Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-06

of the futurr, and this college Is peculiarly
the college for this Peninsula. II belongs
10 the Peninsula and the Peninsula belongs
to ID. These six thodsand square miles
are situated ~ are iiu other fatt of uuc
Continent, and more nearly resemble
Holland and Belgium than any other part
of Europe. These countries, once mOrrass,
hayq BECOME thg centres Of great Industries
and the home OF in linme1sr population
and this little country, with the beautiful
Delaware bay on one side and the Chest
prake, the nohlest harhor the hand OF
Omniputence has carved out on our CONT
uent. on the other, has "A great destiny
before H. It has diversified climate, aud
with the exception of sugar aud oranges
alone il produces etcry crop which tan no
producrd throughout the whole Of our
vast empire.
The commerce Of America now PROSTATE
cahutl aiWaSs remain Ell, sud there IRE |
to-day but two nurseries OF scamCn i0rtfe |
commercial navy Of the future in the |
Republic, the fisheries VI New England !
and the oyster fisheries of the Chesapeake, |
and this last named Interest, yet In its |
infancy, outstrips the other In Importance
and gives consignment TO five and twenty |
thousand hardy sailors. Here then, Is .
nursery of eeamcn Mt our doors. But iron
| Is supurceding wood in our naval architec-
tare Where lias experience demonstrated
that iron ships can best We built At
WilmingtOn,a at the head of our Peninsula,
and also at Chester, just north of us. y
portion of our country thus situated can
| NOT fall of an abundant prosperity in the
| future, ard the college which Is recognized
as its college cannot iall OF generous
| support. 1t is not old, hut the eldest NJ
i our American colleges are young beside
those of Europe, aud in Europe many
| comparatively young Institutions have
outstrlpped and superseded the famous
universities of the oldcn time.
The College needs money but il Is an
erroneous Idea of our lime that money
alone will build College. II must be
built In the hearts of the people who will
love and honor ii and out their love con-
| tribute to its support. 1t must command
the respect of the people by the thorough
ness OF its instruction and the religious
and moral influences it brings 10 bear on
| its students and thus conducted II can but
| succeed. He rcioiced too that its doors
had been opened to both sexes. Why
should our sons be educated better than
orr daughters This was II step in the
right direction and he rejoced in II.
Hon. Jesse c. Dickey, Of Pennsylvania,
was the next speaker and testified To the
excellence of the training given by this
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