Evening journal., 1913-06-17
OPEN GROUND
FOR WOMEN'S
COLLEGE SITE
Governor Turns First Spade
full Of Earth Before
Happy Address
FARMERS DAY
PROGRAM A SUCCESS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, June 17.-with simple
and brief exercises, ground for the
proposed new Women's College. to be
affiliated with Delaware College, was
broken yesterday afternoon on the
site recently selected by the Com
mission. on the Wollaston farm, be-
tween the town and the old depot
Governor Miller presided at the exer-
cises. and as he Is also the chair
man Of the Affiliated College Com
mission, he turned the first spade OF
dirt
The exercises we're opened by Dr.
George Twitmyer. secretary Of the
commission who read several verses
OF Scripture. After Governor Miller
had dug some dirt Dr. Twitmyer
Mrs Alfred -. Warner, Or. George
w. Marshall, Samuel J. Wright and
| Chauncey r. Holcomb. the other
/ members of the commission, broke
some ground In turn. each making a
/ few remarks as they did so. The last
TO break ground was Representative
! Harry Honecker. who was one Of the
strongest supporters and workers for
the affiliated college bill at Dover last
! winter.
Addresses also we're made by Gov
ernor Phillips Lee Goldsborough, oi
Maryland. Or. Hart Dexter, of Wash
ington. ID. c., and DR.. Sarah Lyons
OF Lincoln University. In his address
Governor Miller said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen You are
here today as participants In th'
first exercises which mark the open
ing of greater opportunities for tn
young women of Delaware and tn
commencement Of new epoch In tn
history of Delaware College.
"in this institution to be erecte
upon these grounds viii be educate
many young women who Will exer
an influence upon the intellectual do
velopment Of the future generation
because education begins at the mott
er's knee and every word spoke
within the hearing OF the child hs
an influence upon its character.
were better the boy be unborn this
untaught II therefore becomes q
duty of our State to give our your
women an education which "
equip them 10 become intellige
wives and mothers.
LET MS hope that the results d
rived from the Affiliated College M
far exceed the expectations OF tho
who have so long and faithfully a
vocated It's erection. Many OF
who are here today cannot expe
to live 10 see the perfect fruit th
will grow out OF the movement whic
we are here inaugurating, Neverth
less. each and every one OF us wis
It God-speed and an abundance
success"
Farmers Day Success.
Everybody was gratined with N
success Of farmers day yesterda
with It's attendance OF 5000 person
from Delaware, Pennsylvania an
Maryland. including Governor Mile
of Delaware. and Governor Colds
borough, Of Maryland. The farmer
day celebration annually Is contribu'
ling as much as anything else TO brin
Delaare College and It's varied an
valuable departm antsl work closer
the people generally. An attendant
OF 5000 people on hot day like YET
terday attests that Delaware COLES
Z lis obtaining the popular recognitio
that its work merits.
Following the address OF Governc
Miller to the farmers day thron
which was printed IN these column
yesterday. Governor Goldsborough. I
Maryland, voiced greetings OF n
neighboring State. showing that De
1 aware and Maryland have many l.
J terests IN common. He told OF q
good road work that has been done
- Maryland during the past few yea
u and of thai planned for the near 4
u ture. He lauded the late Govern'
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