Evening journal., 1914-02-23
100000 FOR
OLD DELAWARE
Alumni Enthusiastic at Dinner
When Endowment Progress
is Reported
CHEF JUSTICE
LAUDS The COLLEGE

LhUDS ldE OULLEGE
One hundred and twenty five members
Of the Delaware college Alumni Asso.
citation gathered In the Hotel Dupont
Saturday night and received enthusias.
nc reports oi the work Of securing the
sloo0oo fund for Delaware College.
While the reports Of tho progress OF
the fund was one Of the main features
Of the reunion banquet of the alumni
tho good old college times were not me-
elected. and many good fellow slip
ped back 10 the days at Delaware and
the glorious days Of his youth.
The remarkable progress In securing
the major portion of the proposed en-
dowmcnt fund of Sl00O0O was made
public when II. Rodney Sharp. Of the
class OF 1900. chairman of the cndcw
ment fund committee. reported that
100000 had already been raised. Addi-
tionnl contributions make tho amount
already secured approximately SG4 600.
leaving about S36N00 to be raised In
order TO secure thc desired amount. The
work Of raising the fund was begun at
the banquet an the Hotel DUPONT last
February. and the greater part OF the
fund already secured has been raised
since thC juno Commencement.
The object OF the fund is TO pay tho
salary OF the president of the college
without dependence ON the money from
the federal government under the pro-
visions oi the Marril bill. The 100000
would give am increase of about s5uoo
q year. which would leave the president
OF the college independent Of teaching
and allow him 10 devote his entire
time to the college.
Judge Victor r. Woolloy. class 80,
was toastmastcr OF the dinner. He poke
on "'Ihc Object OF the Alumni Dinner
lie told OF the new charter, which Della
ware College has recently secured and OF
the work 0f the Alumni IN securing this
charter Ho then introduced Chief jus
ticc Penncwll. an alumnus OF Princeton,
who spoke on "For What Docs the Col.
lccc stand q Chief Justice Penncwill
paid q high tribute 90 the college when
he declared: In proportion 10 the stu
dent body. Delaware hns turned ont as
many good and useful citizens as any
college OF university in the land. My
experience and observation show that
this institution has done more for the
legal profession of our state than amy
other college. large or small
The chief justice predicted great
future for the college should 1t re-
ceive the proper financial support
and declared that there could hardly
be q more desirable Investment today
than a liberal contribution to the col
lege.
II. Rodney sharp chairman Of the
endowment fund committee, reported
the progress OF raising the fund. A9
he told OF the effort made by the COM
mittee 10 secure the money, those
present became yeey enthusiastic
and had an effort been made az the
tine very large part Of the fund
could have been secured.
Governor Charles r. Miller was
one of the guests of honor and as he
entered the room the diners rose
and gave the old Delaware yell with
three "Millers" tackled on The ban
quet was brought to close with
the singing OF "Alma Mater
The officers Of the association are.
Victor p. Woolley. 'S5. presidents;
George McIntire. SO. yice-president;
Everett c. Johnson. 80, secretary; e.
A. Short. 90. treasurer.
Ways and Means Committee;
Chas. b. Evans Sc; Jos. H. Hos
singer. 81: Walt H. steel. 95; J..
L. Smith. Sc: Chaa. W. Bush. '03,
Richard S. Rodney '05; Egmont
Horn. 10; Dr. ". o. Syphord,
chairman.
Alumni Who We're There.
The alumni present were Dr. Geo.
W. Marshall and J. G.. Stuckort "a;
W. c. Curtis. Thos. Davis. Geo. Nor
gan. Chas. Blandy. 70; W. +. l.y-
nam and Chas. NJ. Curtis. II; Edw.
d. Hearn. J.. r. Greiner. Dr. J. r..
PYLE, so; l.. Heisler Ball. SO. John
4 G.. Gray and W. " Heald, 'S3 Victor
! 3. Woolley, j Harvey Whiteman,
S5: Harlan G.. Scott Chas b. Evans,
SO: Harlan H. Curtis. 81; Frank
/ Collins. SO: J. n. Hossingor. 81;
/ J. ". Lattomus. J. =. Armstrong. '92;
Brooks l.. Ross. JOS r. Handy. A. j.
Taylor. '93; ID. Emery Marshall. DR..
Walt Conway. Geo. J.. Townsend. Jr.
/ '94: Carl Harrington. w. A. Rey-
nolds. I'D. f. Mullin. n. NJ. Sypherd,
W. II. Harrington. Dr. Walt. II.
! Steele. '95: Dr. ". o. Syphord. Robt
r. Wolf. j. +. Henderson, Geo. Nc
, Intire. c A. Snort. r. l.. Smith. w.
II. Cooper. '96: Geo. G Henry. ~
Dr. Henry v. Marshall Hugh NJ. Nor
ris. Edwin Krause, S. s. Hellings,
'9S.
Everett c. Johnson, Louis du Har-
vey, 80; Rodney Sharp. 90; Fred
| Evans. l.. B. Cheney. Norman Nc
J Mullin. 'O1: Cummings Speakman,
! '02. Chas. ". Bush. c. I. Lockwood
W. r. Constable. c.. f. Dutton, Le-
roy W Hickman. 'O3 Stanley Frazer
I Richard S. Rodney. = IT. Shallcross
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