Evening journal., 1913-04-26
CREATER pELAMARE.

FROM the Newark Post.
Delaware College is in the midst Of
the most interesting developments in
its history Of almost eighty years.
The new perpetual charter now goes
into effect, direct appropriation
from the State OF $4,000 for two
years win soon become available as
income; the commission to super
tend the building OF the affiliated col
lege for women has been appointed; ;
and an important movement among
the alumni for the raising Of a per-
manent endowment fund for S25OO00
is hopefully under way
Perhaps the most significant Of all
these interesting matters is the alum-
nj movement for the creation of a
permanent endowment Never before
have the alumni undertaken to raise
a considerable sum in aid of the col
legc There are many reasons for
this seeming indifference upon the
part OF the alumni chief among them,
perhaps, the paralyzing notion that
an institution enjoying the financial
support of the State and Federal Gov
crnmcnt mas 10 need OF private
friends lt is worth great deal TO
have that false notion exploded An
other reason why there has hitherto
been no such concerted movement OF
the alumni as is now in progress, is
found In the comparatively small body
of graduates. Op TO 1853, the college
was extremely small. Then came a
suspension OF more than decade, fol-
lowing by a period OF struggle and
numerical weakness Only within the
last fifteen or twenty years has the
alumni body grown more rapidly in
numbers and there arc undoubtedly
far more living graduates and former
students of the college than at any
other previous time in its history
Furthermore. the graduates OF Deia-
ware College arN sharing as never
before the prosperity of the country
so that there are more of them able
TO give to the institution than at any
previous time. and more OF them
awake 20 the fact that they owe their
success i'm business life very largely
TO the training obtained in their
college course.
The active canvass of the alumni
endowment fund for S250.0O0 has just
begun, and quite substantial sums
have already been subscribed. The
alumni committee is made up OF II.
Rodney sharp. chairman, DUPONT
Building Wilmington. Del. the Hon.
Victor B WOOiley n. Bayard Heiscl
Hugh NJ. Morris and Charles W
Bush
lt has been suggested that since
tuition is free to all residents o
Delaware and the charge for other:
ic 1Eo MOI. roar ototp .l,tn,nuc ,t.h
has had the privilege of free tuition
should feel that sooner or later n,
should turn into the funds OF the col.
lege the S2i0, wlu~h that privilege
really represents, and thus aid tho
college TO extend the privilege to an
other Dclawaroan.
AS TO those alumni who had paiC
tuition doubtless many of them vii
fecl that What Delaware College hai
given hon wa worth Ear more tha,
it cost, and will be inclined to Civ
the endowment fund in proportion t'
their needs.
The fund in question is intended t'
I yield an income available for admin
istrative purposes. SO narrow ar
the means OF the college available TO
such purposes. that executive eX
/ penscs are met with difficulty. ant
the work of the institution is cripplel
by the necessity OF keeping such eN
penses to the lowest possible point.
proper endowment fund viii mean tn
! possibility of relieving the presiden
from the work of instruction. afford
ing him needed clerical and other
aid. providing for his travelling ex
l penses so he may visit all parts o
the State, at frequent intervals, pre-
sent the advantages of the college 4
those who should know about then
and promote closer relations betweel
| the college and preparatory schools.