Evening journal., 1897-02-11
DELAWARE COLLEGE ALUMNI
BANQUET

old gold and blue, the members and
guests of the Delaware College Alumni
Association held its annual banquet
last night in Eden Han. The bunting
was formed into diamond shapes and
numerous college flags occupied con-
spicuous positions, while hidden behind
the ferns and lilies an orchestra dis
coursed sweet strains of music.
The faculty was present, members of
the alumni. who have grown gray with
age were there, and many Of the trus-
tees and the invited guests occupied i'm
portant positions.
The occasion was one OF exceptional
interest to those who are interested in
the welfare of the institution that was
founded atNewark oversix decades ago,
The elaborate menu that was served
was all that the inner man could de-
sire, being the best that has been
served to the association. The menu
card was gotten up in handsome style
and was adorned by old gold and blue
ribbon.
The committee in charge was COM
posed of Francis Burgette Short, chair
man; Pierre Blair Pie, Baldwin
Springer, Lewis c. Vandegrift, Robert
ID. HoifCcker, Jr., and DR.. j. Willard
Crossan.
Lewis c. Vandegrift. president of the
Alumni Association, presided and acted
as tOastmaster In his Introductory
speech he said that we are here Assem-
bled as Delawareans. because we un-
selfshly love our college and because
we unselfshly and reverently love our
good fathers and mothers who toiled,
saved and denied themselves that the
condition of their children might be
better than their own had been. The
men who have gone out into the world
from under the guiding and sheltering
wing of our college, so far as / have
knowledge of them, have not been
weakened end handicapped with a rich
inheritance Of material wealth The
speaker then went on to tell in what
paths of life Delaware College gradu-
ates may be found. This state to-day
needs tho patriotic assistance of all
her children. The barometer of its
moral tone has been sinking now for
years. l believe the restoration of our
body polite to health can be greatly
promoted and helped by Delaware Col
! lege and her sons. l firmly believe that
It ought to be. that it can be, that it
will he, tho fountain head for better
! things in Delaware.
Mr.. Vandegrift then introduced Dr.
! Harter, who responded to the toast,
What Should Be the Relation Between
the College and Her Sons?" He said
/ that in the college Of to-day the feeling
! is prevalent that student life must lead
/ to noble deeds and that there must be
something higher than mere prosperity.
| Our institutions are liable to the sell
! ishness that exists everywhere these
! days. DR.. Harter then went on to show
how the present condition of the col
lege had come about He stated that the
college was thoroughly equipped. The
appropriation by the government
amounts to about $4,000, which will
increase yearly by $1,000 until it
reaches 1000. Occasionally groans
are heard but they may be put
down as growing pains. He went on
to explain the advantages Of the new
reading room at the college and re-
ferred to the athletics. This depart
ment, he said, was necessary to secure
health essential to good work in the re-
citation room.
DR.. Keyser responded to "The lnflu-
ence of the Dutch Upon the Education
of Delaware" in which he followed the
history of the Dutch from the time the
first village school was established in
1890 to the landing of the Dutch at New
Amsterdam, now New Castle. His talk
was very interesting and contained
many historic facts which he gathered
he said, during the past year. with the
intention of staying all night in Will
mington.
where Delaware College Should
Stand in the Constitutional Conven-
tion." was responded to by Edward ID
Hearn, a member Of the constitutional
Convention. He said that four Della.
ware alumni are members of the con.
ventiOn. He assured the members thai
I if Delaware College is to be represented
r in the new Constitution a committed
3 from the association would receive the
e utmost attention by the convention.
C Hon. Charles b. Lore, in a number o
- complimentary remarks, responded 4
= the toast. "What Should be the Aim ant
Duty Of Delaware College Graduates al
/. Citizens of Delaware?" All lines Of lif
r. are open to graduates of the college
4 An aim and duty rests on every maj
!. who has been graduated at the cOlleg
= and who is a factor of the makeup O
{ the state. Every graduate should g
# out with an aim, and that aim shOul
o be to work. He is armed with cunnin
!. in hand and a cultivated brain. III
I said that the true genius after all wa
n the man that could endure hard an
continued work in certain pursuit.
The duty of the Delaware COlleg
graduate is to yoke Delaware Colleg
to the state. Every educational inst
tuition in the state should have its ter
Ie drills fastened about the college. 1t no
rs has faculty that cannot be surpasse
r. by any ia the United States, and theI
are many other advantages, includin
e a plant equal to all emergencies. AboN
ri all the college men OF outside instiu
D. tions now in the state the Deiawal
e. graduates stand. The influence shoul
r be so extended as to be felt from n
banks of the Brandywine to Baltimol
a, hundred 1t is the duty of the COLES
IN and the state to be yoked so close t
Of gether that they will be intellectual
e. married.
r. superintendent Harlan, Princip
e. Johnson. A. r. Spaid, Principal Berl
iy and Waldo c. Wilson responded to r
quests of the chairman.