Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-12-17


Ma. EpIroR:--l hardly knew, whom road his
Communication, whether "Ciyisp intended 10 reply
70 "Alumnus," to myselfor to neither He has giten
his opipione-as citizen he has tho right. Butt
confess am unable TO understand him when he say
Delaware College has bitterly disappointed The
nopes of very many Of its friends is moi what |,
should be- and henthnt lit will do very wal where
Il is now located" This Is inexplcable 10 mellow
II has failed and "btterly y mud how at the same
time 1t has lived and twill do very we'll"
The pith OF the communication Ia the "falure Of
the College,, and as the College has not y,t failed
neither Il iheresueh prospect; the antisipaons If
"Civis' are unkind, aud, Of course, Object 10 his
argument IN toto. The attempts to eradicate tho
scholarship System on account of Its abuses and lot
OF any evil perse, which have been suceta5ul thus
far, argue very forciby that efforts arc nov being
made in the right direction The fact that tho REQ
pie OF the Stale arc having their attention xed upon
the subject, and that lively interest has aleady
grown up in its behalf is the presursJr ot Edcc.ts
Lectures the subject have been delivered and with
marked effect. Educational Societies have sprung IN
OF late, whose object Is to reform com mon shoo
sys EN-, thus furnishing source OF Studenls ard to
directlh people Of the State to The Importance OF
collegiate cUurse. These societies. already organized
In each Of the three countless have direct rele renee
TO Delaware College, AID 1t lisa subject OF pleasant
reflection ID know that the people arc ng1gel in the
| good work.
II, as ncivis' asserts the ubCasted ptos5srily Is
hollow and temporary, tits at least ineunpeh upon
him to show whoIeinit Is. gave statement Of lLo
| " Affairs Of tue College, Ia my commuDeatioa -
When he has proven that 10 Le incorrect, twill be
time 10 mention " hollow prosperity ,"--ir Isdeed
prosperity can be hollow Tue pastis thus fat secure
the future brightens daily The endoam mt is al.
most termnated--the people are at work Who shall
! sny then the College will not pTosprrln
awe wish it Qhe College, 70 awake and s,ve + s
| friends and the people Of the state whose naue /.
bears, from the modification aud less Of lis failure "
| Awake How and When?
Such are the means proposed 10 insure the p;os-
perity Of tho College. But the error Is here the
College cannot save its friends add the people, f,r
sue IS their dependent, for her success evennr her
existence. Sho derives her sup port from the ronne
lhe plan must be reversed-they must save her -
theirs Is the pOwer-lheirs the duty There are con.
sideratons OF State and personal pride inyolyol--
these will Lot tail her in Ine Of need ~
Here then is our hope, Af sueeess-in he neptlA,--
Of the staee have been accustomed to send thei SON
to institutions OF other States so that rarely ever
the number trem Delaware in our College equ1ed
one-half the whole number Of students. No money
has been appropriated in her behalf by the Slnie -
No aid has been given; and she has lived for near
twenty'four ears mainly upon her own resources.
Now the times are difsrgnt tho people arc efiis,e
in the cause.-the cause itself IL alyancing.-it pro
misses sucoess-its prospects are bright, -iet-ns as
elEens aid IT, Tor It hardly becomes to refuse and
then 70 meurn because the College Is not 'awnke
Such is the Augur-sueh tho Prophet, trust. more
have cause 10 believe, 1t will not be ful.c
"CiVis" proposes as the oil success that Ii,
ished Collegiate duty 1.-THE College be. az1Cyis
thinks, "fatlurei thon the very means hy-nhici
be purposes to redeem her, have already IIilri =.
ohe nus pursued that course faithfully, i1.isrtlc
eneigetically, without aid from tho State n m ~,
day Of her institution to the prc.ent Tgete ntu d
branches 10 her eOuise Of udy, bot ptopetIy Tine
SUBJECTS OF Cnlegia'e insSi ucti0u. 81 'tCiys' viii
examine the excellent teatise Of DR. Wdylaul and
could present no better authority, On the ptesgat
collegiate - stem and compare the course of stulY
there laid down and which has been CON pied f0ri
the conise in English and German Colleges -iht
models and nlasleIs-With tho course in cur eatun
I NJ ind No tfaI.l su
course the College has not maternity denafIt M.
Says Keeping pacs will advancing philosophy AMI
selence, and wisely adopting mons complete neiE,
es discovery haa revealed the Woadrti OF the woFl
system
II The reference Is to our Scientific Department a.
beng out side the regular course IT COlegiuts /,
slIuction desire to Correct the error aud nm "a
talHeu hy the iuet that the very same studios nte IA,
sued by lhe Classical Department That is n draw,
buck, and not unusual need Un tefer To The h.
enee Scientific Sch10! connected with llifyatL. IA
fale, unien, Dartmouth and the unSeIslp Of Ft..
Sinlh. Not only has each OF thesI iritu. fIig 4. EN-
uhe Depnrimon;s but also an eclectic cdurss
With these facts even admitting The llese 10 Ia
failure, We sacrifice our State pride ) II ierusing
our aid Refusing our aid, We lUso all inter-. 1 II
u Designating n We slight elucation I:,ypuil
De pei er Ter 'Ovis nhl los u.l cit zeus 10 be'up
and dong" aiding thS cause, instead If reiarlips
It by opposition white liOlessediy they Aa-thr
Friends OF Collie giRte Instruction. II ygItuust f,
/. we're better 10 fail working in The cause. II M
succeed, I'VE shall have tue proud satisfaction of hain
aidet our mite TO cltablish Que only College on j
nfm basis, from which may issue ornalnents 10 out
State-she 1T successors OF her eminent men.
..... .... STuDENS