Evening journal., 1902-07-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Manning Discusses Change Of Site

Manning Discusses Change Of Site
TO the Edltor Of the Evening Journal
Sir In the minds Of few there may
seem TO be some doubt as to whether
Delaware College can be moved from
ita present site If such persons will
reflect that in eight instances the
benefciaries Of the educational fund of
the general government have already
been changed, they will seek in vain
for a foundation for such doubts I
Will cite two instances Of such change.
A letter in my possession received
from President James X. Patterson
reads in part as follows: "This col
lego Estate College. Of Kentucky was
connected with Kentucky University
until 1878. when the Legislature in
tervened and dissolved the connection.
A committee was appointed by the Leg
islature TO locate the college and the
city of Lexington offered inducements
which they accepted"
In letter received from the presi-
dent OF New Hampshire College OF
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, the
following sentence occurs: I'm 1893
this college was separated from Dart
mouth and established on an indie
pendent basis at DURHAM" While il
is recognized that the removal OF Della
ware College is fully within the power
lof the Legislature, the object of the
present effort for removal is not to in
duco the Legislature to exercise its
authority; but to offer such induce
ments for removal to the trustees Of
tho college that they will seek permits
sion from the Legislature to make the
removal.
The following letter, also in my pos
session and sent me by DR.. W. II. Har-
Ills. u g. Commissioner of Education.
will explain itself: "Your letter Of
tho sixth instant asking whether the
adoption of co-education at Delaware
College would endanger the Morrill,
fund as now received by it Is at hand.
In reply thereto, you are respectfully
informed that the act OF Congress OF
August 30, 1890. for the more complete
endowment and support Of colleges Of
agriculture and the mechanic arts es-
tablished under the provisions Of an
act OF July 2. 1862, authorizes the
payment annually to such institutions
OF certain sums of money to be used
only for instruction and for the facil-
tiles for instruction in agriculture. the
mechanic arts. the English language,
and the various branches of mathe-
matical, physical, natural and economic
science. There is nothing in either Of
the above mentioned acts OF Congress
restricting the use of the funds derived
therefrom to the instruction of male
students. Only ten OF the institutions
for whites endowed by the act of July
2, 1862 and August 30. 1890, do not adj
NIT women. So long as the funds au-
thorlzed by the latter mentioned act
are expended for instruction in the
branches of study mentioned therein
no objection can be raised, whether
tho instruction is given to men, or to
both sexes"
Tho direct object of this article is
to show that the general government
will raise no objection to the removal
Of Delaware College, and that such re-
moval, being in the power of the Legis-
lature. may certainly be permitted by
it; and. furthermore, that the general
lgovolnment fund for education will be
in no wise endangered by allowing the
women of the State to share its bene-
fits
The two questions, college removal
and college education for women. do
not of necessity belong together. The
women may get admitted to the col
lege If il Is not removed to Whining
ton; and the college may so to Will
mington and refuse to open its doors
to the women. So far as this article is
concerned, the two questions are treat
ed together, because they have both
been alledged to involve general gov
ernment interference. These, and other
educational questions will be discussed
in other articles. and from other stand
points than that of their relation to
tho general government
Eugene w. Manning.
Newark. Delaware July 90, 1902.