Milford chronicle., 1961-03-17
University News

More than 1900 mailing pieces
have been distributed To University
of Delaware alumni during the
past week signifying the opening
of the 1861 Alumni Fund cam
/ paign.
Mrs. Nina Press Brown. presi-
dent of the Association, said that
the fund team hopes to break the
| records established last year when
3.444 alumni. 30.4 per cent contri-
buted s33.957. The number of dom
ors and percentage of contribu-
tors were all-time highs for the
university.
Once again the university will
have the support of a large team
of class chairmen and fund agents.
A total of 137 class chairmen have
agreed to serve and five men are
acting as special company chair
men in soliciting contributions
from alumni-employes of compan-
les which make matching gifts TO
| higher education Last year L h
university realized $2,976 from the
| gifts of alumni affiliated with Is
/ different companies In the Will
mington area, both Hercules and
Atlas have established matching
gifts programs
Contributions to the Alumni Fund
are used to support the Associa-
| tion's scholarship program, under
which eight $3.50 grants are made
annually to deserving young peo-
pie, and for other miscellaneous
the projects supported in recent
years are the modern lanuage lab
oratOry, the university library, and
individual school and department
projects.
Women graduates have been es-
pecially helpful in providing DOR
mitory furnishings. silver, paint
ings and art objects.
The annual Selective Service
College Qualification. Test will be
Offered to college students April q
at approximately 500 colleges thru
out the nation.
The score made on the test is
a help to local borads in consid-
ering students for deferment from
induction for study as undergrad
uate or graduate students.
Brig. Gen Harry B. Van Solver.
! Director of Selective Service for
Delaware, announced that the test
in Delaware will be conducted at
Pierre S. DUPONT High School in
Wilmington, the University of Del
aware in Newark and at Delaware
State College in Dover.
| At the University of Delaware.
bulletins containing information a
/ bout the test are available in the
Placement Office. Raub Hall. II
West Main Street.
General Van Solver urged stu
dents to take the test.
The test is for the students
benefit as well as for the Nations
good" he said. "A local borad
should have full information a.
bout a student in order to classify
him, including his class standing
and a score on this test. A high
test score may compensate for low
class standing; and high class
standing may compensate for low
test score.
''The purpose of student defer
nfents is to give promising stu
dents an opportunity to continue
to prepare themselves for careers
in support of the national interest.
"The undergraduate student who
today does not plan on graduate
study may change his plans as he
nears graduation" General Van
Solver added. THAT is the time
that a deferment may be most im-
port. That is also the time when
test score may be important in
the local borad's decision concern
ing deferment."
Application materials for the test
are now available at Local Board
No. l. Keith Building, City Plaza
and State Street, Dover: Local
Board No .. State Armory, George
town; and Local Boards 8 and 4.
u. S. Custom House. 9th and King
Streets. Wilmington
Students are urged to make an
plication early The application
must be postmarked not later than
midnight. April g. Full instruction.
al materials are issued with the
applications.