Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
STATE COLLEGE FACULTY
The Corps of Instructors Con-
siderably Strengthened.
ELECTION OF THREE PROFESSORS
An Important Meeting of the
Board of Trustees. A 4
Edward N. yaIlandighain of New York City,
w. A. Pratt OF wilmington and Eugene
W. Manning of Lewes, Exceptionally
Strong Men, Elected to Professorships.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
Newark, July 14.-The board of trus-,
tees of Delaware College held an i'm.
portant called meeting yesterday to
pass on matters brought beforeit by
the committee on instruction and dis
cipline. Three professors were elected.
Edward N. Vallandigham Of New
York City, was elected professor Of
mental, moral and political science,
He will take the place formerly Hlled
by DIR. Raub. He will teach the Eng
lish language and literature; history
and political economy. Prof, Vallan-
digbam is native of Newark and a
graduate of Delaware College. He
was recommended to the board by the
Alumni Association. He was at one
time editor OF Every Evening, succeed
ing W. r. Croasdale and preceding
Judge" Humphry in that position.
He has been for number OF years one
of the brilliant editorial and special
article writer's of Gotham. Much OF
mis- work has been done for the New
York Sun. In addition 10 being q
master of English he is known as an
accurate student of history and politi-
cal economy. His election is received
with enthusiastic approval by Newark
people. lsl
W. A. Pratt was elected professor of
mechanical and electrical engineering,
| to succeed Prof. Huntingdon, whose iii
health caused years absence and
then forced him to resign. Prof. HUI
| fington was one of the strong men in
the faculty, but it is felt that Prof.
Pratt has had wealth Of practical
outside experience that will enable
him to fill the place with equal satis-
faction. He is now in the employ OF
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Go.
and was recently transferred by that
corporation from Wilmington to Mar
tinsburg, W. Va. He is we'll known
in Wilmington as a member Of the
Board of Directors Of the Street and
Sewer Department .&
Eugene W. Manning of Lewes was
elected professor of modern languages.
Prof. Manning's chair is new one in
the faculty. His work has heretofore
been divided between Prof. Penny and
Prof. Bishop. Those professors have
now been relieved from teaching In the
college, 30 that their time nay be
given more exclusively to work 10 ccn-
nection with the Agricultural Expert
ment Station. Prof. Manning is u
native of Lewes. He is valuable ac-
QUESTION to the college, being thor
oughly trained and equipped to teach
modern languages. He has been teacher
of modern languages in Cornell Uniyer-
sity, Syracuse University and De Pauw
University. Since severing his con
nection with De Pauw he has spent'sev-
eral years in Europe. All told, his
studies in Europe have extended over
five years ~
The salary attached to each Of these
professorships is 81. $50 year. ;a
A prominent member of the Board
of Trustees remarked after the meet.
ing: "Now that we have completed
our faculty by the election of three
now and exceptionally strong profes'
sors. there is no college in the country
with better equipment or stronger
faculty than Delaware College. !"