Evening journal., 1894-05-24
FROM EARLIEST TIMES.
A Review Of the History and
Work of Delaware College.
PREPARED BYLYNAM POWELL, AM.

cupied Places iu the Administration Of
the Coiiego-The Lottery Endowment
Reoalied-The Tragedy which Ended
the Life of Roach aud Almost Ruined
the College.
The recent furry at Delaware College
resulting In an investigation and the
complete exoneration OF President Raub,
has awakened considerable interest. and
all matters connected with the institution
are now read with interest, particularly
by Delawareans. Lyman p Powell, A. NJ,
a brilliant Delaware boy who Is nov
making a mark as lecturer on educa-
tional subjects. has written under au-
thority OF an act OF Congress, history
OF education in Delaware. from which
the following facts concerning Delaware
College aud its affairs, from 1918 20 the
present time, are taken and condensed
Numerous appeals were made TO the
general assembly at its various sessions
to establish a college. but nothing OF
Importance was done until January 1918.
when an act was passed TO enable the
! trustees OF Newark Academy to raise
500, 600 by n lottery, for the purpose Of
erecting and establishing college in
Newark The money raised by the lot
terry was TO be applied 20 the erection of
the college, and the surplus, II any,
to the endowment thereof. This lottery
was operated on the same general plan
Of all lotteries, with stated drawings
prizes. etc.
J How the College Fund Was Endowed.
, In 1921 the college was granted the
proceeds Of certain taxes on stage lines
u and on steamboats, plying between Phia.
j. delphia and points on the Delaware. 10
b was again ordered Ia 1924 that the
money raised by the above devices should
n be invested In some productive stock,
which with tho dividends on IL aud
o further donations. should form the
e college fund. February II. 1885,
n another act was passed for the benefit Of
the college, which provided for the
raising OF the additional sum Of $4,000
In 1921 the General Assembly passed an
set to establish college at Newark or
ia its vicinity for the education Of youths
In the English, Latin and Greek Ian.
guages, besides arts and sciences.
y The College Established February o, I s33.
n This act provided that the institution
e should bear the name Of Delaware Col
:, lege, aud that the Board OF Trustees
II should consist OF not more than thirty
e members to be appointed by the General
Assembly. Finally, Newark College was
" established under a charter granted Feb
81 ruary 8. 1888, and buildings we're at once
,f erected.
Its Distinguished Trustees.
n Oae Of the most notable features OF
- this document under which the college
y WAS opened was the nomination
"a for trustees Of men prominent In national
sassII ~N.Na lr.t. IL
n Louis Mclean, Richard II. Biyard and
4 Henry NJ. Ridgely were in their prime
! and distinguished in national and state
n councils. An organization was effected
= in April, 1888 by Willard Hall being
II elected chairman aud Daniel r. Black,
. secretary, o, the board In September
~ of the same year, the trustees met anc
y the plan Of instruction aud government
Il was adopted
- Two courses were offered The aca
demic, which was equivalent TO tn,
course offered by the Newark Academy
which institution was the following year
absorbed by the college, and the collegi
ed ate course, which course embraced Latin
re Greek, the modern languages, mathe
matics, mechanics, astronomy, chemistr,
a and other branches Of natural philosophy
cd geography, history and bellies lettres
lc w EANAleaNltnAlo MNlh tclNhlArnNi
20 by the trustees Andrew Gray, a graduat
We Of the University Of Pennsylvania an,
grandfather Of the Hon. George Gray
to made determined fight for the openinl
n Of the college with four professors In
ng stead Of two, on the ground that twi
nd we're insufficient TO do the work antici
pAted and that under such a regime
ic was unreasonable TO expect patronage. Il
20 WAS finally decided to employ three pro
lis fessors.
All Doors Thrown Open In 1884.
~ The doors of the college were throw
open to students Immediately after tn
In, inaugural exercises Of May S, 1884, an,
ID during the FIRST term sixty-four student
sd were enrolled
'.i Alexander T. Gray was the onl
- student sufficiently advanced to ente
A. the collegiate department. DR. E. w
Gilbert was elected president Septem
~, Der 90, 1884, during which yes
~ ninety-four students were enrolled
twenty three Of whom entered the collie
giate department.. President Gilbert re
sigred a year later owing to th
IN fact of his conscience not being elasti
he enough TO rest content while the princ
Ms pal fund Of the college was derived fror
in lottery
ch DIR. Gllbert's Tender Conscience.
,es Dr. Richard Mason was chosen {
"a fll the vacancy, at the end Of who's
"a, term the college had forty-two students
ne Te twenty-three in the college proper, ID
n. f. w. Gilbert was recalled in lS4C
iss which he would not accept until th
70 lottery scheme was given up Associate
ls1 with President Gilbert during his secon
uu term were such men as Norton, ALE
lu and Horsfood, men even then noted IL
oi their achievements aud who later b.
1~ came famous
pit In March 1S43, Dr. Gilbert again Re
signed, and James P. Wilson held b
place Tor q short period, when Villa
Augustus Norton, the eminent math
TO matican, succeeded him, but he 500
.ge found that the executive duties OF ii
ne Office were not congenial to his scholarl
ma tastes.
.aii Rev w S Z. Graham was the ne,
10, incumbant during wbOse term uinet