Smyrna times., 1885-07-15
Rev. Dr.. Caldwell Elected to the
Presidency of Delaware College-

The trustees Of Delaware College
met at Dover on Monday and 2l mem.
bers ofthe board were present. The
special committee, to which the sub
Ject OF reorganizing the faculty and
course Of study had been referred. met
at 1870 O'Clock. 1t received applica-
tions for the presidency of the college
They were the Rev. J. II. Caldwell. ID.
d., presiding elder of the Easton dis
trict of the Wilmington NJ. T.. Confer
ence; the Rev. Otis A. Glazebook
chaplain Of the University of Virginia
an Episcopal clergyman and son-in-
law OF Colonel Milo w. Locke, of Viii
mington Rev. Mr. Galley, Of Noting
ham, Pa. the Rev. Mr.. Hammer. of
Baltimore, a Mr.. Johnson, Of Georgia.
and Mr.. ThOrp.
After careful examination of the
merits of the respective candidates and
a fulI expression of opinion, a ballot
was taken. 1t resulted in the choice of
DIR. Caldwell and his election was made
unanimous. 1t was stated that a short
time ago DR.. Caldwell was approached
on the subject and asked for time to
consider the matter. At the expira-
ton of a week he said that he should
not be an applicant, but if he was
elected with any degree of umanimitv
he would accept. His choice. saws the
Morning NelCs, was probably in great
measure due not only to his high schol-
astlc attainments but also to the fact
that he is well known throughout the
territory from which the college is ex-
pected to draw its patronage. He is
consequently better able at the present
Juncture to secure the confidence and
patronage of the parents of young men
than any stranger would be.
The board also elected Professor
Chester to the chair of PHYSICS ana
Agriculture and the committee Of seven
was continued to complete the recon
structiOn Of the college ciriculum.
Dr. Caldwell is Il native of the South
and went through thorough legal
training for the bar, but left it some
two months after being admitted to
practice, for the higher mission of the
Christian ministry, to which he felt he
was called. During part of this time
he was at the head of a flourishing fc
male school. During the war he re-
manned loyal to the Union and thus
had to sever his connection with the
church South, and took an active part
IN the reconstruction of Georgia. dur
ing part of the time a Judge of the
district court. He declined several Of
ters of political honors such as an elcc-
ton to Congress, &c, and in 1872 he
applied and was admitted to the Viii
mlngton Conference and appointed to
the charge at Still Pond, Md. In 1873
he was transferred to Dover. in 1878 To
st. PauPs IN Wilmington, i'm 1881 back
to Dover and in 1884 he was appoin.eI
presiding elder which position he still
holds. During his pastorate at st.
Pauls, he received the degree of ID. ID.
from Dickinson College and i'm 1884 he
was one of the delegates from the
Wilmington Conference to the General
Conference.
DIR. Caldwell is fine linguist espec-
tally well versed i'm Hebrew. n gentle
men OF great afiability as well as dig
nifty, and will doubtless do honor TO
the new position to which he has
been called which he accepts with
hesitancy and in Difference only TO
the unanimous wishes of his family
and friends. The DIR. has had sew
eral offers before, some twenty years
ago to take the presidency of "a col
lege i'll Tennessee at II salary of
81 800, and several years ago the
of the Conference Acad- !
emy, but he steadily refused them all |
for the humble work of the ministry.
but there are stronger reasons his |
friends urge now why he should ac
cept such position as this. He pur-
poses finishing up the second circuit
of his district which will take until
the last of September if the change is
approved by Bishop Merrill, when he
will be probably succeeded in the
eidership by Rev. T. II. Haynes, now
Of Newark.