Evening journal., 1913-02-25
TALK OVER
new CHARTER
FOR COLLEGE
GranCerS Oppose Proposed
Perpetual Draft for Del
aware'S Big Institution
JUDGE WOOLLEY LEADS
THE ALUMNI FOR 1T

tiou NocltIudN dlttfhouh lht itbictd-
turc gave a hearing on the proposed
perpetual charter for Delaware Col
lege big delegation OF the Alumni
OF old Delaware was present TO
champion the new charter, Judge
Victor B. Woolley and John G. Gray
being the spokesman. Chancellor
Charles NJ. Curtis, an alumnus Of Del
aware College. occupied a seat beside
President pro TEN Marshall, who Is a
trustee of the College, during the
hearing DR. Arthur A. Neale, Her
vey J.. Walker, Arnold Naudain
and William F. Peach Changers,
opposed the charter as proposed,
they believing the original board
OF trustees should be termin-
atcd, instead OF being continued as
the proposed charter provides, and
that the Governor should appoint eill
the trustees TO make the college en-
tircly a State institution The pro-
posed new charter prepared by the
State Board Of Education passed by
the Legislature Of 1911, was intro
duced in the House recently by Re
preventative Hoffecker
Senator Reinhardt offered a motion
limiting the time for the hearing to
one hour. President pro TEN Mar
shall. who presided, requested H. Rod
ney sharp representing advocates Of
the new charter, and Hervey Walker,
representing opponents OF IL, TO take
seats near the presidents chair.
DR.. George TwitmXer, president OF
the State Board Of Education present
ed the report of that board fayoring
the charter He said that the state
Board of Education and the trustees
of Delaware College, were, unanimous
in approving the proposed charter
He said the charter was a compro-
mise and that while its provisions did
not appear as ideal to the members
OF the two boards, it was>their opin-
ion that It's enactment would be Of
great benefit to the college.
II. Rodney Sharp. representing ad-
vocates of the charter, who included
large delegation OF Alumni, called
on Judge Victor B. Woolley as the
first speaker. Judge Woolley told Of
the benefit Delaware College has been
10 the young men OF Delaware. He
said he was one of the many who
would not have gotten a collegiate
education had it not been for Della
ware College.
Judge Woolley said that he did not
understand thoroughly all the
promises OF the provisions OF the new
charter, as he was one to admit that
he could not understand In two weeks
what o body OF men had been two
years in preparing after careful anC
thorough study lie said the standing
of the men who created the charter
draft indicated to him that it would
be beneficial to the college Judge
Woolley said as representing the
Alumni of Delaware College. he favor
cd and urged the passage Of the new
charter
Judge Woolley told of the movement
started at the Alumni banquet on
Saturday night for an endowment
fiand af Slnn nnn for old Delaware and
said during the evening nearly $4,000
was subscribed to the fund This en-
dowment fund, he said, was largely
10 be TO assure a substantial salary for
a president Of the college
Judge Wooiley explained that this
was IN no way an attack on Dr. Har-
ter. the present president of the coli
leee. He explained that under pres
cnt conditions Delaware College has
no president unless he teaches a GER
tain number of hours daily as that
is the only way that is provided for
him to get his salary under existing
conditions. He explained that what
the alumni wanted was condition
whereby the president woVld be pres.
ident, an executive. and not also Q
teacher. which could be made posi-.
BILE by providing for his salary out.
side OF the Federal appropriations.
John c. Gray. another member oil
the Alumni also spoke in favor ol
the proposed charter and along the
line Of what Judge Woolley had said
Hervey Walker, who headed tho
Grangers opposed to the charter, sale
they had been termed obstruction
ists.' but he denied that they were
such. He said their opposition dur
ing the past six years had been beae
fetal to the college. as II had caused
the development of the agriculture
department
DR. Arthur r. Nealo. formerly direc
TOR Of the College Experimental Sta
non, also made an address opposin
the charter. His principal objection
was TO the perpetual feature Of th
bill. He claimed that the presen
"original' trustees i'm return for deed
ing to the State their half equity
the college. under the proposed char
ter. would get entire control OF IN
college and its finances by the eutir
board clecting a majority of the ne
trustees.
Arnold Naudain also made a specc
opposing the charter in the course {
which he said: eve don't want IN
college hard and fast in control ,
these men who have been running n
college for 40 years"
William p. Peach spoke against n
charter. His objection was to n
perpetuating Of the original board.
trustees as a life body.
Everett c. Johnson. former r.
preventative, who two years ago Il
tr0duccd the resolution referring u
charter agitation to the State Boa
OF Education made a few remarks I
said that the State Grange had a
proved the charter and that d
AIDruni Association had favored IL
TIE taneHef attended by Us mcmbe
sf1oUt any dissension
6f1sfor Reinbardt asked HerY
Nziser sisDui bis objection 10 fhe bI
Nr walker Fog said that =
4ezfs sf0 fbere were but sia agricl
tEfz etscepfz sad now there a
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Nr Hei1tsrct Are fbe trustees q
f<mf ron a. faeg were six yea