Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
SO Development Fund
Campaign At u OF .
Association Is Seeking $4,000 In
Designated Gifts This Year

John E. Healy, II, president of
the University of Delaware's
Alumni Association, has announc-
ed the opening of the 1852 De-
velopment Fund Campaign, con-
Quoted by the Association on be-
half of the university.
This year the Association is
seeking $25, 900 in designated gifts
and an unlimited amount of un-
restricted contributions. Early re-
turns to class letters and single
mailing piece distributed to the
entire alumni membership last
week have totaled about $4,000.
AS its designated goals, the As
sociation seeks $4,000 for scholar
ships, $2,400 for a graduate fellow
ship, S3,100 to furnish a micro
film room in the university library,
and 32,500 to supplement the uni
versity's visiting scholar fund es-
tablished to bring outstanding
scholars from other institutions to
the campus.
A special project, undertaken by
the Class of 1907, will provide a
56-bell carlton for the campus
which will play both English and
Flemish chimes. This installation
will be completed and formally
presented by the class at the 1853
spring reunion, May 16.
In 1958-59, the board of direc-
tors of the Alumni Association
completely revised its scholarship
program in the light of changes
which have occurred since the
awards were established. The num-
Der of small scholarships for a
single year was reduced and, in
stead, the Association will offer
eight scholarships in amounts up
to $3.50, renewable upon the con-
tinued need and scholastic success
of the recipients.
Because of the vital need for
capable graduate students, the AS
sociation will offer a graduate fell
lowship for the first time. Graduate
students at many universities are
being used to teach freshmen, to
assist in the supervision of lab
oratory sections and as research
assistants to senior professors.
The micrOfilm room was a pro-
iect undertaken at the suggestion
of DR.. John M. Dawson, director
of libraries. The University of
Delaware has a large and rapidly
growing collection of microfilm,
micrOcards and microprint, but
much of its equipment for the use
of these materials is old and in
adequate. Since much essential
source material for study and re-
search is readily available only
in this form for study and research
is readily available only in this
form the modern university libra
ry must be equipped for this pur-
pose. The Association plans to pur-
chase both portable and stationary
microfilm readers, a microcard
reader, tables, lamps, storage
cabinets and typewriters for this
special facility.
Additional funds designated for
visiting scholars will give the uni
versity's visiting scholar commit
tee greater fiexibility in its selec-
ton of scholars. A larger number
can be brought to the campus or
few living at greater distances
from Delaware may be invited.
+ Unrestricted funds are placed
at the disposal of President John
A. Perkins, who distributes them
on the basis of requests from
deans and department heads. Last
year contributions from this
source were given to the depart
ments of modern languages and
literatures, art, and physics, and
for the installation of a new sound
system in Mitchell Hall.
Mrs. Richard H. Symons, execu-
tive secretary of the Alumni As
sociation said that contributions
to date far exceed those received
at this period during the past three
years when amount ranging from
$4,000 to $25,000 were contribut-
ed.