Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-28
ICommuuicated.l

Communicated
Some Trustees Of Delaware College.
Ed. GAzETTE:-
short time since a letter appeared in the COM
1srciaI, from NewArk, very justly censuring GER
tain persons for holding the position Of Trustees of
Delaware College, whlS at the same tims they
were sending their sons out Of the State to other
institutions The grouni was taken very reason
ably, that IL the trustees Of Delaware College who
must be intimately acquainted with all the work
ngs Of the establlshment did not patronizs it, it
was priNG facia evidence that the college was not
as IT should be.
Now, in Wednesdays issue of tae COnsnlr iaI,
Mr.. u. J. Murphy-who it seems is thrice guilty,
in that he is trustee OF the College, of the Acade-
my and an old resident Uf the town where the col
lsgs is located, thus having still greater oportuni
ties for knowing the sehool-attsmpts to explain
his unpleasant If not dishOnorabls poItion.
II is well enough to say just here that if Mr
Murphys reasons for his course were either plau-
sibe or sensible there is no probability that every
man or a majority of men will find them out, 50
that IN any case his position necessarily injuries
the eolege to the extent Of his indusnce, which is
not sutiicient to make any great fuss over, among
those who know him, but it has a more desparag.
lang influence with strangers who learn the fact
that the college is not pltronizsd by sons of its
/ trustees, without hearing any-sven 80 feeble an
explanation Mr.. Murphys.
| Now for his defenscSby himself
lst, Mr.. Murphy admits that he sent his son to
a New England academy because 1t was purely
| "cidss'caP and subsequently, he sent him to
Princeton because it is more classical Well Iun-
dertake to say that the classics are taught as
thoroughly at Newark Academy and Delaware
College as at any other institution Of the kind in
i this country
Professor Mackey at the College, believe, has
no superior for impaTting that sort of an educa.
ton In America. Aud if Spachman and Profes-
sor Porter at the Academy, fail to get enough
latin and Greek into boys head for him to pass
muster on 1t is because they have to work on BlsI
instead of brains
There is no man living, with Mr.. Murphy's op
ortunttles OF information on this point, but sat
! lshed that the gentlemen entrusted with thi
branch of education in Newark are thorough
pains taking, ana devoted 10 their professor an,
: it is all mOonshine for Mr.. Murphy to set up thi
hemsy apology Of classics to shield him from pub
lie censure.
%. Mr.. Murphy don't want his sou to 20 to col
: lege with ladies. He might fall in love ah, tn
a dear httte fsiLolc, what pity, 80 nice and yet
y young
Oh, Don 4gan where are you :
. Sr Murphy in his letter makes an insidlou
and unjust attck upon President PurnelI, he saws
i "The President at a slim meeting of th
bSNAu "a AAusbSot Huu DyjohAy OIo InalOEIy pd5S5
a resolution admitting females"
- Now, Mr.. Murphy is guilty Of wilful misrepr
santation or Is shAmslsssly ignorant Of facts wit
e which he ought to be familiar
E. Otall the Trustees Of the College only three c
Iopposed the admission of young ladies, instead
being only one majority there was a four-fftl
e majority OF all Trustees And the advancemei
Of all the students the past year fully sustains Il
almost unanimous judgement of the Trustees.
81. Mr. Murphy thinks 1t is better to send bo
- away from home. Very well that is his priva
d judgementAnd no one has any night to interfe
q. with it; but he ought not to hold position de
n pargng 10 our best state institution while he
:, carrying out all of his George trlncIs Train II
ls tons.
"a II he thinks it is better for young men to
O. sent away from home to school he ought to eth
o resign his trUgteeship insist on the institute
u being CLOSED So that all Delawaraeans will
ig compelled to 60 away from home to get an educ
n ton.
These are Mr.. Marphy's excuses to the pub
for his shsTt Oomings and the public can jud
what they are worth. As to his position that D
@ aware College has for itS leading object the tsaC
'er ing Of agriculture 1t is only true so far as the
re- partment OF agriculture is concerned. The lea
~; ing object Of the classical department Mr.. Murp
1 is to teach claSSIeS. W. G. G