Evening journal., 1896-03-12
Chanre Of site no nsnsnt

Talk Of removing Delaware College
from Newark to Wilmington is undoubt-
edly confined to a very small and not
particularly influential circle. Were
such step being agitRted to any great
degree It would be manifest in the
Alumni Asso station. That body has
never even informally suggested such a
change. In fact, at Its recent dinner, Il was
announced that the next General As.
ssmbly would be asked to supply funds
needed for the erection Of new dorml-
tory building. This Is certainly indlca-
tive that removal OF the college to this
city is not on the program Of tbs AssoclA
tion which has close at heart the inter
ests Of this institution.
We fail to see any particular advantage
which weuld accrue to the college by It's
removal here. Newark Is within twenty.
Eve minutes Of WILMINGTON by rail. Two
main lines with their many way trains
are at the disposal OF Wilmington boys
and girls who wish to attend the college
Commutation tickets are TO be had at
reasonable rates and there is no reason
why Wilmington students should not r.
up and down every day Just as Nswars
boys and girls who attend the various
educational institutions OF our city are
doing at the present time.
The state has q valuable property al
Newark In addition to its market price
there is the charm and value OF associa
tlon. A member Of the General Assembly
who would Introduce a bill for the sal
Of The old college building would raise
such storm OF indignation that he
would be glad to recall the act and con-
sign it TO the waste basket. The mere
idea of that honored old building 10
which so many Of DslawAre's distin-
gulshed sons spent their college days,
being sold and converted into mill, or
something Of that sort, would be most
rspugnant to the feelings OF Dslawsreans.
Casting aside all sentimentallty, It is
doubtful whether the college property
At Newark could be sold to good advan-
taee We know OF no enterprise likely
to locate theirs which would need build
ings such as those which 60 to make up
Delaware College. Newark has one or
more buildings on hand which we're
designed aud built especially for manu-
featuring purposes and cannot get
tenants for them.
Regarding endoWments. It Is mere ly
necessary to state that Delaware is
small state Our people have had Della
ware College before them for many
years Had they felt Ike making en-
doWment5 it's location at Newark would
not have deferred them. The truth Of
the matter Is that the monied class In
Delaware is more bent on pillng up
wealth and keeping It in the family than
10 making endowments to institutions Of
learning. Once Ia q great while We
raise philanthropist. bat he Is usually
OopoOr to do much that Is OF lasting
benefit
Delaware College needs two things to
make It successful and to place It In the
foremost rank OF institutions Of It's
character. They are:
First-8ore liberal appropriations from
the state for buildings. equipment and
the procurement OF men to Oil the vari
GUS chsirs as they are filed at Yale,
Harvard, Cornell. Princeton and other
frst-class colleges
Sseond-Ths support OF DslswAreans
who have children to whom they wish to
give college education.
Delaware College lacks support In both
these essential partIsulars. and until
that support be gIVen It must remain, to
all intents and purposes, as It Is to-day.
Change OF site caa accomplish little lif
anything.
The trustees are doing the best they
can with the means they have At com
msnd Dssks must be empty, and the
standard low While money is scarce, and
the very Dslawsreans who should be
contributing to the support Of Delaware
College are sending their children to
other states, where large appropriation
and liberal endowments have enabled
college trustees to offsr the best possible
inducements In the educational lloe