
fraternities be allowed to establish
themselves if requested by the stu
dents.
OF the University's three new
professors, DR.. Kakavas is the SEN
ior member, having joined the Del
aware faculty in 1929 as a member
Of the Department of BacteriOlOgy.
When that department was COM
bined with the Department of Biol
Cgy last Jan. l, DR.. Kakavas was
named to head the new Department
of Biological Sciences.
DR.. Lanier, who has been on the
Delaware faculty since 1910, has
| been chairman of the Department
of Economics and Business Admin
istration since 1946. DR.. Webber,
who has served the past six years
as secretary of the faculty, came to
Delaware in 1887 as an instructor
All three new professors advance
from the rank of associate profess
SOr.
Other faculty promotions are:
To Research Professor: DR.. Her.
bert Dcrn, formerly lecturer, De-
partment of Economics and Busi-
ness Administration
To Associate Professor: Miss
Jane l.. Gardner, previously assis-
! tant professor Department of Fine
and Applied Arts; DR.. Jack A. Ger
ster, previously assistant professor,
Chemical Engineering; Harald A.
/ Birkness, previously assistant pro-
! fessOr, Mechanical Engineering.
To Instructor: A. f. Clifford,
from part-time instructor, Chemis-
try; Robert c. LePrOhn, from part
time instructor, Economics; Harry
Smith, Jr. ,and A. Carl Nelson, Jr.,
previously graduate assistants
Mathematics; D. F. Clements, from
part-time instructor, Electrical En-
gineering.
TO part-time instructor: Con-
stance Mitchell, from teaching and
research assistant, Biological Sci
ences.
More than 100000 of the Univer-
sity of Delaware's 1947-48 Develop
ment Fund goal of $4,000 has been
received, DR.. w. Owen Sypherd,
general chairman, reported today.
His report included only funds
applicable to the principal objective
of the campaigns-a projected Stu
dent Center for the Newark cam
pus. The Development Fund has re-
ceived additionally several thOus-
and dollars of contributions ear
marked for other purposes.
Commenting that ONLY about
$14,00 0was needed to realize the
two-year $4,000 goal, DR.. Sypherd
added his hope that the former stu
dents from whom the funds are be-
! ing solicited would "striva fo,, tho