Smyrna times., 1896-03-04
DELAWARE COLLEGE DINNER.
Re-UniOn of the Delaware College Alumni in
Wilmington Bright Speeches and Much
JOliity.

Re-UniOn of the Delaware College Alumni in
Wilmington Bright Speeches and Much
JOIlity.
The dinner given by the Alumni As
sociation of Delaware College, in the
parlors of the New-Century Club,
Monday 9th ult., was the most sue
cessful one i'll the history of that or
and old students who had
not met for years before, renewed ac-
quaintance and promised better sup
port of the college i'll the future. The
dinner passed pleasantly, the speeches
were short and witty and the attend
ance was large.
The tables were arranged in parel-
lOgram, with one side omitted. The
speakers occupied the end table. In
all, seventy eight persons were present,
representing alumni of all ages. All
of the speeches were III favor of re-
newed efforts being made in behalf OF
the college, and this sentiment was
literally applauded. There were but
few set speeches and one OF them had
to be omitted on account of the illness
of Chief Justice Charles B. Lore, the
president of the board of trustees Ol
the college.
The dinner began shortly after 7.3C
o'clock. At each plate was a menu
card bearing the college colors.
The menu follows:
Oysters on half shell.
Cream Celery Soup. Boiled Rock Fish.
Fillet of Beef and Peas.
Potato Croquettes.
Roman Punch.
Dressed Lettuce, Cheese, Crackers.
Ices and Cakes.
Coffee
Cigars. Cigarettes.
Edward N. Vallandigham, of New
York, presided. Prayer was Offered
by the Rev. F. B. Short.
Mr.. Short also called upon Mr.. Val
landigham for the first toast, whicl
was ""The Relation Which Delawar,
College Should Bear to the Peninsula.
The speaker aludded to the position
which Delaware College occupied
which was well situated for a college
He also alluded to the number of ex
cellent preparatory schools which ar
located on the Peninsula, some O
which are historical. He said tina
these should act as feeders to the col
lege. 1t should draw these institution
closer to it and if possible scholarship
should be given to the bright boy
from these institutions without an,
regard to State lines.
John G. Higgins, of Delaware City
was the second speaker. He replied t.
the toast, "The Place of the Countr.
Boy in the College" Mr.. Higgin
made an interesting address, In allud
ing to the country boy, he said, til
trouble, too often, is that the parent
OF the country boy look at the lawyer
and other professional men and de
eide that some of his boys must ente
one of the learned professions. By tn
time the younger ones are ready to @
to college the means of the farmer ar
exhausted and the remaining have t
become farmers. But the time ha
passed when boy who is to become
farmer need go without an education
He needs to know and to be educate
as well as the boy who enters a profes
sion. A world of knowledge is opene
to him if he has the necessary training
He knows the chemistry of the sol
He knows why certain things are don
and why they should be done and doe
not follow blind rule. The boy no
has a chance to secure that education
Delaware College is open to him an
he need make but few sacrifices j
order to secure the necessary fund
with which to go there. The colleg
with its elegant equipment is ready I
receive him and welcome him,
DIR. A. N. Raub, the president of I'll
college, was called upon to respond [
'"The College" In doing so he r,
ferred to the help which it had receive
from the State during the past fe
years, amounting in all to about $50
600, part of which has been spent
new buildings. The institution ais
receives from the government $23, 900
year, which is ample for all its need
He said that no tuition was charge
any boy within the State, and in a,
dition the State allows free tuition |
ten boys from outside of the Stat
The college can accommodate man
more students than there are at pre-
ent, and he believed that the Aluml
Association could do much to hel
bring them there. He asked the men
bers to exert their influence in the il
terest Of Delaware College.
William @. Spruance was called upo
for a speech, and responded in a hapr
vein. His remarks were directed mos
ly to the early training he received
Newark. While thele two gre
thoughts were impressed on his min,
one was ''the duty of the hour, al
the other, "show thyself man
These two precepts did more towal
moulding his character than anythir
else he ever learned in his life. M
Spruance was applauded many tim
during his remarks.
A letter Of regret was read fro
Chief Justice Lore.
Manlove Hayes, of Dover, who W