Evening journal., 1912-03-15

CHARTER
UNDER FIRE
Discussion Hinges on Perpst-
uatiOn Of Old Board or
WipinG 1t Out
ASK Fer FURTHER
IMPORTATION ON SUBJECT

AUDITORIUM hdii Nhl9 ihpi mus ~ NAS
cuss the proposed new charter for
Delaware College Mrs A. d. War
ner. Mrs. Elizabeth G. Robinson, Mrs.
Caleb E. Burchenal. Mrs O. G. Purdy,
Mrs. William p Bancroft, Mrs.
Frank NJ. Jones. Mrs. Mary B.
Donnell. Miss Mary Malone, Miss Mar
earet II. Shearman were the club
women present
Among the others present were:
DR.. George w. Marshall. Henry R'dse-
". DR. George w. Twitmyer. Prof,
Harry Hayward, Representative Ever
EFT c. johnson. President George A..
HaIter. Chancellor Charles NJ. Curtis,
DR.. Evan G. shortlidge. Or T. O..
Cooper. DR. A. r. Neale. Thomas
Davis, Arnold Naudain, senator Alex
ander p. Corbit. j. Harvey Whitsman,
William P. Peach. Representatives
Charles Connell. S. H. Derby, and
Hervey Walker.
In opening the conference DR.. Twii-
myer said,
"The last session of the General AS
sembly laid upon the State Board OF
Education as a duty the preparation
of new charter for Delaware Col
lege upon the expiration Of the pres
ent charter. The board Is approach
|, ing the subject without prejudice, It's
motive is to secure charter that VIII
give the college the largest measure
q of efficiency"
Henry Ridgely, of Dover. chairman
4 of the meeting and chairman of the
. charter commission of the State Board
! of Education, asked for a general dis
. cussion.
, J. Harvey Whiteman declared the
commission could do no better than
perpetuate the present charter saying
+ Delaware College has reached pros
= porous condition with crowded classes
under twenty years of the present
charter He said instructors, facili-
ties and students, not a charter, were
what had made a college successful.
Mr.. White thought the large mem
= bership in the college Board of Trus-
tees was useful through its diversity
of membership throughout the state
in bringing about the greater eff
II cheney Of the college.
e He said the amalgamation between
y old and new boards was perfect, an6
n harmony had prevailed between them
e. Representative Everett c. Johnson
ID who was a member Of the last Legis
n lature and is a member of the Boar,
|: Of Trustees Of the college, and WHIT
r introduced the bill which was passed
giving the State Board of Education
/ the duty of framing a charter fol
Is the college, explained why the bill
/ was introduced He said the sug
ie gestion that the members Of the ole
board voluntarily resign and the
vacancies filled by appointment
by the State Supreme Court, was not
y accepted by the old board. There
J. were at the time several bills pend
+ ing appropriating large amounts tC
d the college, and there was a senti.
+ ment among the members from thu
& lower part Of the state that they
is would not vote for these appropria.
# tions unless the original board mem.
: bers would resign. AS matter o
= compromise, these members agreed tC
i vote for the appropriations if the bil
If giving the framing of "A charter Il
n the State Board of Education were
.e passed-which IT was the last nigh
Ie of the session.
J. Representative Johnson said thai
z he would not speak of his own opin
10 ion. owing to the position in whicl
e he is placed
Senator A. P. Corbit said no clasl
had occurred between the old boar
members and the new trustees RI
"a said he did not like a large board
his suggestion was that the state
take title to the whole institution
S. II. Derby and William Peach urg
= ed a charter provision providing 70
- the education Of young women a
Delaware College.
Dr. George w Marshall asked VIII
it was necessary to 60 to the Gen
= eral Assembly for charter whel
: the Carnegie University was at hand
Dc Marshall objected to the size &
= the board Of trustees, saying. ito
II many cooks spoil the broth"
d Representative Charles CONVEX
d insisted that the original board mem
81 bers dominated college affair
ir through their electing of their ow
- successors and their influence upo
: State Board trustees He said Will
I the trustees were good men. thing
! had been done in the past which tn
y college would not stand for in th
le future
y For WOman's College.
D. Mrs Elizabeth G. Robinson, pres
dent of the State Federation Of We
mems Clubs. asked for charter pre-
vision providing for an affiliated co
lege for women at Newark, sayin
u young women should have a chanc
2 for domestic science. normal training
Y and higher education without havin
"a to leave the state for It,
al Miss Margaret IT. Shearman, pres
p ident of the Delaware Consumer
" League, spoke in the same line.
is Thomas Davis. an alumnus an
"a trustee of the old board, spoke of Ct
4 education at the college trying an
70 falling. and of the present credits
BILE condition of the college, dr
largely. he said. to President Geore
A. Harter's efforts He thought
radical change would be a mistak
III He spoke of the harmony betwee
old and new boards, and said the
were doing their work admirabl
and we'll
DR.. A. T. Neale suggested a boar
w of 27 members. nine from eac
=. county, appointed by the State 81
preme Court. He believed those d.
ing we'll should be re-appointed.
Arnold Naudain spoke in favor
the higher education for girls at De
ks aware.
Board Fight Up Again.
,s In a diecuesion concerning The hal