Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16
NOT OPEN 10 CRITICISM
Delaware College Trustees
Wont Permit 1t. q
BlGGS SHAKES HIS NAME AND ROARS
DR.. Bush VIII Tolerate No
Critical Comment.
II Necessary win Bar the Door to All But
who Come to Applaud--Delaware Col
Iese's New Buiiding--In n Committees
Hands--Another Professor Wanted.


srec al Correspondence Gazette and journal
NEWARK, July 15.-'rhe board of trustees
of Delaware college held special meeting
here yesterday to consider business relat-
ing to the erection of the new building
provided for by the recent State appropria-
ton of $4,000, and the filling Of several
new chairs in the faculty. The following
members were present Dr.; L. P. Bush,
s: NJ; Curtis, George G, Evans. d, J.
Murphey, William H. Purnell, Manlove
Hayes, James Hossinger, DIR. II. G. NJ.
kolloch, Dr. George W. Marshall, John G.
Higgins, Charles II. Roberts, Hon. i. T.
Biggs, Hon. Charles b. Lore, L. W.
Reynolds, John C. Stockley, John p.
salisbury. DR.. Nathan Pratt, DR.. Hugh
Martin, Dr. David L. Mustard and Edward
r. Paynter. Governor Reynolds and
Lewis G. Vandegrift, new members, were
also present for the first time.
At the opening of the session at II
O'Clock a half hour of valuable time was
taken by Ex-Governor Biggs in assailing
EVERY EVENINGS report OF the last meet
ing, or that part of II which related to his
outbreak on the subject of the distribution
of the peach trees imported from Australia
by the experiment station. He rose to a
question of privilege and INDUCED in abuse
to his hearts content, after which he read
from EVERY EVENING the paragraph in
the answer made to him by DR.. Martin,
who set him Alright on the point which the
ex-governor had called up. He claimed
that he was put in ridiculous light before
the public by the report of his speech and
reatfirmed with something of grandilo-
quence his holy and undying love for Del
aware College. AS there was no applause
DIR. Bush broke the appalling silence by
stating that reporters should not, in re-
NnRft 1..ft l.sk fasa
any trustee or any actions of the board,
and should coIIine themselves to ohron-
telling the business transacted otherwise
they would not be admitted to the meet
ings. After this grave homily the BUSH
ness OF the meeting was taken up.
The committee on new professors then
brought out its report, which recommended
the election of Frederic H. Robinson to
the chair Of civil engineering. and W. IL.
BISHOP to the chair of agriculture. After
hearing some of the letters in favor of
these gentlemen the board adopted the
committees report as stated in yesterday $
EVERY EVENING. Mr.. Robinson is at
present in the chief engineers department
OF the Pennsylvania railroad, and is well
known in Wilmington. where he was two
years ago the city engineer. Mr.. Bishop
is now professor of agriculture in the Mis-
sissippi Agricultural College, and was Sc.
| lected from large number of applicants.
Both are full professorships, with salary
of 81 $50.
Several resolutions proposed at the last
meeting by Captain Brown were then
heartily passed, The first one formally
recognized and established the military de
partment by action Of the board, which
through inadvertence had never before
been done and which was required by the
Secretary Of War, The captain has always
been considered by the faculty as mem
Der of that body, but it was merely the
| formal recognition and sanction of the
board as matter of record that was
wanted. The next resolution provided that
when student joins the cadet corps he
shall be subject to the same rules and reg.
ulations as prevail in the other depart.
! monts but considering the well-known
fact that the rules and regulations of the
other departments are not enforced the
resolution is of little use. After some dis.
cussion provision was also made for the
payment OF the contingent expenses of the
military department.
AT the afternoon session the subject ot
the new building was taken up, The plans
IN blue PRINT were put up on the wall and
Mr.. Evans, of the firm of Furness, Evan.
d. Co., Philadelphia, who furnished thu
plans, was present and explained them tC
the committee. Many suggestions were
made IN regard to the building and luca
ton, put contrary to general expectation
the bids were not opened and nothing IL
reference to the building was defnitel,
decided except the location, which is tn,
east side of the front campus, Mr.. Bigg
and one other, however insisting on tn,
west side, the vote being IL TO ,, Til
whole matter was, as usual, referred to
building committee with full power to an
prove plans, open bids and award the con
tract. il being the sense of the meetin,
that the contract price should not exceei
s23, 600. This committee consists OF Presi
dent Raub, DR.. Bush, Mr.. Hossinger, Mr.
Curtis, MIR. Hayes and DR. Martin.
The committee on new professors re
ported adversely on the subject of film
the chair of adjunct professor of Englisi
and economies, but the board thought tina
this department was Of the utmost impor
lance and should not be neglected, and tn
committee was instructed in the nea
future to recommend man to fill tn
, chair, which was to be full professorshi
at Sl75O per annum. The board &C
journed TO meet at the call of the president