Smyrna times., 1892-06-22
Delaware College.

lege is making toward the superior pO-
sitiOn among educational institutions
which its managers design for il de-
serves, and is attracting public no.
tice. Information as to its present
status, and the recent action of the
Board of Trustees, will therefore be of
general interest. The Board effected
the following changes list, The APP
pOintment, at the request of the Presi-
dent, of standing committee on dis
cipline and vacancies in the Professor
ships. 2nd, Requiring concurrence of |
twO-thirds of the Faculty to overcome |
the objection of the President to any |
proposed Faculty proceeding. Sd, !
Establishing "a sGnitGriWm, and appoint |
ing regular matrOn-a measure of
much CONSCIENCE in case of illness
among the students. 4th, Requiring
all students, who may become cadets,
to appear at the drill in uniform, but
still leaving it optional las it was be-
fore practically with parents or guar
dian aud with students who are edU-
eating themselves Independently, whether
they shall enter upon military studies
and become cadets or not The cleo
ton to do so having been made, con-
tary department will be enforced. All
who witnessed on Commencement
Day the admirable physical drill of
the cadets, without arms, exercising
and strengthening every muscle Of the
body, rendering the boys erect, and
giving them activity, ease and grace OF
movement, were most favOrably im-
pressed by this thorough and effective
physical training.
And those who consider the value of
habits of order, alertness, precision and
manly subOrdinatiOn to proper author
ity, as taught by the drill proper, to.
gether with the Importance, in many
, emergencies, of military knowledge,
will deem it fortunate that the general
Government has placed such AN OppOr
tunity within reach.
Let all the boys become cadets. 1t is I
! manly, useful and healthful exercise
and capital advertisement for theil
:. "alma mater" especially wheI
: they appear and drill as hand
sOmely as during the recent cOmpeti
tive drill upon the college grounds
The cost of uniform need not exceed
$l2.l8 if purchased collectively through
the officer 10 charge - Lieutenan
BrOOks-whO will be glad to effect thi
{ saving and indeed, to do any other pei
= sOnal favor possible for his yOun
" friends, though they may sometime
mistake his earnest devotion to dut
le for an inclination to harshness not nat
oI ural to him.
/, The last and perhaps the most in
h pOrtant work of the Trustees, to
Y, mentioned, was the revision and re.al
rangement of the curriculum-whiC
n is now divided into seven distinC
IS courses of study, viz: lst the Glass
IS cal" 2nd, Latin Scientific" g.
ID Modern Languages and Science
4th, civil Engineering" 5th, IN
a. chanical Engineering" 9th. "Electr
cal Engineering" 7th, new and a.
's- mirable fOur-years course in "Agricu
=, ture'-cOntaining the elements Of
81 liberal education with knowledge
all farm interests and leading to Il
es- degree of Bachelor of Agriculture
The college authorities invite critic
i'll examination of these courses Of stuI
M which have all been arranged viii
IA the utmost care. They insist that
'u' college excels and few equal them
Of range and thOrOughness. Faciliti
of never before offered to the young IN
of Delaware within their own State a
st. now established. These VariO
branches are taught by twelve col
er' petent Professors aud one Instruct
VI in shop work. Properly to illustra
.er the scientific studies an experiment
scientific apparatus was essential, a.
Ter. 1t has been supplied in abundance a.
en- of the highest order, at u heavy {
pense. The college libraries have al
'e'' been largely Increased by the additi
.cL of the latest and most valuable scie
tifc works. A work shop has be
bile erected aud fitted with tools, and
render this practical department g
ng- more effective, it is proposed to er,
and fit up another building, for
ool use, as a workshop, of the EleCtr
ooi' department principally. For this p
pose a small appropriation will be
quested of the next Legislature. I
ter, appropriation made by the last Lei
a., lature has been used to construct
M M building which reflects credit bC
dol upon the State and the College,
der of brick, Ornamented with stone, "
large, splendidly lighted and ventil
ion, ed, substantial and handsome. 1t '
len be appropriately furnished aud heat
ma, ma and ready for occupancy by Septem
'''" 1st.
And now what have we? In l.
hoV ton, elevated, exceptionally health
and very attractive, are provided
Pile and excellent buildings, an III
ually fine collection of scientific az
ratus, most varied and complete coul
ion, of study, full and able Faculty, c
ship nest in their work and in addition
Eva these advantages, the Agricultl
pic Experiment Station. splendidly eq
srry ped and we'll Officered is upon the
'uti- lege grounds, offering rare oppOrt
SAINT ties to the students for witness
'lks, actual scientific work. The energ
the President, DIR. A. N. Raub, anticip
OF that the number of students, alre
advanced from l3 to 81, will exc
last 100 in September. Delawareans,
lnul have sons to educate, may well
fall; slider the opportunity lying at t
cred doors, and those who have not
t or youthful representatives have be
ap- them an object worthy of their s
the pride and recommendation.
leed Smyrna, June 20, 1892.
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