The ebbs and flows of people in Delaware, move folks to the beach during the summer season, and out of the City of Newark.
In the last week or so, the population of town has dwindled to a fraction of what it is when the University of Delaware is in session.
People loading moving trucks is a common sight these days
In 1916, the cost of an education at the University of Delaware, then Delaware College, was a little less than today.
The Delaware College Bulletin from February, 1916, itemizes the expenses that a student may expect to pay:
Tuition:
Tuition is free to students from the State of Delaware. The tuition for all other students is $ 25 a year.
Memorial Day in Newark tends to be a quiet affair, with no parades, shorter hours for some stores, free parking in Municipal parking lots, and plenty of backyard barbeques.
That doesn’t mean the holiday isn’t celebrated in town with vigor. As a small town, it’s not easy to compete with some of the larger cities and towns in the area, for the attention of marchers, and other celebrants. So, Newark has its parade the third Sunday in May instead of on Memorial Day, or the weekend before the holiday.
Troops were present in plenty.
This is graduation weekend in Newark, when most University of Delaware students leave for the summer, and in some cases, forever.
It’s not unusual to see signs crafted from sheets around town, with thanks to parents for the chance to earn a degree.
Some are simply thanks.