The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-04
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W. Manning of Delaware College
read at the meeting last night.
They fear that to ask that Coun-
Gil be authorized to appropriation,
900 toward establishing The Della.
ware College In Wilmington, would
kill the bill for the improvement of
the Christiana. Reasons submit.
ed why the college should be trans.
ferred as set forth by one Of the
projectors are:
Some thirty years ago the city
OF Syracuse, n. y, bonded itself
for one hundred thousand dollars
to move Genesee College from Lima,
N. Y. The chancellor OF Syracuse
University says that that institu-
ton, which is Genesee College
moved and transformed, brought
seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars into Syracuse. aud paid ten
thousand dollars IN taxes last year.
The bonding OF the city and NOV
ing the college was evidently fine
business venture ior the city and
an equally grand move for the col
lene.
delaware College, which has
been i'll existence about sixty years
IS small and located in Il small
town, AS Gcnesec College WAS. If
brought to Wilmington the general
result will be the same Tor Della
ware College, as moving TO SYRIA
cuac was for Genesce College. An
indication OF the results may be
seen from what has already hap.
pened. Some weeks since one OF
the professors Of Delaware College
offered to teach free of charge Ger
man and French 10 any teachers,
who might present themselves. The
college sent out invitations to the
teachers Of the state, calling the
first meeting at Newark. Five
teachers came. One week laicr a
meeting WAS called at WILMINGTON
and eightv.une joined the classes.
At present over one hundred teach
Crs receive q atuitous instruction
at Wilmington.
wilmington should strive to get
Delaware College for her own in.
tcrest indeed. but far beyond her
sell-interest, to benefit more, and
in tact directly or indirectly all OF
the people OF the state. And all
should Join in this effort to place
the college where it can better
reach aud benefit all. The move.
mcnt should be above sectional
strife, party or sect.
"Eyen the agricultural depart
ment will be more useful on the
outskirts OF Wilmington than at
Newarll, for hundre DIS and proba.
bly, thousands oIlarmcrs V no never
go to Newark, do visit or pass
through Wilmington. aud thevcouId
and wculd consult the agricultural
staff there. 1t is understood that
only a small tract OF land thrce or
four acres possibly is under cuGti-
walton at the agrIe ulturll station.
and that coi.ld be readily found at
Wilmington. II is highly probable
that site Tor college aud sta
ton eau be had without cost. In
decd, rumor has it thai one has al
ready been Offered.
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