The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-28
THIRD EDITION.


TIE trustees OF Delaware College
met In the college building at Newark
yesterday. Chief Justice Lore presl,i |
ing. The morning session was occu.
pied by the reading OF reports and
their discussion. The statlstio OF the
college reported by the president was:
During the current year the mum.
Der OF students enrolled thus far Ia
W. divided as follows: Seniors, 10;
juniors. u; sophmores, 25; freshmen
10; specials. 5.
IA to courses of study these stu.
dents are divided rs follows: Classics
z; Latin scientific. 80: modern Ian.
guapes and science, 2; civil engineer.
ing, "a; mechanical engineering, 8:
electrical engineering. 10; agriculture.
VI special COURSES, q; u total OF 50 in
the department OF mechanical arts and
agriculture"
while tho total attendance. eighty,
may seem small. we have uevelthe-
less more than twice as many native
students, considering our population
and territory. than any other state OF
the Union, and in some cases nearly
ten times US many. 1t must be re-
mcmbered that eighty students for
Delaware means nearly 500 for Mary
land; over 200 for Pennsylvania. and
over 26U0 for Cornell In New York
though none oil the State institutions
10 these states approach these num-
bers."
Tho report caused a sharp debate
which endUd In private session OF
the rustees. 1t was because they
thought the administration was not us
successful as II should have been and
also to provo the truth or falsity oil
the charges made which the trustees
md 81
cause. OF the small attendance at SUCH
an institution
President Raub In reply to these ar
gumants said the criticisms and
charges against the college were male
by irresponsible parties and particu
larry by newspaper correspondent 8
froeident Lore said tho cha yes were
not confined 10 newspaper critic,
Rlone. during tile noon recess JohI
u. SALISBURY drew up resolution
which prov ded for conmlttte. o.
i've trustees to investigate the admin
tstratloh OF the college, nd when tn,
trusteos assembled again at u'rlo 81;
adopted the resolution. Tie mentors
W. T. Cuusey. Dr. Lewis Mustard
LeWis G. Nandegrllt, George f Evans
and Nanloye Hay oe, Will fully rnves
tiRated the questions OF the efficiency
oil President Itaub and his associates
A resolution was also passed appoint
ing COMMITTEES to examine all books
documents and papers; u5so provld,
Ing for the payment OF the coin
Intttee's expenses from the college
fund
j Alexander Futon. " II Stevens
and ". IL. Purucl were appointed {
committee to draft resolutions on the
death OF Ex-Governor Il. L. BigEs
f1I a Al
made by SOY eral oil lnn Inembers. On
motion of Mr. Hayes the report OF Dr
Rhub was accepted nnG ordered print
ed. Tho report Of the Prudential
Committee showed expenses amount.
Ing to $G9I. -. Tue tCtul reUeiutl
vera SjOJSI 81 lie total disbursr
nients s41, il!.A4. A communication
from Professor +. A. NelHe SKIING ful
tle appointment Of an assistant
teacher IN the department OF MecAanl
ell Ehglnecaln2, WIS presented anD
action on IL postponed until the AaN
meeting oil the trustees. An epplIca
Gon from Professor Weihe for leave ol
absence TO begin four weeks before
the college commandment TO allow
Nun to visit Germany during the com
iug summer, wa granted. ...
10 tie Prudential tOmmittee WAS rc
TERED Tho suggestion tput Professor
Wsihe purchase needed electrical az
paratus while abIOud. The Commute
gu Discipline reported tnat 1t IL cape
u!ent 10 open preparatory d art
ment Tor the preparation OF stu Uent
desiring to enter the college. AC,loi
was postponed on the resolution OF
fered by ii. f. Cuusey. AUTHORIZING
the yOarly expenditure of $500 10
lectures. Tho committee to draw
resolutions on the death of OK Clover
nor Blggs presented them and ad
1ouinlnGai vas mads.