Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-12-12
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paniment and was so loudly encOred
that he appeared the next time with his
banjo and sang one of Buster Browns
selections "Dady's Only Son." The
Mozarian Quartette (boys quartettej
under the direction of Townsend JEFF
ferson sang two selections which won
we'll merited applause. This quartette
in composed of RalstOn McCausland,
Irving Brinton, Walter Chandler, and
Watson Gearhart Miss Lillian Ennis
also sang solo which was applauded.
Jas. Il. Hughes Esq, Of Dover Makes Address.
After reading the committee report
of the condition of affairs at. Delaware
College with regard to agricultural |
training, Master Walker introduced
James II Hughes Esq, of Dover who
spoke on the Illegal Status of Della |
ware College" After showing the |
necessity of an agricultural education
and training, he referred to the fact
that Delaware College under the Nor
rell aud Hatch bills passed by Congress
was receiving aboAt $50, 000a wear to
be devoted to the education of Del
aware boys in agricultural and
mechanic arts. lie also referred to
the fact that the Delaware Leg
Islature had authorized the expendi-
ture of more than 800, 600 for build
ings, as under the Morrel aud Hatch
bills none of the $780, now received
by the College could be used for build
ings and equipment. 1t was further
shown that despite the fact that
agriculture was one of the principal
features named in the Morrell aud
Hatch bills and despite the. fact that
agriculture is a vocation of which fully
forty percent of the population of Del
aware Is engaged, there was according
to the committee report only one
student in 100 taking the agricultural
course. and only $1,000 a year of the
funds expended directly for'agriculture
Lawyer Hush hes blamed the Trustees
for not paying more attention to this
important department of the college
and said the farmers had a right kick,
that their interests were as much at
stake as those interested in mechanic
arts for which the bulk of the funds
were contributed. As to the legal
status he however threw very little
light only to say that there was YER
bal agreement between the original
trustees aud the Delaware Legislature
and that while the state had contribu-
Ted 800, 900 or m lre, that technically
the control OF the college was in the
hands of the original trustees. He in
listed, however, that the Grange on the
part of the farmers of Delaware de-
mand their rights and if the Trustees
did not give them consideration that
they should claim the income of the
Morrell and Hatch bills and organize
another agricultural college.
John c. StockIy COntradiets Committee Repor
Prof. Hayward the new director o
the Delaware College Experimen
Station and head of the Agriculture
Department was the next speaker an
spoke of education at the college. Fl
said he believed the Trustees wer
only too anxious to improve this de
partment if they could receive the al
sistance of the State. As under tn
Morrell and Hatch acts no money coul
be expended for property their hand
were tied. He said if the State woul
appropriate funds for the purchase of
farm adjoining the college, he couI
build up the agricultural departures
and increase the enrolment Of agricu
tural students considerably by giviu
them a practical education. His a
dress was followed by remarks by
H. Messick Of Bridgeville and S. ]
Derby of " oodside, both Delawa
College trustees, and Arnold Nauda
of Stanton. John C.Stockly of Smyr
a trustee asked for the privilege
making a few remarks and he brand
the Committee Report and the remar
of Lawyer Hughes as a gross misrepl
lsentation of facts. He said the Trustt
were anxious to do all they could
agriculture but we're handicapped
the lack of funds. III the DELAYS
Legislature would aid them in getti
farm and equipment where the far
ers boys could receive a practical 81
cation, the agricultural departm,
would become decidedly more impC
ant and interesting. The Board
Trustees and the Faculty he decla
were doing and had done all in th
power to bring the agricultural depI
ment up and for this reason the Tr
tees were unjustly censured. As
the $1,000 expended on agriculture,
showed this to be a gross misrepres
tation of facts The money bad b
so distributed as to give systems
training in all departments so that
agricultural student could get