The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-06-30
DICKINSON COLLEGE.

The trouble and discord in the man
agement of Dickinson College, which
have been growing greater and greater
each year for many years past, culmin
ated Wednesday in the resignation OF DR..
McCauley as It's president The board of
trustees held special meeting Tuesday
night, at which DR.. McCauley was not
present. and discussed the situation until
II o'clock. All of them realized and
acknowledged that the old college was
not prospecting as it should. Some laid
the blame at the feet of DIR. McCauley.
Others offered other excuses for it, but
they had no remedy to suggest. 1t was
not stormy meeting. 1t was plain
pl acticaI discussion of the question and
a way out of the difficulty. At last Judge
Sadler proposed that they adjourn until
Wednesday, and they did so. They met
yesterday, and DR.. McCauley's resigna-
ton Was received and referred to a COM
mittee. The committee retired, and after
deIiberatlon reported that they favored
the acceptance of the resignation. They
also incorporate in their report set of
resolutions highly commendatory of Dr.
McCauley. The report of the committee
was adopted, thus accepting the resiga
ton. The resignation is to date from
tomorrow, and his salary is to continue
until March next. when conference meets.
In discussing plans for the securing of a
new president, it was suggested that
I. 900 be named as the salary. This was
= adopted, for the reason that it was
h.. ieved to be unwise to name the amount
1t was then resolved that the committee
should secure the best man they could
for the place and that the salary should
secure the best man they could for the
place and that the salary should be made
sufficiently large to accomplish that pur
pose. The new trustees elected are W.
G. Allison, of Philadelphia, W. W.
Evans, of Altoona, Geo. ]. Conner, Of
Baltimore, Bishop Hurst, of Washington
and Bishop Foss, of Philadelphia. 1t was
then proposed that an application for an
amended charter should be made, SO as
20 make the board of trustees elective by
the following scheme: Four mem 5ers to
be elected by each of the five patroniZ
ing conferences, making twenty in all;
eight members to be elected by the
alumni, and twelve members to be elected
by the board itself. This change was
considered too radical for immediate
action, and it was referred to a committee
to report at next years meeting. The
meeting then adjourned until today. The
alumni .ration was delivered last night
in Bosler Memorial Hall by General
Horatio G. King, of New York; subject,
Dangers which Menace the Republic. I"
A large and appreciatice audience greeted
him. His Grafton was we'll received and
favorablv commented upon. Gen. King
graduated in the class of 1859, read law
with Secretary Stanton at Washington
and served as a staff officer during the
late war. Among the prominent people
present we're Gen. Clinton B. Flske, New
Jersey; Jacob Tome, Port Deposit, Md. :;
VIM. r. Woodward, Washington; ex-
Senator Chattle, New Jersey; DR.. Butts
president Drew Theological Seminary;
DR.. w. E. Penny, Washington, D. c.;
DR.. Paxton. Chester, Pa; Rev. Mr..
Welsh, Philadelphia; Rev. Mr.. Mcdowell
Philadelphia; ex-Postmaster General j.
A. j. Creswell, Maryland; DR.. David
Carroll, Baltimore; Prof. w. l.. Boswell,
Philadelphia; Col. John A. Wright Phlla-
delphia; r. t, Yardley, Baltimore; l.. T.
Appold, Baltimore, VIM. J. Jones, Elk
ton, and Fred. l.. McComas, Hagerstown.