Newark post., 1912-03-20
PUBLIC SENTIMENT CONCERNING
DELAWARE COLLEGE CHARTER
As EXPRESSED AT MEETING HELD IN WILMINGTON

:r sentiment and obtaining infur-
n.tioG from the pu2lic. in conncc-
-.ou with drawing Il new charter
ur Delaware College. the State
.:uard OF Education held public
.arrtin4 at the High School. Will
ul.4ton. last Friday. which had
.o.n caiIrd for Ii c clock.
Ahout 80 persons attended the
.4uotinG al the High School which
.ponrd onr-haIf hour late. Sov-
rai Of the State Board OF Edlca-
.on. interested citizens and mem
.url~ Of the New Century Club were
present. Nj who attended are
.3pruIy concerned in the college and
WiIhout involving any personali-
-lo>. opinions ranged around sup
,olt OF the "old board" and the
n,rutuity Of the present charter.
.ni propositions for Il smaller
m,ard and a new charter.
Those at the meeting were:
Everett t. johnson. Harvey White
"ian. DR.. 7. @. Cooper, john Biggs,
lewis +. Morrow. DR.. +. G. Short
..dyr. Chancellor Charles NJ. Cur
IFS, Senator George Marshall, Sen
#tor Alexander Corbit. Representa-
tive ConweIl. DR.. A. T. Neale. for
a.pr director Of experiment station /;
Arnold Naudain, Marshallton
Charles b. Evans and Trustee Der
try Of Kent county.
The women present were Mrs. f..
q. Robinson, president d. S. f. w.
&. Mrs. \. D. Warner. chairman
D. :. W. f. G. educational commit
tee: Mrs. Q. G. Purdy, chairman.
Mrs. William p. Bancroft and Mrs.
Caleb Burchenal. Of the New Cen
tlry Club educational committee; ;
Mrs. f. NJ. Jones. chairman of the
rivic committee of the New Cen
ttry Club. and Mrs. S. NJ. Donnell.
If the Newark New Century Club.
Superintendent Twitmyer, presi-
dent of the board. opened the meet
.ng by announcing that inquiry
MO a new charter for Delaware
College was one Of the duties i'm
posed on the board at the last Leg
STATURE He bespoke a careful con-
>idcrati0n of the subject as it af-
sorts the citizenship Of our State.
He then introduced Henry Ridgely,
chairman Of the charter commits
SION who presided.
Harvey Whiteman. the first
speaker and member Of the board.
opposed the new charter as unncc-
.>sury and he based his opinions on
the splendid development Of the
college under the present charter.
The only thing he thought neces-
>ary was facility for greater eXpan-
sion. Some think the board too
iarge but the object is to have every
community in the State represent
ed and he thinks the strong card III
it's standing. II don't think the
commission can do better than to
perpetuate the college under it's
present charter.
State Senator 4. p. Corbit. Of
Middletown. said he disapproves of
the present method Of dual ap-
pointment and thought well Of the
proposition to have trustees ap-
pointed by the courts. lie thinks
It a Disadvantage to have the old
board own One-half the property
and would like to see the State take
title TO the whole institution. He
romplimented the present board
Tor their admirable work and ad-
yiSpd a gradual rather than Il
wholesale board. lie said personal
~ lie prefers a smaller board. but
does not oppose Il large one, if it IS
neceSnarv.
Representative f. G. johnson. of
Newark. who introduced the resolu-
non putting this work on the State
Board Of Education said that the
increased appropriations for Della
ware College We're made with the
promise to various legislators that
he State Board Of Education
would take mp the subject Of ii new
charter.
Representative Conwell. Of Cam
den, opposed the domination Of the
old board. which by appointing its
own SUCCESSORS has always assured
is policy. BY looking over old cata-
logues he said it could be seen that
III times past too many members OF
one family and one denomination
had composed the board. He pro-
posed IA board Of five membrs from
each county, the governor eX-officio
and he disapproves Of the presi-
dent Of the college being a mem
ber Of the board.