Evening journal., 1893-03-31
DEL. COLLEGE FIGHT
Managers Scored BY the
Legislators.
IT'S TOO MUCH FOR SENATOR LACEY


Senator PiIling's Strong Defense OF the
Institution-The State should Live In
to Its Agreement to Furnish buildings
and Land in Order TO Obtain Uncle
Sans Annual Appropriation Under
the morrill, Act.
star Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March 3l.-The managers Of
Delaware College received an unmerci
full scoring in the Senate. Yesterday morn.
ing They were accused Of the erossest
kind of extravaganza in their eSpendit-
ures of moneys, Senators Lacey aud Pill.
ing leading the attack.
The matter came up in this way
Several weeks ago Senator Pillng offered
JOINT resolution appropriating $40. 600
70 De used in putting up buildings on the
Delaware College grounds. II did not
meet With much favor and was killed
subsequently 10 was revived and referred
to the Committee on Revised Statutes.
There It remained for a long time, and
on Wednesday the COMMITTEES decided to
make the appropriation 6,C00, to be
drawn from the school fund
This resolution as amended Senator
Records offered for adoption yesterday
morning
senator Lacey opposed Il. He said
that he did not favor giving money TO an
institution which paid a professor 81 700
for teaching two students
Mr. Pilling-'I will admit that the
college Is not run TO suit me. / live
there aud have worked a great deal
for IL Two years ago we accepted an
arrangement with the general government
that we would make an appropriation
whereby we could teach agriculture aud
the mechanic arts The Marrill bill
makes a provision that if the state will
furnish buildings and land they will
appropriate $40 600 and advanced IL 81 O00i
every year. The state of Delaware
pledged herself she would do her part
Two years ago the college came here
asking for S4o, 900 10 carry out that
agreement. The Legislature gave them
$25 600
They have erected building that,
really, must say is very good, and very
handsome building, and as economically
put mp as II could have been done by any
private individual But they had not
provisions to put up workshop, which
they are now putting up out Of frame
They can buy machinery with United
States money and pay professors with
United States money but they can't use
one dollar for any other purpose but for
tuition and equipment. They have made
arrangements with the general govern
ment and must furnish the buildings and
make no distinction In race or color. This
state has provided a separate institution
which gets 20 per cent. OF the appropria-
tlon. II the trustees Of Delaware Col
! ge could handle the money they
receive from the general gov
ernment and spend II as they please 1
would vote against that resolution The
senator from Kent county is correct.
They are squandering the money. II
they do not spend II Il goes back TO the
general government II Is squandered
In that way More interest should be
taken 60 get more students in the agri
cultural and mechanic arts departments.
These two classes have fewer students
than any other classes In the college If
they don't get more scholars in these de.
partments the government will with
hold the appropriation for non compli-
ance with the act. They are receiving
n, m the Federal government in the
neighborhood Of $50 600 and $50, 600.
There are only eighty scholars and this
ives nearly f50l scholar They are
going to tiy To institute co education.
They are better prepared for that than
ever before. What IL will result In
don't know. They get money enough to
teach $50 students year / say that
the money is wasted there. Let them
know that / said it'll don't care. We
have got to make appropriations TO both
Delaware College aud the College for
ColoIed Students II we let one go down,
down the whole thing will 60 / don't
think anyone could take exception to
this amount The probability is that
they will not want much more. won't
say that they will not come here any
more. know them too we'll
Mr. Lacey-'lt looked to me like a
terrible waste Of money to pay SLIGO to
a man for teaching two scholars A
S25 600 building for two scholars and
Sl.7OO for a professor for them is a
little too much for me
The resolution was adopted, Mr.
Lacey being the only one who voted no.