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VOLUME XIII
NEWARK POST, NEWARK, DELAWARE, NOVEMBER 29, 1922.
NUMBER 42
CHAMBER of commerce
DINNER PROVES A
ROUSING SUCCESS
H3 Diners Enjoy Splendid Dinner and Hear Some In
spiring and Instructive Talks — New
Ideas in Vocational Education
— Mayor Harvey Speaks
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT A FEATURE
I Tie Newark Chamber of Commerce
held in Old College last
f evening was considered by
jS banquet
■Ihursdaj
■ i; w h 0 were present as a most success
if affair in every way. The meal
liras very tasty and served promptly,
were always found to be
diners
■ great good humor and the speak
t /were in good trim. Over 100 men
■ tere seated at the table when the
Sltinner started shortly after
fi, 'dock. Prior to
Ifontinental Band,
|wd? of the Chamber at the dinner,
I pertained the surrounding neigh
lierkood by
''I'jyed from the Old College steps.
seven
that time, the
who were the
some excellent music
I Rev. H. Everett Hallman opened
Ithe dinner with the invocation. Soon
H'iter the meal started, J. C. Hastings
on his feet calling for a song.
ffilns
■lie assemblage responded to some of
old tunes with great enthusiasm.
During the meal a series of stunts,
-ijjtly musical, were staged for the
iitertainment of the diners by two
Ivys from the University, Charley
[Green and Kenneth Given. A good
htured thrust at Louis Hoffman
Led a burst of laughter. Other
hforts by the pair were very well re
S«:ved.
■ As soon as the tables were cleared
■nd the diners had fired up their
H::»ar?, President George W. Griffin
■me and in a few words, introduced
H:etoastmaster of the evening, George
RM. Medill. Mr. Medill in turfi, called
■lion Dean E. L. Smith, acting presi
H| it of the University in the absence
® : Dr. Walter Hullihen. Dean Smith
■doomed the business men of the
■'mi on behalf of the University.
M Then the main speaker of the even
H§ -' Hon. E. T. F ranks, arose for his
ress. A particularly graceful com
iliment was paid Mr. Franks prior to
Ss address, when the assemblage
»ftiy sang "My Old Kentucky Home,"
ikn someone heard he was a native
^ that State.
I The speech delivered by Mr. Franks
p impressed the audience who heard
an that they are still talking about
pound the streets and in the stores
dthe town. Mr. Franks spoke on
pe Great National Movement" and
pphasized his remarks by some very
N examples. He
P n S voice and a very clear enunci
pn. Above all, however, Mr.
possesses a
f OWNSPEOPLE WITNESS GREATEST
\ CELEBRATION IN YEARS
pii'm'/Fy Goes Wild Over Dickinson Victory.
I Mammoth Bonfire a Feature* Hundreds of
I Spectators Come to Witness Frolic■
SEE BLAZE FOR MILES AROUND
jThe open campus below Wolf Hall I
N the scene Monday night of the I
college celebration in recent j
F-- when the studeffts and resi- j
r of the town as well celebrated
Nfootball victory over Dickinson by :
pig the - 1;
■est bonfire seen here
All day long the stu- i
^gathered in the fuel from the,
mess
men, housekeepers and gen
f® farmers in the immediate vicin
f By sundown the pile towered at
Nforty feet in the air.
r^ ut nine o'clock in the evening,
r mass meeting in Old College broke
pnnd the hilarious students marched
to the scene of the celebration. [
of the football team encir
>ers
™ ass of wood, and after the
JjGg of the Alma Mater, started
ito ' > AS the flames shot b'ß h int0
y/' th * j°y°usness of the throng
0tbe w *thheld, and a continual
N»! 1 ® prom Ptu snake dances and
■ with the remnants of a band
L®* lead mi
the
willed around the flaming
(«J er ' n the day, the Women's
Was visited by the paraders
|i *7 and without hseitation, the
in on the fun and lent
" eheers to help swell the noise.
celebration the like of
ewa i-k has not seen in years,
H
a
Franks knew his subject and deliver
manner that convinced his
hearers that there is a man who be
lieves in his work and is intent in
driving the truths of his work home,
forcibly and clearly. In this, Mr.
Franks was eminently successful. In
opening his address, he laid a few
figures before the men of Newark
which were somewhat of a surprise.
He stated that production of
wheat, potatoes, fruit, everything but
hay, had greatly fallen off in units
per acre in the period from 1909
to 1919.
That this falling off both in pro
duction and also in the gradual de
crease of farmers throughout the
country, one is led to believe, said Mr.
Franks, that farming is becoming a
lost art in some sections. Then he
made the astounding statement that
out of all the immense quota of farm
ers in this^ountry today, only one
per cent of them are "skillfully and
technically trained farmers,
same goes for those engaged in manu
facture.
The one way, according to Mr.
Franks, in which the farming and
manufacturing interests of this np
tion can be put on such a production
basis that will allow us to compete
with other countries, is Vocational
Education. We can never hope to
wrest the South American business
away from Germany and other coun
tries, with the enormous amount of
unskilled labor in the United States
today. Tho those young people who
find the interior of a school room un
interesting and who feel that they are
not getting what they want—to those
older people who feel that without a
more thorough course in their par
ticular line of work, they will fall by
the wayside in favor of a younger,
more skillful man—to every one who
wants to better himself without losing
his means of a livelihood Vocational
Training is the one remedy which the
United States Government has to
offer them.
Mr. Franks then touched upon, in
closing, the rapid strides forward
which have been taken by the Fed
eral Board for Vocational Education,
headed by Herbert Hoover. He spoke
particularly of relation of this work
to home building, the universal oc
(Continued on Page 3, Section 2.)
ed it in a
corn
up
The
"REST IN PIECES"
The above inscription adorns
the "grave" of the Dickinson
football team, which attracts so
much attention to position on
the campus before Old College.
At the foot is another marble
stone giving the score, while in
the middle of the mound, three
magnificent paper chrysanthe
mums lend color to the doleful
As one resident re
scene.
marked, this is something to be
thankful for.
and it is a singular coincidence that
both the cap tain of the team and the
coach are natives of this town. Both
individuals gave their best towards
the success 0 f the team this year and
N ewar k should be proud of Coach
William McAvoy and of Captain Jack
Williams.
The Newark Public Schools will re
main closed on Friday of this week
in addition to tomorrow, Thanksgiving
Day. Thus the kiddies will have three
whole days in which to recover from
their raids upon Old Man Turkey.
PUBLIC; SCHOOLS CLOSED
WALTER C. CURTIS
SUCCUMBS TO
HEART ATTACK
Prominent Resident Expi
Suddenly Saturday. Shock
to Relatives and Friends
ires
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
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Mr. Walter C.
Curtis, aged 67 j
years, died suddenly shortly after
midnight Friday night, at his home
upper Main Street, death being :
directly due to a sudden attack of I
heai-t trouble.
on
the Curtis family for many years,
Uved at Atlantic City for a time, but
returned to Newark two years ago and
bought a small proper ty on Quality
Hill> where he and Miss H urd lived .
Mr Curtjs was unmarr i ed . A brother
and sistel . died some years ag0 .
Forrrier Ch anc e l lor Cha rl es M . Curt is,
A1£red A . Curtis, Mrs. Annie M.
Cooch> of Ivv> Va ., Louis Curtis and
Mrs- Delaware Clark are cousins of
the deceased . H e was a member of
Mr. Curtis had shown i
no signs of illness of a serious na
ture and had attended the perform- j
ance of "The Microbe of Love" at the
Opera House earlier in the evening
Upon reaching his home, however, he
complained of sharp pains. Dr. Walt !
H. Steel was immediately summoned j
but Mr. Curtis had collapsed before
aid could be given. The members of
his immediate family rushed to his
bedside. The sick man- failed to rally
from the attack and died - in a few
hours.
Deceased was a son of the late S.
Minot Curtis and many years ago was
connected with the Curtis & Brother
Co., paper manufacturers. He retired
from business probably 20 years ago.
Until a few years ago he owned and
lived at "The Knoll," Delaware and
South College Avenues, which the
University of Delaware bought as a
home for the president of the insti
tution. After selling his old home
Mr. Curtis with his cousin, Miss Fran
ces Hurd, who made her home with
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church and a
graduate of the University of Dela
Mr. Curtis had many friends
ware.
and while he had not been active in
local affairs for years he took a keen
interest in all matters pertaining to
the town.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon, with services at St. Thomas'
Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Cur
tis was a member. The funeral was
attended by many relatives and close
friends of the deceased. Interment
was made in the adjoining cemetery
and was private.
GLENN FRANK IN
ON NEWARK DEC. 12th
Noted Editor and Author to
Speak in Wolf Hall. First of
a Series of Lectures
NO ADMISSION CHARGED
Mr. Glenn Frank, at present editor
of the Century Magazine and an in
ternationally known authority on
diplomacy and politics, will deliver a
series of lectures to the students of.
the University of Delaware and to
the people of Newark this winter.
The first of the series is scheduled
for December 12th, at whidh date he
will make two addresses, one to the
combined student bodies of the Uni
versity at 11.00 a. m. and the other
to the residents of the town at 8.00
in the evening.
Those who heard Mr. Frank lecture
before the Summer School at the Uni-[on
versitv last summer will be delighted
to have the chance of hearing him
The subject of the first lec
again.
ture has not as yet been announced
but it will be of a vital nature and
relating to some economics or political
question of the day.
Mr. Frank became connected with
the Century Magazine in 1919, and
contributed greatly towards its
He was one of
has
success ever since.
group, headed by ex-President
Taft who drafted a covenant of the
League of Nations which was brought
at the Peace Conference in Paris
Up until he sprang
the
up
late in 1918.
into international affairs, Mr. Frank
engaged in Lyceum work throughout
the United States and Canada. He is
the author of many valuable literary
principally along lines of
Political Science and Economics.
The residents of Newark will have
opportunity of hearing Mr.
works,
this
Frank free of charge.
PETITION FOR LIGHTS
ON DEPOT ROAD
Sidewalks Also Wanted by
Residents of Danger Zone.
Chamber of Commerce
to Help
APPEAL TO LEVY COURT
The residents of Depot Road between
the Women's College and the P. B. &
W. station are taking matters in their
own hands relative to the dangerous
situation on Depot l-oad at night due
to the total absence of lights along
that highway. Tired of waiting and
hoping for some one to remedy the
trouble, the residents the latter part
o flast week headed by R. J. Colbert,
prepared and circulated a petition to
the effect that the conditions of the
highway at night were of extreme
danger to pedestrians and motorists
alike and appealed to the Levy Court
to continue lights from the town
limits on down to the Pennsylvania
Railroad station. The petition met
with instant approval on the part of
the residents of the section and every
property holder affixed his name to
the document.
At the Chamber of Commerce din
ner on Thursday night, the issue was
again brought up informally. Mr.
Hastings moved that the Chamber
bring pressure to bear upon the Coun
ty or property holders to lay a walk
along the lower Depot road. The mo
tion was amended at the suggestion
of Mr. Singles to include the provision
for lights. At a meeting of the j
Chamber of Commerce to be held at |
an early date, that body will act offi-|
dally upon the matter.
With both the Chamber of Com
merce and the citizens most effected by
the dangerous state of affairs work
ing hard for a remedy for the evil,
there is no doubt but that the Levy
Court will give the matter its im
mediate attention and some progress
may be expected especially in the mat
ter of lights in a very few weeks. The
time has apparently come when there
must be something done. The many
and devious ways of the well known
"red tape" have been exhausted. There
is no chance of passing the buck now.
Installation of lights and that soon is
the only way to appease the long-suf
fering public who claim Depot Road
as their abiding plaoe.
PRETTY WEDDING IN
TOWN TONIGHT
MacAllister - Cooch Nuptials
Take Place at Six
o'Clock
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis
V. Cooch, will be the scene of a pretty
wedding, which will take place at six
o'clock this evening, when Miss
Gladys MacAllister and Mr. F. Allyn
Cooch, Jr., will be joined in marriage
bv the Rev. Frank Herson, pastor of
the M E Church
The bride will wear a dress of plati
, ... , .., ., -
num velvet, trimmed with silver fur;
she will carry snap dragons and roses.
The maid of honor. Miss Martha
Wolliston will wear black velvet and
carry pink roses and cyntherea. Best
man. Mr. Joseph S. Wilson. The wed
ding march will be played by Miss
Sara Lovett.
MANY GUESTS PRESENT
After a -wedding trip the happy
couple will reside on Delaware avenue.
The house is beautifully decorated.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Cooch en
tertained the bridal party at dinner
Tuesday evening,
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j NIMRODS PLAN HI NTING
; Next week H. Warner MeNeal and
TR1P
j Ernest B. Wright will spend several
days on a ducking expedition to the
wilds of the Eastern Sho'. They will
I cast anchor along the Broad Water a
j few miles this* side of Cape Charles
I and endeavor to do enough damage to
! the feathered game to bring back a
j few good duck dinners.
The same pair of hunters spent two
days of the past week in the vicinty
of Millville, Del., on a similar exeur
sion.
WEEKLY WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weather outlook for the period No
vember 27 to December 2, inclusive,
for Middle and North Atlantic States:
Generally fair, with temperature be
low normal, until latter part of week,
when the weather .will become un
settled and warmer, with probably
rains.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL
FOR STEALING UNIVERSITY
COMMONS PAYROLL
Robert Edmondson, Negro, Arrested Yesterday Morning
and Taken to Wilmington for Third Degree—Expect
Confession Today—Upwards of $180
Taken from Office
ALLEGES HE WON MONEY GAMBLING
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Robert Edmondson, Negro, about
23 years old, and living on New Lon
don Avenue, was arrested about ten
o'clock yesterday morning by Con
stable Ellison upon a warrant charg
ing him with the theft of about $180
in cash and bankable checks from the
office of Miss Huntley, in the Univer
sity Commons. He is now resting in
jail in Wilmington and will today be
subjected to a thorough grilling in
hopes he will make a complete con
fession and return part of the money.
It was stated that Edmondson
among the last to leave the building
Saturday afternoon. All the students
were in Wilmington at the football
a
to
was
Entrance was gained to the
game.
office desk by removing the casing
around the door and picking the office
THANKSGIVING DINNER
A GREAT SUCCESS
University Family Gathers at
Fourth Annual Affair in
Old College
MUSIC PLEASES
The fourth annual Thanksgiving
dinner for the Faculty, students and
friends of the University of Delaware
took place last night and all present
voted it the best yet given under the
able leadership of A. G. Wilkinson.
Upwards of three hundred and
fifty persons gathered at the long
tables in Old College and gorged
upon roast turkey and all the fixin'
that go hand in hand with that noble
bird. Then there was plenty of cigars
and cigarettes to top off the big din
ner. After William P. White started
the singing he was relieved of further
duties for a long time, for the crowd
kept right on singing without a
leader.
Among those who spoke to the as
semblage after being introduced by j
Earl Brandt, President of the Student
^Council, were Dean E. L. Smith, H.
Rodney Sharp, A. G. Wilkinson, busi
ness administrator, and Everett C.
Johnson.
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Mr. Sharp, who had been absent
from these dinners for two years in
which period he had travelled around j
the world - s P oke briefly u P on the out ' I
landing features of his wonderful ;
tri "- in which he *P eIlt several hours
with Ba y ard Carter - a Newark boy,
" ow in 0xford University, England.
Mr. Sharp stated, however, that he
was d eliffhted to be back with the
boys and expressed his desire to con
tinue to boost the University in every
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way possible,
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I Dean Smith spoke briefly upon the
need of more American youth in the
Universities of England and France,
and hoped that Delaware would con
tinue to he well on the map in this |
department as well as the other ones j
in years to come as she has in the j
nast.
The absence of Dr. Hullihen was j
regretted by all the speakers, a tele- J
gram was sent to him by the student j
body wishing him a speedy recovery.
Later in tho evening, several very j
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charming musical number were given
by Mrs Clarence Killen, of Wilming- !
ton, and Professor Levine of the
Killen played |
versity mculty. Mrs. _ .
oral old time airs upon the piano. I
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so\
and was accorded great applause.
Prof. Levine proved to be an expert
violirst and his splendid playing im
mediately won him the plaudits of the
students in no small measure.
The College Orchestra furnished
music throughout the dinner.
RUMMAGE SALE SUCCESSFUL
The Rummage Sale, conducted the
lattgr part of last week by Teams 1
and 7 of the New Century Club, in
the vacant store
next to Brown's
Drug Store, proved to be a great suc
Many valuable garments and
cess.
slightly used articles were disposed
of at very low prices. The Sale re
sulted in upwards of $70 being real
ized for the Building Fund.
desk with a hairpin. Suspicion
first cast upon Edmondson when it
was learned that he boasted of hav
ing won a lot of money shooting crap
and showed a large roll of bills to his
associates Saturday evening. When
he did not appear for work Monday,
and when it was learned that he hired
car from a friend for $15 to go to
Philadelphia, officials
certain that they had the thief.
Constable Ellison served the
Edmondson yesterday
morning, and immediately took him
to Wilmington, where he
raigned before Attorney General
Townend. He was held without bail
awaiting the results of the grilling.
Misses Huntley and Skewis, C. A.
Nutter, head waiter, and Mr. A. G.
Wilkinson, testified at the hearing.
was
were almost
war
rant upon
was ar
DR. HULLIHEN ABLE
TO LEAVE HOSPITAL
Will Spend Several Days in
Atlantic City Before Re
turning to Work
Dr. Walter Hullihen who was op
erated upon in Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore, some three weeks
ago, left that institution Monday af
ternoon. He will spend several days
recuperating at Atlantic City before
assuming his active work at the Uni
versity. Although still a little shaky
from his ordeal, he is looking for
ward to a complete recovery. Dr.
Hullihen is accompanied by his wife
and two daughters on the seashore
visit.
FIRST STEPS TAKEN FOR
NEW YEAR'S PARADE
Meeting in Armory Last Night
Starts the Ball
Rolling
The proposed New Year's Day pa
rade to take place in Newark, received
its initial push last evening at a meet
ing of interested citizens held in the
Armory. There was no definite action
taken until steps are taken to "feel
out" the town and see how the propo
sition will go.
Temporary officers of a General
Gommittee of over 25 men were chosen
however. These men are Dr. George
W. Rhodes, acting chairman, and Wil
liam Tierney, secretary.
A committee, including Ira Kilmon,
Francis B. Moore and Ira Shellender,
was appointed to lay plans for col
lecting money for prizes and expenses
from the business men of the town.
It is expected that the Chamber of
Commerce will heartily endorse th?
plans at their next meeting.
Further plans and definite action
will no doubt be taken at the next
meeting, to be held on Tuesday even
ing of next week, at 7.30 o'clock.
GEORGE HYNSON COMING
Delaware in the famous days of Pov
e rty Row, and the class of '96, is to
return to nis old haunts.
come down from his home in Phila
Mr. George B. Hynson, for many
years a professor of elocution at
He will
delphia on December 11th and lecture
Uni-[before the University students and
townspeople on that date. Mr. Hyn
son is well known by the older genera
tion in town and his visit will be a
welcome one. Incidently he is com
poser of the song, "Our Delaware."
A special invitation is extended to the
students to hear one of the "old
guard" talk.
NO CHORAL CLUB
PRACTICE MONDAY
Owing to the fact that Miss Dora
Wilcox, Director, will be out of town
on Monday next the Newark Choral
Club will suspend its usual weekly
rehearsal. There is still a scarcity
of male voices in the chorus and it is
hoped that the next few weeks will
see more recruits to the worthy cause.
Plans will soon be "under way for the
Christmas carol singing on Christ
mas eve.