The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-24
TIE oorennD COLLEGE.

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Explain the Advantages OF the Col
leRet to theColored People.
Ezlon NJ. e. Church contained a fair
audience of colored people last night
who were anxious to hear all about the
advantages TO lie derived from the col
lege that Is being set apart by tho
State authorities for the education OF
the colored people.
Owing to the fact that colored
people are employed until late hour,
1t was $40 o'clock before the exercises
commenced. The audience seemed
very anxious to know something
about the workings OF college the
first In the State ever designed for
their exclusive benefit.
Hon. Charles b. Lore, appointed by
the Legislature one OF the trustees OF
the college, was present and made the
first speech OF the evening Mr.. Lore
always happy and pleasant speaker
was specially 30 last evening, and his
audience seemed very much pleased
with his remarks.
He told how that OF the appropria-
ton TO the State of Delaware for edu-
cational purposes, one-fifth was set
apart for the education OF the colored
people. 5000 he said had been desig-
mated to establish State college for
colored students, board of trustees
had been appointed, site near Dover
had been selected and the buildings
will be ready for occupancy by tho
first OF November. Not only the brain
but the hands will be educated at this
college. Industrial schools are TAX
ing the place of the old apprentice sys-
tenn.
The entire range of mechanical and
Industrial education will be covered
It Is your opportunity and You may
make 1t success. We already expect
five students from each county. This
opportunity the State presents to us.
To me it Is matter OF great gratiii-
cation to DO with you In this work and
ask you for your cooper alton in the
the fultillment of It's objects,
Henry 9. Conrad, Esq, another
trustee appointed by the Legislature,
always recognized as friend to the
working people, made some well tim
ed remarks. lie explained how the
Government got this money by tho
sale of public lands, each state get
ting at the start Sl5,O0O and certain
amount annually until the amount
would reach S25, 900.
The establishment OF this college
was the outcome OF this appropriation.
Mr.. Conrad said tina the utmost una
nimity prevails amongst the trustees
In all the plans pursued, and the way
for colored people to show their APP
probation OF what was being done for
them would be to send their children
to this school. He wanted Whining
ton fairly represented In the college,
as there We're many who had no oppor-
tunities to go to school, and others
had but slight advantages.
He wanted the colored people to take
advantage of this opportunity and
get general education. Time has
shown That the best way to make a
| good farmer of fruit growers Is to put
the student in an institution where the
theory and practice is taught.
AS Delaware was one of the great
| fruit producing States in the Union, it
was intended to teach the students
how to raise fruit, and carpenterlng.
printing, painting, blacksmlthlng anil
telegraphlng arc among the other
| things we expect to teach. ...
MIR. Conrad referred to the time
when In 1865 horse line of cars In this
city was Il wonderful event but al
ready 1t had given way to electricity
and this will be subject of study. No
Delaware student Is to pay for tuition
and the board and other expenses will
amount TO only $50 IL year.
The board wants to DO able to
report to the next session of the
Legislature that we have wisely
expended the money appropriated and
that SO many students have applied
that we will need larger buildings to
accommodate them.
President Wesley Webb, editor OF the
Farm and Home, was appiauded as lle
came forward to advocate the move
ment. He praised the trustees for
their efficient work and all that was
wanted now WIGS the cooperation of
the coloreu people. The course of
study starts where the free schools
end and la limited only by the time
and means of tho students. The full
course will be four years. Many of
the graduates Will easily find positions
as teachers.
A letter was read IRON Rev. ]. Hud-
son Riddl6k, d. D., of Philadelphia, u
former pastor of Ezlon Church He
regretted his enforced absence and
was in entire accord with the work.
Rev. u. u, Parker. Of EZlon NJ. L.
Church mnde an earnest appeal to his
people to take advantage OF the situa-
ton. lie hoped the college would DO
filled, and urged colored men who had
the means and no SONS of their own to
send TO college, to send somebody
else's sons He held that tho state
could produce as good boys as 1t could
peachesi all that was needed was lit
tie more cultivation.
Rev. NJ. ID. Cook, OF Bethel A. M. L.
Church told the story Of an old Ten
nessee negro who said to Bishop Way
man: What kind of people have You
got up there in the North2 Twenty
years ago you came down here and
freed the negro; then you came here
and freed the mule and run the cars by
electricity and now You arc doing
what God can't do, making leo In sum
mer time" Mr.. Cook also urged the
establishment of an Industrial school
for girls.
Professor Conwell assured the au-
dience that the work undertaken by
tho trustees would be faithfully car
ried out and through the influence of
tho institution he hoped that in fifteen
years the race would advance much
higher morally and religiously and fl
nanclally, and thus would become
worthy and Independent citizens.
Dnniel T.. Hamilton. known by all
WilminRtonians, sail he represented
the unlearnod. He was put on farm
while boy and had to depend upon
himself all his life. He told how his
son George had gono through the
Howard School, then through WILDER
force College, Ohio. where he lived on
70 cents a week. Then he got u posi-
ton teaching in Galveston, Texas; has
been there for seven years and Ia now
getting 800 month. He told this to
encourage young men to get good
education.
ON motion of Rev, NJ. D. Cook. 1t
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