The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-09


the Board Of Trustees, called upon Rev.
%. L. Deakyne TO open with prayer, but
as that gentleman did not respond to
the call, Rev. J. ID. Campbell did so.
after which Mr.. Lore, in a brief speech,
gave a sketch of the origin and his
tory of the college.
He said that Congress having in 1887
money to all the States
FOL the purposes of education. ire
Ispective of color, and the last Legis-
Ilaturc of Delaware having approprl-
Iated tho sum OF $4,000 for the purposes
of establishing separate Institution
for colored students, he and his fellow
trustees were appointed to procure
ltion, and have same made ready for
the reception of students. And that
after going up and down the State in
search of a site they finally concluded
to locate 1t where they now were, and
ms to the suitability Of buildings and
Jail other arrangements those present
could judge for themselves.
In opening the college he believed
he voiced the sentiments OF all the
members of tho Board OF Trustees,
when he said that he hoped the. col
Ilege should realize all the expectations
Of the origlnators Of it,and closing his
lIeiuui hS Callcu On llo hON. III. LOOK
of Wilmington.
DIR. Cook said he was pleased to be
present with educators and others,
and was pleased TO he present to wit.
ness this demonstration OF the fact
THAT Delaware was not dead, us some
people said il was. Delaware has only
been sleeping little, but now she was
giving evidence that she was awaking
i from that sleep. and was taking mole
land more interest in education.
Some people said this college was
national affair, but he believed all con-
Injected with 1t should DO honored. An
ignorant people Is n dangerous people,
and every means should be employed
to teach men their duty as citizens
lund the man who would curb tho
Ipected great things from the college,
land would do all lie could to help it
ito fulfill these expectations.
HeY. Mr.. Rawiins congratulated his
Ieolored friends and those who had
helped them to obtain the college. He
wanted every man TO be upllfted. MIR.
Lore introduced w. L. Sirman, Speak
ler of tho last House of Representa-.
.Itive1. who said he was proud of being
Ia citizen of Delaware. and was proud
to say that he was chairman OF the
House of Representatives that made
the appropriation of the money for the
'Icollege.
The next speaker was E. j. Warning,
Esq, Of Baltimore, who, if he had not
said ho was proud of being of tho ne
gro race, your correspondent would
mot have known that he belonged to
the people designated "colored."
Mr.. Warnings speech was tho speech
Iof the day. He said lie was pleased at
being present from tho adjoining state
,iof Maryland, and as an apology for
being present lie being a lawyer would
say that although comparatively a
young man, lie had taken great in
iteresL in education, and that he sup
posed there was not family in the
United States had produced more
Teachers than his family. He had been
a teacher himself, and Is of his family
Ihud been teachers. IL was the duty Of
the State to educate the citizons.
1 Ii they are citizens they have claims
ion the State, and he was proud to see
THAT little Delaware had recoR-
lniZed those claims by tho erection OF
lthe buildings they were in for the
education oil its colored citizens, and
rIcolored people should show their APP
probation OF such recognition, and
those who lead tho thought of the
lleolored people should endeavur tn ill
the college with students. He said he
had the abiding idea that the race, il
lglven the opportunity could do what
iiothers could do He said lle was tho
first colored lawyer admitted to prac-
itice In Maryland. After Mr.. Warning
Had finished, Mr.. Lore Introduced ID. /.
! Marvel, Secretary of State, who con
lgrAtulatcd tho Board of Trustees on
rIwhat II had accomplished.
! He said he always took great in ter
est in the education OF these people, "
and that when he was a boy going to
school, his father Ind u colOred boy
tjWho of course could not go to school,
lbut when he camo from school he
, gave the co!ured boy tho benefit of
what he himself had learned; aud the
: result was that that same colorei boy
is now the principal OF an institution
with lGU students. He said he believed
tt was the duty of the State to educate
4 these people.
Rev. Walter Moore of Lincoln next
addressed tho meeting. Ho said no
.Ieame on behalf OF 300 colored people
ITO thank the trustees ana "a who had
been instrumental in establishing the
college Tor colorpd students Some
people want education for the head
lonly and not the hands. Some only
wanted an education to enable them
Ito wear u silk hat aud u picadllly col
llar but he wanted an education tor
his colofed brethren. which would
give them the knowledge and the
hands to do work equal to any others
with whom they would have to come
in composition with,
JohnJ. Gray, Inspector OF schools,
said that pride made him acknowl-
ledge the compliments which had been
paid To his native State. Delaware was
called slow, but this college Tor colored
Istudants shows that it is not dead.
Daniel +. Hamilton, OF Wilmington,
lat the urgent request of MIR. Lore
made his appearance and in a plain,
natural and unsephi5ticated manner
Expressed the feelings of sutisfac-
zion he had at Witnessing the dedi-
Ication OF an institution Tor the educu-
lion OF his young culored brethren.
Illa had no opportunity in his youth
himself he said for learning anything,
and he Iejoiced at tho change which
HAD taken place IN Delaware.
Professor Webb followed and said
The college was opened for tho devel-
Iopment oil the hands as we'll as the
Ihead. 30 years ago, lie said there was
mo such thing as an institution like
this in existence where indu strial arts
IWere taught.
Henry c. Conrad, Esq, said that
whilst tho proceedings oil tho day were
going on he had heen thinking of the
ltiret message gent by Atlantic Cable,
l"What has God wrought.' In 1850 or
lt76J the building in which they were
standing was the stately colonial
mansion of one Loekerman. The
state road then went past IL. There
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