Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-03

1855 oAhAG Ohbbihhi AND bTATE
BOARD OF HEALTH.
herewith transmit to You for eons,dara-
tph, tne reports OF the State chemist and
.ne STATE Board OF Health, and call your
aS'ehtloh 10 the matters therein contained.
FREE SCHOOLS.
ls Is gratifying fact that the. school
system OF ,pqr sqHe, 4. impFpvins with
4 every adYRpclug year, That IMPROVEMENT
con 20 Aeen on every hand: better fadIiities
1 are given the scholars IN the way Of build.
| ings and appliances; the attendance OF
scholars : larger; The Interest o., the.
sttpetion more thorough aud Of a hiatier
| grade. UGdeI the present examination
system, which was inaugurated with the
| appointment OF school superiute dent,
| those incompetent to teach have been forced
70 retire aud conpetent teachers employed.
me system adopted by The lasr Legislature
OF having county superlptendsnts instead
OF a SlGte and assistant superintendent,
mas been productive OF much good, aud Is
already bearing fruit. The Institutes,
\ when are yearly held In the several couu.
ues, materially assist In the cause of edu-
carton. Teachers are brought together,
thelr views and thoughts exchanged, and
! tncy, too, obtain from each other much
winch assists 10 self improvement and de
velopmeut as educators. Througn the
/ VI Ua7l l4tklsldLuTtS IUB Tree
schools OF the State have attained their
present standard. The old methods which
| we're In vogue during the times OF Huber.
ATTY have bsen discarded, old ruts are no
Longer used, but In their stead a systeln Of
Progressive education has been adopted,
TOO much attention cannot be given TO the
cause Of education. l. is to the educated
we must look TOR our future welfare. You
~ legislators shou d make It q DUTY to see
| III AWNING tho nf thu Gfat DO
/ taTdlpg the cause, and II 30 see that 1t Is
ropiovsd. From what Information /, HAYS
gained, i am OF tpp opinion that We Of
Delaware need have no capsA toba ashamed
Of aeptessnt condition 81 euttresHchb6I
| al DELAWARE ooLIEos, u " Y, ~ y y y
TheState bripg Interested In the. welfare
OF Delaware College, / take plessursin say
leg 10 you that the gloom which Tor long
time enveoped this Institution Il passing
away. 1t is arousng from its lefhnrgy and
giving forth signs OF aew life, Ths course
| OF study In the several departments Is OF
the most thorough character, and equals
the curricuum Of those colleges Wno.e
fame is noted. The buildings ate In good
repair, AMI che departments are fully
equipped with every appliance necessary
for The pupils instruction. This institu
! lion, bsihg tho only one OF Its kind In the
State, II should be matter OF State prid-
with US, as oitizius that It should regain
lts past high standing IN the educaionu
I world. As you are aware the statutes Of
he State grant oseh member Of the G neral
Assembly, Tor the time being, tue right t.
nominate astudeut TO which hiS hundred
shall bs entitled. The msmbaFs oil the
present General Assembly win doubles.
avail lhemssivys Of the privilege thus con
ferTed. II you should select SOME one, not
only would you he doing "a ssrViee to tht
person selee1el, bat ,at Ine same time ynu
would aid the insIitutipn to rdaeh tngl lsl
gree OF property for which 1t Ia aoW
struggling.
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION.
There has lately been connected witt
d Alaware College what Is known AS al
Agricultural Experiment Station. Uud.
an act Of Cogg rss, passed March 81, 1887
the sum of S5,D1O WAS, subject TO cer;ali
conditions, appropriated to each state apC
territory for rne purpose of establishing
these stations. The obiscs Of the act wa
80 aid In acquiring and difflslng amour
the people OF tue Unl,ed States useful aut
practical Information on subjects con
neeted with agriculture, and 10 pFomofj
scientific Investigation aud experiment re
specinH the principles and applications 0
agricultural science" BY an act pas5ad a
Dover, April IAN, 1887, the grants OF money
by the government under The act was &C
copied Delaware College being entitled Il
The money, receiveh tho same. The trustee
have established shld station and eqntpvsc
1t With everything necessary for work ant
scientific Investigation. without goinl
into The details OF the aims und objects o
thoge connected with the s.atlon slmpl
catl your attention to the eams believing
fully that tho Results TO be obrained will b.
of lncAlcuable bnneAt TO the people of III,
State. The trustees OF the college hav,
spared no pains In tho stations establish
ment, and the aid and assistance whlcl
Aill be rendered through Its work to thu
farming community cannot be over
estimated.
EVAPORATION.
Too much attention cannot be paid b,
you to the subject OF immigration. In m!
opinion there can be no plausible reas ol
given why the population OF this Stat
should not by Immigration annually IN
crease In much larger degree than It does
There is no State III the union more favored
than this; the climate Is rnild and nealthy
the soil Is Gdspted tc the raising OF al
kinds Of fruits, vegetables and cereals; on
laws, while strict, are tempered with mild
ness; we are fires from tnose disorders anC
outbreaks which occasionally occur II
other stares, causing serious losses OF boil
life and propecty. The citizens OF Delaware
are honest, thrifty and law abiding. The
markets are close Mt hand for the sale o
our products, and facilities Tor reRchlnE
those markets either by land or water Mn
good and within sasy renoh OF all. TIT
only solution of the CAUSE of the lack o
immigration, Is, that proper means hav,
not been employed or proper efforts used
What llttle effort has been made demon
strates by Its results that it YVES feehl'
one. Wnils we have remained passive, tut
tide OF immigration has turned to othe
states, whose advan ages in every respee
have Deen far lnIerior TO ours.
There ia ony one reason that can bI
given for IT, and that ia, those states seetnl
the value OF 1t, have turned their attention
10 Offering settlers Inducements. They, IL
, other words have been active, We inert
With the same activity displayed on oul
! part that has been displayed on theirs, !
different result would have been had
There is room in Delaware for settlers. Toe
farms on this wuoie are large, and the lowei
part OF the State Is sparsely settled. Thi,
subject 1t appears to me Is ons that cout
we'll occupy your attention, and II som,
i means can be devised to bring a good elias
! OF people to the. s ate, 1t would be- of Rtea
( benefit to every citizen engaged 10 the vArl
I Gus pursuits and occupations OF life. NO
| only should those seeking homes he souyh
I for, but also those VINO could be employed
as thete Is q gfest demand for that class Q
! persons. Activity and earnest work would
wtth6u5 d6hbt bling about the desires
result.
, SUFFRAGE.
think II not improper in this connec'ist
. to remark that 1t seems to have becom'
common of late for tue ignorant ami mis-
infosmed In some other States, from mo
tives unworthy Of oommendation, to ms
represent the laws and government IN this
State In respect TO tha right to Just an
ala FIRM
liza citlEsus. Even those who assume the
office of enligbtsning public opinion as
editors OF the puelir press In other States,
have abused tho Office they have assumed
: IN this respect By grossly misrepresentipe
tho laws OF Delaware, and her people IN,