Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-22
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To tie Editor Of the Commercial:
Having read considerable Of the correspon-
dence on the Delaware College question, | think
the main point remains untouched-yiz Shall
Delaware College be an institution of which the
people OF the State may be proud, or shall it lin
ger a few years, q disgrace to the intelligence of
the people?
For one think the College can be made a
success, but in order to do this, it must be made
popular. The people Of the State must see that
they are to reap advantage from it and they may
be expected to sustain it. Under existing CIR
cumstances it is looked on by many, as intended
FOR the benefit OF favored few-those who can
afford to pay TO prepare their children TO enter
and afterward sustain the expense Of the col
lege course, board, books, &c. This being the
view taken, objection is not made to the estimate
OF 219 cents per head to raise the $4,000, but to
the principle Of taxing the many for the benefit
of the few.
How shall the College be made success /
would suggest LIST, make it the Capetone of the
Public Schools OF the State
3D. Give the scholarship direct into the hands
OF the school districts. giving one more to
each school to be awarded to the best scholars,
Thus we raise the grade of all the schools and
the reward of merit could be equally accepted
by rich or poor.
81, Select Board of Trustees who would he
willing to show their interest in their trust by
while can see how it would be an honor to be
connected with iourishing institution, would
ask where the honor lies in being connected
with college almost without students
4th. II the location of the College at Newark
ls an advantage to the people, let them show
their appreciation and interest by taking stu.
dents to board during attendance at College at a
nominal rate, which, while it would cause no
loss, would be no pecuniary profit.
9Th. Collect a fund to buy text books to be-
long to the college, and be loaned to students
needing them at small charge, sufficient to
keep them in order.
Other points suggests themselves but these
will suffice for starting point.
The objection has been made that a poor man
cannot afford to send his children, even if tut
ton is free, but thinlst is easy to prove that
those of limited means are often willing to make
sacrifices TO advance the interest OF their children
provided the sacrifice s not too great. On the
plan propo sed with free tuition board and uee
of books, &c, covered by an expenditure of
perhaps SlO0 year, many would venture,
whereas if they had to pay 1900 or 1900 the load
would be too great.
On such basis, placing the advln tages OF a
liberal education within the reach of the mass
es, do not think taxpayers weud object to a
liberal support from the State to the college suf-
fcient to employ full corps of professors, thus
adding to the attractiveness of the college, and
doing away with the objection OF smallness of
number of students. On the other hand if the
college has friends, and it is destined to Lam
guish a discredit to the State, the sooner it
closes its doors, and the funds invested for its
support are turned into other channels the bet
ter for the credit of all.
FRIEND OF EDUCATION.
NEWARK, Del, April %.