Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-26
A ssoc.Ooe INSTITUTION FOR WILL
MINGToN.
An Experienced Opinion on the Daily
Republican.
WILMINGTON, Julv % 1891

| EDITOR REPUBLICAN: Horace Greel
Is reported to have said that five person
on the average read each COPY of
| Newspaper. l know where one copv c
the REPUBLICAN, Ia read by saw lG ne,
sons. No doubt in many q hotel. read
Ing room, boarding house. barber sbo
and other place of public resort
single copy Is read by scores of person,
SO, admitting Mr.. G Greely's average. yo
| have some 80 900 readers. The powe
Vi your circulation has been PRACTICAL
pioveu py numerous persons. Yo
reacu much larger constituency thai
merely the people Of Wilmington. Yo,
thoroughly cover that city as metrop
olis: You, no doubt, reach the owner
oI the greater part of the real estate O
New castle County whether counted il
acres or In value.
have said this much in attestatiol
OF my appreciation OF the value of tn
DAlLY REPUBLICAN, as an instrumen
Tor reaching the minds of the masses O
she people, because desire everyone O
your readers to help the cause of popu
lar education, which believe they will
surely find themselves in sympath,
with by reading the interesting educa,
tional article elsewhere in this paper
which hope will be prof table and &C
ceptaole to all. Respectfully,
JOHN Q. HARKNEss.
Information interesting to the friend
OF popular education concerning th
Delaware State Normal University:
ORIGIN.
This institution. was organized h,
John @. Harkness, a graduate of Row
doin College in the class OF 1881 ON tb,
iStn Gay OF November, A. ID. 1866, fo
tne Then publicly and repeatedly de.
clareo purpose OF popular educationa
reiofmatlon, several important element,
OF winch not then in eI Iistence beipf
expressly M stated, viz: To establish !
sta'e supeYintendency of public schools
state educational institution of higher
grade, county teachers institutes and a
Wilmington city high school, proper
examination of public school teachers,
&c, all OF which reforms, after the ex'
penditure of thousands of dollars in
money by the philanthropic patrons
ana years OF arduous, self sacrificing.
public agitation, with the CO -operation
OF distinguished and able assistance.
were IN time duly accomplished.
PROGRESS:
The people OF the city of Wilmington
ana state OF Delaware need Christian
revival, reformation and
as much now as they did then
20 years ago. Their danger from the
absence OF such needed reformation and
progress Is greater now than then
Will they listen to their need.
ANIMUs
The people must be faithful to our
American boys and girls to save them
rom the evil that is in the world. The
moral and physically scientific educa
ing is much more neglected even than
he spiritual. Does not the ruin of un
old numbers of them every year make a
'iteous appeal to have them far more
Influenced and saved
brough the special personal instruction
md constant watchfulness of churches
eachers, parents and special missiona
les for that purpose?
1t is the duty of Christianity and
'atriotism to teach, Influence, proiec,
nd save youth in their obed ience and
loving kindness toward their |
'arents, in integrity and purity OF
bought, word, act, soul and body, and
n reasonable studiousness, industry,
economy and usefulness.
All classes of children are now me-
lected, grossly neglected in the above
amed respects. How many good Sa
aaritan' like, kindly, cheering and
ncouraging words, greetings and let.
srs OF app teciation will be Voluntarily
iVen by Christian people of a great
ity that Is now ripe to take OF q cer-I
anity one of two directions-either the
sual. road of recklessness, neglect and
estraction of youth pursued in SO
lany of our great American cities, or
he Chrtstianly, enlightened, conserva.
i've and protective road. By all the
ggregated and unified Christian might,
1fi1ence, diligence and faith, let us ali
o all we can to save from destruction
lat which once destroyed can never be
The morals, physical perfec
on and purity of our boys and girls
oil sava the nation in sovereignty of
hristian morality.
GOVERNMENT.
The best is the Christian religion In
fundamental purity so Catholic as to be
unity of spirit and harmony of faith
18th al persons born of the holy Spirit
Id obedient unto the Word and Spirit
God.
The all.prevailing love OF God and
ar OF the conse queDces of ein and dis
'edlence against Him, constitute the
aispensable, fundamental and primal
lhcipai and power of government. II
SCOPE. L
The ecope of this institution can be le
thered from q communication of the
ihGlpHl published In the Every Even
July 18th, 1888, entitled la
IDEA OF THE GENERALigg
SCOPE OF A WILMINGTON INsTIrU- Iii
rIoN OF HIGHER EDUCATION" u
Dur faculty of ten memb bers, and such
'istance as the Principal can avail
nself OF, are prepared to teach, in
'sses OF reasonable size Cor individu-
), on special terms) all studies in
ided in Institutions of this grade, all
1t have hitherto been demanded oil
by the people and all that are in. liz
lded In our comprehensive curricu-I
n. Hence we especially include all
following schools Theoretically
ne OF them practically and somel
the sense that we are prepared tol
the work as demanded by the peo-
. Hence
SCOPE INCLUDES THE:
:. kindergarten.
|. Primary School.
IL l-Harkness Academy.
V.-Business College.
= Normal School.
School Of Mechanic, Sciences
l Arts, including theoretical, prscti.
and applied Mathematics. lst,
School.
'IlI.-School of Political Science. at
X School of Music.
-Scheol OF Elocution and Oratory. mi
iL-School of Decorative Art, Draw. stl
and Painting.