Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
:KrDDLErowN. DEL. JULY %, 1911
InsctiOn Il Delaware College

hThe agricultural and mecnanicaa
college in Delaware is known as Deia-
ware college. The last catalogue
shows IL agricultural students in the
institution. OF these, seven are IN
the two-year course. In view Of This
showing, the question that has been
asked us, "What il the matter with
the Delaware college2' is worth while
considering. AT present this college
is receiving from the federal govern
ment $50, 900 annually for experiment
tai work, and $4,000 annually for
college instruction, besides various
sums from time to time appropriated
by the State.
"The small number Of agricultural
students clearly shows that the in
stitution needs to get a move on itself.
Other states have carried agricultural
education forward. Delaware not
only never has done this, but at the
present time is indulging in nap.
Delaware, while not big State, is
yet o great State, and particularly
noteworty in agriculture. Instead OF
II students in the regular courses in
agriculture, there should be 10 or ~
times that many; and such would De
the case were the college properly
organized and we're the men charged
with the agricultural work jealous
enough to push things forward.
"Ons of the horticultural faculty
In reporting a short article about the
farmers week last winter, stated that
be had spent a greater part OF the
day in reporting a similar event. Per
haps in that confession the real trou'
BILE may be located. Certainly that
man is out Of place in the faculty OF
a modern college OF agriculture. A
10.minute job for the average man
becomes nearly q day job to one OF
this faculty. No wonder there are few
students; no wonder the college plays
30 small part in Delaware agricul-
tural affairs.
Delaware farmers should realize
that their money is being spent for
salaries and other expenses, and they
should expect to get full value for this
money. If their hired men in charge
of the college and the agricultural
school are not able to do the work,
they should have no hesitation about
asking these men TO drop ous that
somebody else with more energy,
more training, and more red blood
may take their places. This college
has been asleep for many years. 1t
is time to wake up. The agricultural
sun has been in the sky for a long
time. II is now time for this faculty
to 20 to work. ."-Americun Agric'atur-
isl, July sth, inst.
Several reasons impel TIL
TRANSCRIPT TO reproduce th'
above above criticism criticism. II Il tie tie frs frs
place our attention has beer
called to it by several farmers il
this vicinity. In the next plac'
the very high standing of th'
paper in which it editorially ap
pears, viz. the american Agrtcott
twist. And finally because as
loyal Delaware newspaper TIL
TRANSCRIPT sincerely desires t.
do all it can to promote any insti
tuition or thing seeking the goot
of the State and its citisens.
The criticism is of the agri
cultural side of Delaware Colleg
not of the collegiate, which as W
have been at pains to say NOR
than once, is quite above all crit
cism in the manner of its con
duct-indeed, with its graduate
class Of 38 this year the colleg
gives ample proof Of an efficienc,
that merits only the very highes
praise. And we purpose late
to show our subscribers VIII,
DelaWareans should send thei
sons to Delaware College rathe
than elsewhere for a college edu
cation.
But it is against the agricu.
tural side of Delaware Colleg
which receives almost as muc.
support from State and Nation a
the academic, that this criticismIi
directed; and inasmuch as thi
part of the colleges work an
usefulness is if possible more i'm
portant than the other, we desir
to have the college authoritie
answer the criticism il it be i
any respect untrue or unfair.
It is true only two young me
graduated from a four year
course in agriculture this yeal
that but one will graduate mex
year, and but two in the year TO
lowing. Now we do not kno1
whether this poor showing is th
fault of the professors in charg
of Agriculture in Delaware Co
lege,o or of the unappreciative farl
ers Of the State who fail to recog
nize in this well-endowed institr
ton q rare opportunity for thei
sons to get the most useful kin
Of a practical education. Fc
our part, we would to God 86 {
the 88 graduates Of 1911, ha
been agricultural, instead Of tw'
There is q big overstock Of Ill!
paid engineers, civil. mechanics