Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-24
FIRST EDITION.
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LETTERS FROM rAE People.
DELAWARE ooLLEaE-LErTER FROM MR. D. ]. MUh-
PHEY.

| DELAWARE ooLLEaE-LETTER FROM MR. D. ]. MUIR
| PHEY
To ase Editor Of ate Connmerciat
have hesitated whether to notice President
| Pufnells communication or not since my first
was curiously construed. But not willing to rest
under the charge of misrepresenting facts and
making an attack on Delaware College, l will
again, with your consent trespass your COL
umns. How President Purnell could oonstrue my
| communication in the manner he did can't con-
oeive, for distinctly asserted my object to as
sign my reasons for not sending my son to Del
aware College lest my course might be con-
strued by some rs against the Institution.
The President com plains that charge him of
availing himself of very slim meeting of the
Board Of Trustees to pass resolution admit
ting females The facts are these: At a meet
ing Of the Trustees in March 1879. President
Purnell advocated the co-education of the sexes
resolution admitting young ladies' to the Col
lego was offered and laid over until the next
meeting Of the Board, which took place in July
| following. At this meeting tloelDe Trustees were
present. (The whole number is htrty-t,oo: nine
constitute quorum The resolution admitting
females came up regularly as unfinished busi-
| ness; President Purnell himself expressed
| regret that there was not fuller attendance of
the Board, to deliberate upon so important
| change and offered to obtain the consent
of the majority by corresponding
with absent members That was not thought
| advisable, and resolution to again postpone
| was offered and seven out of the twelve voted
/
| his vote before the result announced, and
the resolution to postpone was lost by a tie vote
i Upon its final passage the result was as the
President asserts-eight voting for three against.
and one not voting at all. Some who had voted
| to postpone voting affrmitively, thinking sup
pose, as does the President, that they ought to
cooperate. L beg pardon for not knowing it
was my duty to cooperate with the President in
any or all measures he may see fit to inaugurate.
thought the Trustees we're the party held re-
sponslble for the successful mananement OF
the Gnstitution-that the Faculty is the creature
OF the Trustees, and that the creature is not
above the creator.
1 don't see why the President should now OBJ
ject to being charged with the championship OF
the measure, particularly since ii has met with
such tattering encouragement (six female stu
dents four from the town)-while on Com
mencement Day Immediately succeeding, he ex-
ultingly announced the measure adopted, and
said he was willing to take the responsibility of
Its success or failure.
As to the classics being thoroughly taught at
Delaware College desire to express the opinion
that those studying them under the faithful and
excellent instruction of Prof. Mackey, the Pro-
fessor of Mathematics. have made satisfactory
advsnc ement.
II the President wishes to compare the stu
dents of Delaware College with those of Prince
ton, heartily indorse the proposition of my son,
in the accompanying note.
Yours, Etc,
d. ]. MuRPHEY.
NOTE FROM D. ]. MuRpHEY, JR.
To 1ie Editor of ate Commercial:
The President of Delaware College has written
an article in the columns of your paper, part
of which feel 1t obligatory for me to answer.
This l would have done before, had 1 not been
at Princeton so that did not see the article
til came home. After reading the essay, l
spontaneously exclaimed, "What is it, but inso-
lence?" The gentieman's whole essay strikingly
reminds me OF the words OF Rope:
"Whare words like leaves abound,
Little sense beneath Is found"
Mr.. Purnell refers us to the poet who says .
Let us be true to ourselves and all will be we'll
That is exactly what have been trying to do, but
ever since the resurrection OF Delaware College,
that gentleman, (ALr. Purne has endeavored
to have me come to Delaware College, which l |
believe would be detrimental to my own interest |
and not at all true to myself. will not presume
to argue with the President, however, but dis |
dain to cope with any under Mr.. Purnell, as l |
have printed copies OF the examinations which |
passed at Princeton, last week. and which defy |
Mr.. Purnell, himself, to correctly one |
third Of the questions.
As more practical test, and what seams to |
me far more expedient propose that Mr. Pur- |
nell require his whole Freshman class to pass a |
written examination on each of the examination /
papers had last week at Princeton, before they /
be permitted to advance in their class. Should /
Mr.. Purnell venture do this i feel certain, and
all who have seen the papers concur with me, /
IuhJ not one OF llb present freshman CLASS VIII Il
enter the threshold Of the Sophomores for some |
time to come. ID. j. MURPHEY, in.
A CASE OF ATTEMPTING TO BULLY.
To the Editor Of The Commercial:
II you have room in your paper, wish to say
a few words to the editors of the Eoer,y EUening,
In your Mr.. EUery EUeiling Of to-day you say
your treatment to me has been very respectful
and that mine to you has not /; that you let me /
and others know shall not bully you Now, |
sir, in your last Fridays paper, you published
falsehood in regard to the proposed railroad from
Port Penn, and when wrote mild correction,
you shutup like clam, aud did not publish my cor
rection III the next days COMMERCIAL. appear
ed notice from New York, stating that the corr
porators of the New Jersey and Delaware Cen
tral Railroad chartered to run from Port Penn
to Townsend,) would meet at the Clayton House,
at z. nj on April the 2Sth, to organize under
said charter. then cut one Of said notices out
OF the COMMERCIAL and sent it to you. and in
formed you that your correspondent had stated |
a falsehood, and that 1 dsregarded you beth.
For trying to correct your lies, you say shall
not bully you. Ii you had been fair mar, you /
would have published my reply to your cores
pondent, who stated falsehood. SO far as bull
lying il concerned, you tried your hand on the /
Legislature, and made a failure, and just 80 it Il
will be- il you attempt it on me l disregard you,
since your meanness, as do the dirt walk on. Il
April 23, 1873 SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
THE RECENT ooRoNER's INQUEST - DIR. BROWN |
SPEAKS.
To the Editor ofdte Commercial
1t seems that my name must be coupled with |
a dead negro if the scene be located outside of |
the city limits, in West Wilmington or New Lii |
IBERIA.
In the matter of inquest over the defunct |
Sanley ii is true that suggested to the Coroner |
that he investigate more thoroughly than could /
be done at that time when those were absent /
who might be expected to know as to the cause |
of the mans death. Inasmuch the Coroner |
hollis his office by the votes Of the newly en-
franchised ctizens,I think he should pay proper |
respect to them and as New Liberia is wholly /
composed of this class OF his friends, he might /
have obtained a jury from among their number /
and not bring one from the city. Not only did /
he fail to select his jury from among these, his |
brethren, but even refused to allow poor me-
gro any recompense after his acting the part Of /
a good Samaritan by taking the poor man in and |
nursing him and also furnishing room for the |
inquest. To my mind it appears certain that |
there was a lack OF duty or humanity somewhere |
where man is allowed to die from exposure in |
the midst of christian population. And my /
suggestion to the Coroner was that the jury /
should make rigid investigation in the case /
and give statement of the facts.