Evening journal., 1913-06-17
"DRY ROT"
HALTS STATE
SOCIAL GROWTH
Prof. Hayward Urges Dela-
ware College Trustees to
Emulate wisconsin
Idea"
WANTS COLLEGE TO
BE OF GREATER BENEFIT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del. June 17.-Deploring
the conditions in the public schools,
rural churches and the lack of organ
lied society in Delaware, Professor
Harry Hayward. director Of the Della
ware College Experiment Station in a
report submitted to the board of trus-
tees of the institution today. says the
SOCIAL agencies of the State are in a
general way dying of dry rot" and
no hand is being lifted to save them.
Professor Hayward represented
Delaware College on the recent trip Of
the City Club of Philadelphia, to Wis
consin.. to study the much talked of
wisconsin Idea" at the University of
Wisconsin, and it was in a report on
this trip that he makes the above
statement. He urges the trustees TO
take steps to emulate the good exam
pie set by the Western college.
Discussing the question from the
point OF view "ls the Wisconsin
Idea Applicable to Delaware Condi-
items in his report he says
To what extent can the Wisconsin
idea be applied in Delaware, This Is
"A question that should concern every
cpe who has AT heart the host inter-
ests of the college and the State Re
fore it is answered. however. another
question should be settled. What is
the policy of Delaware College with
reference to a larger field of useful
Htss? Should the college coufne its
activities 20 imparting knowledge to
those who come to Newark for it2 Or
should we follow the example Of the
other land graft institutions, break
away from old traditions. and find
ways and means of serving the 9S per
cent. of the people who do not come
within the inflLence.of the shadow Of
college walls? Shall the college cam
pus be restricted to a few hundred
square Yards of nicely kept lawn. or
shall it be pushed to the boundaries
o. the State2 Shall the college be for
a chosen ai.d selected few. or shall il.
as one of the public institutions Of
democracy, aim to render service to
the greatest possible number? These
are questions of policy which should
be settled after a careful study by
these competent TO comprehend the
conditions that obtain i'm this common
wealth. Would it not be well. now
that we stand on the threshold Of a
new epoch for a carefully chosen
committee Of the trustees to formu-
late a definite policy for Delaware
College?
lf"No one appreciates, more than
your speaker. the futility of trying to
apply Wisconsin methods to Delaware
conditions There is no doubt, how
over that a considerable amount Of
we'll directed effort and a small
amount OF money would do much TO
carry the resources of the college to
the Individual who would become a
more effective citizen if he had some
of the knowledge and culture that are
now locked up in the libraries, labora-
tories and shops of Delaware College.
With the present successful methods
Of getting this information before the
peonle, is il not obligatory that we
should take some steps to this end?
One we'll trained man and a secretary.
with the sympathy and support Of the
college behind him, could render ac-
ceptable service to more people with
IN the State in a year than the whole
college-outside of the agricultural de-
partment. can reach in twice that
length Of time.
"The social resources Of Delaware
are going to waste. No enort is being
made to develop them. The results
are deplorable to those who are famil-
lar with the conditions of our public
schools. rural churches and the lack
OF any organized society to take the
place of the old-fashioned lyceums.
The social agencies of the State are
y. - Irrfrr of ndrTr rnf y
and no hand is being lifted to save
them. Is this not a work for US?
President Van Hise says. in speaking
OF the extension work or the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. This activity OF
the university in upbuilding the COM
n,onwealth in all lines is inevitable II
the University is to justify its sup
port by the people of the State.
"Is there any more reason for call
ing upon a member of our faculty for
suggestions in improving a farmtrs
cattle or hogs than there is in asking
for help in improving his family
through the school or church. OF
through any other agency that may be
organized. No one. probably. appre-
ciates the need or Importance OF this
work more than the college Nor is
It likely that the college could do any
thing that would be so mutually help
full.
with the trail already blazed by
the agricultural department and tbs
State appropriation. this important
problem Of college extension could be
easily worked out and a great service
rendered to the State by the college
As one who appreciates, in part, a
least, the great opportunity for ser.
vice that the college has, l trust tha
you. the trustees Of Delaware College
Will take steps to emulate the gooC
example that has been set by the Uni
versity of Wisconsin,