Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-06
and malice aforethought. Such criticism
will be welcome.
NJ. HAYES,
S. NJ. CURTIS,
GEORGE G.. EVANS,
JAMES HnssINGER,
GEORGE W. MARSHALL.
Committee on Instruction and Discipline.

GEORGE q. EVANS,
JAMES HnssINGER,
GEORGE w. MARSHALL.
Committee on Instruction and Discipline.
April it'll, s93.
TRUSTEE ENDORSES m. rURsELL.
Editor Gaatte: read with inter-
est the communication of William Il.
Purnell, LII D., as printed by you in yes
terdays edition.
AS trustee Of Delaware College, and a
graduate alumnus, have peculiar in
terest in the institution whose ups and
downs have become so familiar TO not only
Delaware, but all parts OF the Peninsula,
the educational centre of which Delaware
College naturallyis and undoubtedly ought
to be.
regret to have to add that there seems
to me too much unwholesomo truth in
the charges made by the erstwhile presi-
dent of the college. What private griefs'
may Turk beneath this bold exposure,
alas, ] know not neither do | care
Truth is truth torovermore, and what Dr.
Pprnell says, as well us what he implies,
is unfortunately to well founded
Since the invasion OF DR.. Raub, the col
lese has forfeited all but its name. II that
'.edncator's' purpose had been to
"dwindle" it to the proportions of n
normal school, whose normal STANDARD
would be the best good to the personal
| principal, he could not have done more
| shrewdly if he had done differently. The
| trustees have played subsidiary purt and
| the will of the maker of school.text books
has become the law Of the land. We are
only called together to endorse his doings
when he dictates, and at other times are
totally ignored. If any good result had
ensued, there might be excuse for silence,
even now. But the fact is that, under the
special tutelage of the normal school, PHI.
d., the college is dependent on its name
for its individuality. If it rises in scholar
ship above the attainments of the county
| academies of Pennsylvania, or even that
of Dover Academy, the public have nc
means of knowing or proving II. Just
why? is the question. just why Dir. Rauf
should be paid 5000 Tor drumming ~
cadets to take lessons in the three RS ii
school nominally collegiate, is query
number one. lust why DIR. Raub shonlC
be paid $1,000 for any service in one year
is query number two. Just why DR., haub
who, If he has any faculty beyond re
arranging and readapting school textbook
has not developed it, should be placed q
the head OF an institution nointnally col
legiate, is query number three.
But | write this ungraclouS comIuunica
lion more especially TO emphasize tin
point made by DR.. Purnell, about TIN
matter OF scholarship as demonstrated b,
| EXAMINATIONS. IL Is NDJ llctboodIN W tSsGI
superior scholarship on the part Of TN
trustees or committeeman to sustain tn
position that public or scrutinized exam
nations, are likely to be more thorough
than heperfunGtory ones made by teacher
with salary dependent on their success
and whose primary ergo is to make n gout
showing. have been for several years
member of the examination committe
Of Delaware College, as appears by tn
annual catalogue. Since the incumbenc,
Of Dr. Raub, / have never been notitic
when to appear for duty. More than once
have called attention to the omission an
have been invariably met with the smilin
response that the duty of notifying til
committee had been Overlooked"
G. W. CRUIKsHAaK.
| A.;I al, teDo