Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-02

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ed in several of fthe Wilmington paperA-
The writer was " ootee Of the Institution.
and therefore its friend. but he was not and
h not in any way conpected with the faculty
N an hs(ruStd nor lbs ~ any other coaccfn
I'M the matter than love for Justice, and 2
desirs a. E that tke public of MS clty and 'StAtS
shall be accidt1tAy effed lq FRET to the
interests Of 'p0pdlar eduration: ~ sImt spirit
saine oirit Ia s6bSGt II. .6k9h tp to1a1F
Heretofore the Univsrsity itself WAS the
theme the time has now come 70 speak OF
1rs FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL. u.,r
A man Is to be hopored for what he y In him.
self, but On honorable ancestry q mot unwor:
thv of re1ari. To pe the descendant Of
Respectable. Intelligent, and vtrtuous fore
fathers constitutes strong claim upon public
esteem and social consideration, more partlcYs'
isry that claim p fortinsd ett,ss py ne e1n'o''
Professor John e. HarknesA h tho descend.
ant Of one Of three hg0tANrs who came from
tury. one Of thSm settling ii Massachusetts,
one In Rhode Island. ard the other In the
rf T6s &c son n Of the first Of thess-snd ths grand
father Of the subject Of this sketch-was born
in LunenburR, Mass, In 176O. He bore q lieu
tenants commission in the Revolution, and
was engaged In the battles OF Bunker Hill and
,TicOnderOga. His health becoming impaired,
he resigned his commission, and settled IN
Camden, Maine. where ne married Miss Eliza
beth OFT, . lady Of German 0sth. lie was =
NitiSos, hold aavQra1 nffi0as in
the gift of his fellow tOwnsmen. His love Of
reading and his extraordinary perseverance,
arc shown In tho WeILAttestaa tact that nc
once read conseeptvely day and night with
out sleep through an entire week. thus accom-
P!ishing the perusal Of Rollins Ancisnt
These facts are dehved from the History
Of Camden" published at Halloweal. Me-, Ia
1859.
Thomas Harkness, the father Of our prcfes.
sOS, was born at Camden In 1893. For thirty
years he was school teacher. and during part
Of that time had charge Of the High School in
State % lis % Afterwards var Is retired I to % his farm m mt nt
NOrthport. Me-, which lie still cultlvates in a
vigorous old age. The respect and esteem Of
his fellow citizens has beSn exhibited in his
election TO various LEGAL 0lices. A Ans scholar,
. successful teacher, and . thoroughly upright
man; such is his character and his history.
Nov. 18th, 1889. When he was I've years old,
his parents removed 70 Bangor, through whose
entire system 0f schools be passed with honor,
graduating from the high Schools in 1s6O.-
He also served an apprenticeship as printer,
commanding the entire respect and confidence
OF bis employers. ..-.4,..!.. .....4. II |
an institution founded In 1902, and number.
ing among its thousands of graduates many
now emient men, among whom are the poet,
LOngfell0w, and ten. Howard. His class
was talented one, yet In some important
respects he was an acknowledged leader.
Afterwavd ne entered the Law School Of
Harvard University, where he was ciass.
mate OF Robert j. Lincoln. son OF the late |
Entering upon the profession Of teacher,
no taught In the Camden High School, where |
his father had been instructor many wears be- |
fore. He then took change OF the academy at |
Angelica. Allegheny County. New York. ct
ne same time being prominent In the instruO.
!n teaching hundrsdssof teachers. He thus
became; became deeply Interested 10 the subject Of
Al this period his stteution wss called to
Delaware Of which hs heard ~ the '1}ardeo
Stats Of the Union but - having 10 Normal
schooi. He came t0 this city with the inten-
lion Of establishing suoh an inStitution, ,secur-
!nR for 1t Q charter. Obtaining an appropristiou
from the State, in lts bshalf, and, By snbscrip-
lions trem our citizsns providing adequate and
buildinRa h 80 d - -
!, For more than Eve ysan - has tOiled In
mis- direction. The school, the charter. the
INSCRIPTIONS everything but the sppropria-
accomplished facta
In this enterprise the character OF the man
las been revealed, With unusual self. denial
md self-rellance he hAs petsisted Ii his efforts
9 the 1Ace OF great and nhmerous obetaclas.
ine n plucf, the pefseverance, and tie patience
by him. HIS energy and INDUSTRY
.re beyond question. Peaceabls in disposition
,ut unvaverng In purpose, courteous In man.
Ser, out most resOiute In mind, he has done
moro Than TO achieve success has deserved
Rev. g. p. Wiswe,l, u, d., formerlv AZ th,s
dty. recently wrote OF Prof. n: III have
!nown much Of him end his history for 6ve
Ieers. and ! bolieve him to 10 an honest and
rutaful man, sincerely devotad 10 ne work
. education, and one Of the most indefatioa.
pc an1 unttring administrators ! have ever
tnown. Whatever he undertakes he pushes
Q iH last legitimate extreme"
Inc reputation Of Prof. Harkness has ba.
'ome national, through the iate controverSv
snh United States Senator. The
qucarcmi joarnals Of the country rang with
W subject ct the time. and the echoes have
y yet died away. f7f .F'77l .1''9 ''-"'''o
ne institution remains In vigorous and
y ttshing condition. Its one Of the largest
&c most successful ana most popular insfit,l.
seRs q 9M it9te Of Delaware. ~
3 ~ Sng00d. % long known and % hlphfv
.0cir led In the enterprise. lts nrosnecfs 70 -
||3l{1gnte .as its powers are greater now than |;