The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-21
OPPOSED TO
CO-BDUCATI0N
Trustees of Delaware Col,
lege Give C0-Educa-
ton a Set Back.

Newark, June 21.-At the meeting oil
The Trustees Of Delaware College yester-
day the following resolutions on tbs
death of DR.. Pratt were passed:
1.-The board Of trustees OF Delaware Col
lege. desiring to give expression to its
sense Of loss sustained In the recent death
of one of its honorod and faithful mem.
bers, DR.. Nathan Pratt of Milford, Della
ware, who passed quietly away from his
earthly home on Sunday evening last after
q long Illness adopts the following:
Resolved This board bears testimony
to the faiihfulness and efficiency with
which our deceased colleague discharged
his duties as member OF the board, and
the uniform courtesy and kindness which
ever characterized his conduct
s."That our worthy member and associate
had deep and abiding interest in the well
fare of our beloved collegiate institution
that never tagged while he had health and
strength to discharge his official duties.
"Always firm, consistent and able In
tho discharge Of the work assigned, the re-
suits being always In The direc ion OF ben
eft and good to our common cause.
'"rhat in all the official positions held
under the state and national governments
our friend and brother fully met the ex-
pectatioDs of all in the affairs committed
to his trust.
Certainly as an official Without blem-
ish and without repfoach. In his private
relations always Away faithful, kind and
Just, and he departed this life as he lived,
HI honorable citizen and Christian
gentleman.
Resolved, chat the secretary be request
ed to forward these resolutions to tho
family Of the deceased"
At the annu ual cleo ion of officers Chief
Justice Charles B. Lore was reelected
president; Nanlove Hayes OF Dover, vice.
president; Charles B. Evans of Newark,
secretary and treasurer.
There was an in eresting debate over
co-sducation but it resolved set back By
vote Of 0 to- 8. An effort was made at the
last session Of the Legislature to have
law passed making Delaware College a
co-educational institution but the bill was
lost In the shuttle.
President Harter made his report in he
morning with the recommendation that
the curriculum remain the same as dur
ing the past term, which was adopted The
committee on examinations reported the
result of the tests in the various classes
and the report Of the committee on agri-
culture was postponed until the July
meeting.
The position of assistant electrical en-.
gineer was abolished at the morning ses-
sion. This will take effect Immediately.
Carl Harrington, '95, held this position.
He Is an electrical engineer and the needs
of the institution req aired that a mechan-
ical engineer be secured. Acting III &C.
cord with this the trustees appointed A.
N. Brown Of Columbus, Ohio, as assistant
mechanical engineer, at a salary of 81, 600.
At present he ia employed In a mechanical
college in Columbus. Leo Willis was re.
appointed an instructor in the shops, aud
Ira Liston Pierce was reappointed rs as
sistant chemist thus relieving Professor
Wolfo to an extent.
1t has been whispered abont the campus
the past few days hat Lieutenant Caban-
mis-. military instructor of the cadets, may
retire from service at the college. To-
day, in the trustees meeting, President
George A. Harter was empowered to fill
tho vacancy in event Of Lieutenant Caban-
MISS retirement. While on the retired
list OF tho army he was sent to the college
here for one year under special detail.
His family lives in Danville. Va, and re-
Gently he was considering renting house
In Newark and removing his effects here.
He may do this, H. is said. Benjami Saw.
telle, Pennsylyanian, was ut the college
to-day and presented letters Of rooommen-
dation to the trustees. He wishes to sue
coed Lieutenant Cabannis II no should
resign. Mr.. Sawtelle is a Lahigl gradu-
ate and spent two yoars at West Point.
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES.
Master OF Arts-Edward Lawrence
Smith.
Master of Science-Ira Liston Pierce
Electrical Engineer-Carl Harrington.
Classical Course andrew Donnell Mar
shall, B. A. Harrison, Wilson Vickers, ,Jr,
B. A,
Latin Scientific Course Louis Du Had.
way. b. A; ; Everett Clarence johnson, b.
A.: Frank Ol;n McSorloy. 3, a.; Ed
ward Henry McCabe B A; Harley King
McCabe, b. A George Lodge Medill, B.
A.; George Harlan Wells, 3. A.
Civil Engineering Corps-Richard Paul
Reed, b. G. Il.
Mechanical Engineering Course-Har-
old Green, b. NJ. E.; Willard Franklin
wood, b. NJ. Il.
Electrical Engineering Course-Joseph
West Brown, B. =. Il.