Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-05-05
DELAWARE COLLEaE.
Preparations for He-ops ming IL as an
Agricultural College
PRELIMINARY REPORT.

PRELIMINARY REPORT
At the recent meeting of the Board of Trustees |
OF Delaware College, DR.. L. T. Bush, Rathmell |
Wilson, j. Alexander Fulton, Dr. II. r. Askew,
Hon. j. W. Houston, John Hickman, Vim. H.
Purnell, and Prof E. d. Porter, the committee
appointed TO revise and re.arrange the laws of
Delaware College, aud nominate suitable persons
t, fill the respective chairs, made preliminary
report in substance as follows;
The Board is restricted to certain line Of action
by the law of Congress, donating land for the
college, SO that IL 10 Obligatory on them that the
proceeds OF The land grant, except One-tenth,
which may be used IN purchasing laud, shall be
milnly applied to the purpose of education Ia
agriculture and the Mechanic arts, and as this
Is limited, the committee aims in arranging
working plan 10 attempt only SO much as may
be tceH done at The commencement anticipating
that from year 10 year suth changes will be made
in the division and extension Of Instruction as
may be allowed by the increased income, from
tuition tees, iroui the State, and from other
sources.
The want on which wis founded the call for
this land grant from Congress, that of II kuow-
edge OF scentiic principles and their practical
application by those engaged Ia mechanics and
agriculture,-has long been felt, aud this State
has only just begun 10 exhibit Its capabilities in re-
spect ~ tnese great branchts ut business. Farnr
lug here is in transition state, grain and stock
raising have ceased To be pr0ftab.u and dairying
aud hay and fruit railing must supplanl beef and
grain raising. 10 conform to this stale OF things,
this college must hold tht Sc snhjests prominently
before tbs minds Of The students, giving them
the advantage of oil the experience which the
progress OF knowledge in late years has de-
velnped.
The committee then suggest proiessorships and
branches OF study us follows:
1st. A President. We need, to fill this situa-
ton, an Intelligent, jndicious and cultivated man,
OF broad and liberal views in literature and
science; energetic, practical, devoted to the in
teresls Of the Institution, and ready to exert hiu-
| self al home and abroad for its welfare; remem-
| berng That upon his own management the
reputation and success OF the Institution depends
| y. Professorship OF Mathematics pure and
applied, and oi mechanics aud civil engineering
Sd. Proessorshlp Of Cht misty mud of Agri-
cultural Chemistry, bJtany, Geology Entomology
ana Mlneralogy.
4th. A proiessorship Of Practical agriculture.
For this We need ran acquainted win the his
tory and present state Of agriculture Its difiicul-
ties and modes of overcoming them-wiill stock
raising, fruit raising aud Improvements ia agTi-
cultural implements; an Intelligent co worker
with the agricultural chemist. To carry out this
branch effectively. we will need farm al present
Of from forty TO sixty acres OF and.
9th Proiessorship Of Modern Languages,
and Of The Military Art.
9Th. A Proiessnrship of the Greek and Latin
Languages, and ui classical Literature.
The report continues as tuiiows.-
The question which we must now ask our
! selves Is, what amount OF funds can We bring TO
sustain the Institution, 50 that We may be certln
OF carrying ont SOME arranged plan, without en-
barrassInent
''As the product Of the land grant we have saw
800 900 at six per ceut this will bring 50 400 ~
Say n paying students the first year
4 at 500 400 m
(Which we con;iisr a low f .ure even
for the first year)
5000 90
For the expenses OF HE building and of the
library we Will have The room rcht, and fee Tor
use Of The library.
appropriations for Prdfls.ors Is follows:
salary Of Prcsdani. S1h1U to 20G0
Professors Of Oh misty, 1870 to 1870
Mathematics, 1000 to 1900
1 agilc i!ture 1000 to 1900
Litgulset 1000 u 1900
$1,000 7100
"it will be foi the Trustees 10 devise WAYS and
means 10 August Whatever difficulty may appear
~ thls exposition, whether bv adding to the
ihnds IN hand, or BY re-arl;ingius the Professor
ships. To fill these Prui.ssoish ps, we should
have corps OF Instructors, yuung. earnest man.
ly, thorough, abe and we'll qualiiicd by training
and Incubation, Tor their duties. his will do
more to give character and success to our Instilu-
tloh-Whicn VIII be SO greatly dependent upon
Inc laYer o. The coinnuhi'y lor il support than
faculty OF Older men with all the honurs and
Titles oil lie lime, but who are deficient in the
spirit OF modern inquiry and progress
we 40 mol expect 10 be abe TO mud man for
each froitssorshp with isl such qualifications
as are appended to his brauch Tut 10 re arrange
'ie studies 50 rs 10 secure from the whole corps,
I'll the instruction necessary to complete course.
IL may uc further Remarked, tina. II should be
considered duty ty the Board, to have sucl
Information placed before the people, as is adapt
cd 10 convince them thltwe are doug u practical
aud practicable wrrk. founded ulJon the most
Intelligent view OF what is necessary to advance
our teiiow.cil'zsns in wealth. power and iuln.
eucei aud tue Committee further suggests The
lmportaucc OF placing hlf0re ihc State Genera
Assembly at lis next session, such a view Of the
condition and wan,s Of the Institution as will be-
calculated To develop an earnest interest in il.
prosperity, aud lead 10 sufficient appropriation Il
supply It's n ctssary wants, aud bf1g ii up To the
standard required 10 bring our own youth within
its walls, anu induce those VI ncigLDuriug State,
u seek It's advantages
llcy have heen Informed by the Commute,
on Repairs, that from the fund in the hands o
tue former Trustees Of tue College, the building:
walks and enclosures haye been thoroughly rc
ne~ed aud there are now rooms for sixty stu
dents " ithln the walls and public recitation ant
lecture rooms Tor the accommodation OF on,
hundred aud twenty-five students. The repaiI
have been thorough, SO that The whole buildinl
wears more comfortable aspect than ever be
fore.
the Committee submitted c dc of laws O
which the following Is an abstract e.
Faculty.
Chapter 1st relates to the faculty and pre- scribe
IL duties. On the President dcyolycs the dutit
usually pertaining to that Office. and the faculty
which will consist OF all the ordinary College III
structors, will hold weekly stated meetings pra
sided over by the President, or in his absence III
senior Professor shall preside, and matters comm
he'oie them SNAIL be decided by Il majority vote
No te'cher while connected with the College
snail l.avc any other employ ineut or lie engaged
~ studying Tor any profession.
ADMISSION,
candidate for admission into the Sclentlfl
Department Of the College must be at least /
years OF age of good moral character, and sus
ltin examination In Reading, Writing. Eugllsl
tirammar, Arlhmatlc, Geogiaphy, Algebra, l.
z iadtatic Eqnali us, while In order to admission
- .he Classical Department, there shall be an ey
animation upon the Latin and Greek Grammar
4atn and Greek Reader Xenophon's Anahasi
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations and Virgil o
what shall be considered equivalent. For I'D
mission to an advanced class u cnrrcspOndiu
amount OF knowledge will be required. Student
from other colleges on presenting a regular eel
tlileate Of dismissal shall be admitted 10 the col
responding standing in this college. Every stu
, deut ON admission shall be iur1ished, at his ow
5 expense. with a copy Of The laws, and sign
pledge to obey them.
THE COURSE nF INSTRUCTION
will embrace English literature ancient language
aud literature, mathematics pure and applied
! natural sciences, chemistry pure and applied
embracing analysis Of SOILS inanures ashes niunts
: etc agriculture embracing rccitnli0hs, lecture
and practical exercises and experiments on tn
tirm garden, and nursery aud the followin
{ subj cts soils, their classification and mechan
{ ctl treatment, blowing, drainage, subsoilln.
character aud application Of fertilizers, rotatio
If crops, plant culture grain culture, fruit culture
Z entomology, market gardening and managemer
Z OF lot beds IlneynTd culture. nnima hnshand:,