Daily Republican., 1888-03-28
Delaware college,

Lne BOARD or Trustees OF Dalnwar,
College held Its annual March meetIns
1t tha college, at Newark on Tuesday
Or. l.. 2. Bush, the President, in th,
chair. Twenty.sevon OF the thirty-ou,
members OF the Board were present
The annual report OF President J. ii
Osld we'll, OF the college, was read BY
its author and referred for future con
siooration. DR.. Oald we'll, who will
leave the institution ut the end OF tht
collegiate year, gave his views freely
on the needs and weaknesses Of the col
/ lege.
The primo defect was In Its organic,
zion, which ives composed OF two
c!asses OF trustees; one class being ap
pointed BY the original trustees and
their successors, and the other GLASS by
she dovernor OF the State. The former
he averred, were chiefly interested N
the classical department OF the college,
while the latter, having bsen created
Dy an aot OF tho State Legislature, when
the Agricultural department was added
10 she college, In 1867, were wholly dc.
voted 70 that end OF the institution.
This difsrence Of interests has orea ted
factions.
DR.. Caldwell also severely criticised
the trustees for diverting the money ir-
tended for agricultural purposes, as be
alleged, to the classical department,
and the professors came In for a large
share OF his disapproval for having en-
oourhQed this policy of the trustees.
The college ought to return to the sys.
tem OF oo-eduoation, In his opinion. The
college has IL students this year.
Dr. William ii. Purnell, OF Freder-
iok, Nd, DR.. OAldwell's predecessor
and trustee. briefly replied TO the Presi.
dents striotures, which he attributed to
miseonoeption by DIR. Caldwell OF the
fundamental conditions on which the
col ege was founded. Tho whole matter
which DR.. Caldwell has thus opened
appeared TO be distaeteful even to his
particular friends In the Board, and 1t
was disposed OF rs suuomarily as pos.
siola. President Caldwelrs resignation
was then accepted.
Ho will re'enter the ministry, having
received an appointment to the Fred.
sriok Methodist Episcopal Church by
the recent Methodist Episcopal Confer
enos held In this city. As the feslgua.
tions of three other members of the
faculty, Professors Wolfe, HArter and
Benton, were also in the bands Of the
trusteeg, having been teEdered last June
ut the request OF the Board, becauee OF
tho troubles then aRitAtiDR the college.
the Board agreed to defer indefinitely
all action upon them, excepting upon
that OF Professor Angelo A, Benton,
who wished TO be relieved He has no
cepted the CHAIR Of DosmGtic Theology
az the Protestant Episcopal University
OF Tennessee, at SseWAnet, In that State,
Resolutions OF respect nnd condolonoe
were adopted and added to the reqolu-
tion accepting his resignation. Profess
sor Benton leaves tomorrow for bis
now field OF labor.
Governor Biggs, from the Committee
on Agricultural Experiment Station,
reported that he had Attested to First
Comptroller OF the Treaaury Durham ct
Washington, that Delaware College
was the only institution OF the kind In
the State, and was therefore entitled 10
the annual appropriation by Congress
of bl6. COO for agricultural experimental
purposes, but that the Comptroller de.
clined to decide that the college was en-.
titled to the money, on the ground that
1t had no farm TO be used ~ q station,
and that the State Legislature of 1887
had no authority TO accept money
which had then not yet been appropri.
ated. The board instructed Governor
Biggs 10 certify at once hls assent 10 the
fact that the college Was entitled to the
appropriation, and named him and
Congressman Per nington q COMMITTEES
to get the money Rs SOON as possible.
DIR. Lewis P. Bush, President Of the
Board OF Trustees, WAS then unani.
mously elected President OF the college
without salary, as he declined TO re
oeive any pay for the Temporary ser
Woe. Charles 8. Oonwsll, Professor OF
Greek ana Latin at the Wilmington
Conference Academy, ct Dover. and
George X. Beohtel, Principal OF the
West Nottingham Academy, In Cecil
county, Md, were nominated to the
Chsir OF Ancient Lang vaoAtsd by
Professor Benton.
A ballot was taken and Prof Con well
WAS elected by q vote of 20 to .. He is
. graduate of Dickinson College. The
Com mites on Agricultural Station was
Instructed to find suitable farm for
such purpose. The board, after being
hve h3urs In session, adjourned TO mesC
at the call OF It's President.