Newark post., 1912-11-27
Charter Committees
Reach Agreement
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a member of the State Board Of
Education committee. in comment
ing on the agreement reached,
stated that he thought the old
board members should be commend
ed for taking the attitude that they
have to meet the demands Of the
people, when it must be remember
ed, he said. the old board under
that bargain made with the State
in 1867. did not have to agree to
any change.
Should the charter be passed as
recommended by this joint commit
tee it will make some material
changes to that of the present. The
most important one TO many per-
sons who have been agitating the
matter for several years will be
that the State would hold absolute
title to the buildings and grounds.
Because Of the fact that the Legis-
lature at practically every session
makes some appropriation to the in
stitution, it has always been held
by number of prominent men
that it should be an out and out
State Institution with the State
holding complete title.
The manner Of appointing mem
bers of the board will be another
important change. At present the
board consists of 30 members ap-
pointed for life. OF this number
Is represents what is known as the
old board and 15 the State. Vacan-
cies in the old board are filled by
the Governor There are two ex-
officio members, the Governor and
President of the College. Under
the proposed new plan the Govern
or would still be an ex-officio men,
Der but the President Of the Col
lege would be dropped from the
board as an ex-otficio member. The
Il members that it provides for to
be named by the board would be
elected by the board as whole and
not by the old board alone. The
board would fill vacancies that oc-
cured as the result of the death
of any Of the Il members named by
it, while the Governor would fill
vacancies that occur among the
seven that he appoints. 1t pro-
vides for three new eX-Officio mem.
bers, one to be named by the State
Grange, one by the Wilmington
Board Of Trade and the President
of the State Board of Education
The membership would be the same
as now, 80, but the new charter
would provide for four ex-of1icio
members where now there are but
two.
The provision for the State Audi
tor to make an audit Of the college
accounts was probably put in be-
cause of the fact that the State on
the passage of the act would hold
the complete title.
The provision opening the col
lege to women was put in, to bt
ready in case the movement for ar
: affiliated college for women shoulG
be acted on favorably by the com
!, ing General Assembly.
!, During the four years that the
! matter of new charter for Della
ware College has been before thu
people of Delaware, it has been con
tended by many that the entir'
present board should be wiped ou
: by a new charter and all appoint
ments in the future be made on be
Z half of the State in some way. On
! the other hand because of the worl
! that the present board has bee1
5 doing for years on behalf of tn
u college and the old bargain tina
the State made with the origina
board, some of the board member
and their friends have been cor
tending that the present charte
:. should be perpetuated.t Persons
who have been in touch with tn
matter, however, and know the col
rect sentiment, are positive that
would be practically impossible t
get the Legislature to act on eithe
Of those plans. Under these Gil
cumstances the essential point