Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-10

I loyalty and his noble services in this
high cause, as president OF our Wo.
mems College Commission"
"In january, 1913 the Board of Trus-
tees of Delaware College made provi-
sion in their new charter for the Wo-
mems College and the State Board Of
Education drafted the Women's College
bill 80 we are grateful 20 both bodies for
such splendid assistance and also for the
services rendered in securing the passage
of the enactment by DR.. Marshall, presi-
ident Of the Senate, and Mr.
Holcomb, Speaker of the House On
the night of March 10 when the clouds
Of doubt surrounded on account of fl
nancial reasons three friends, Dr.
Twitmyer, Professor Hayward and r
c. Johnson. stood faithfully by. but
on March 20, Il finally passed the
Senate and on March 3lst, the Gov
ernor made the College Bill law by
using this little pen. On June l6, 1913,
we broke ground with this spade pre-
scented by S. ]. Wright and DR.. Twit-
myer read appropriately from Pro
verbs. So we have the pen to sym
bolize right thinking, the spade for
right doing and the Bible for right
eousness and these are the eternal
rocks upon which we are built. Hence
we acknowledge gratefully this splen-
did gift to the womanhOod OF the State
and congratulate the last Assembly on
this noble and enduring monument It
has reared For giving opportunities
in education literally and wisely shall
be as bread cast upon the waters il
shall return after many days"
"'The world moves by heart throbs,
says Emerson and this realization Of
the Women's College has stirred many
hearts In an ever widening circle, The
munifcent bequest of DR. Twitmyer's
(several hundred volumes of books)
has already been acknowledged by our
Governor so will only record IL. The
Delaware Association of College Wo-
men, the Wilmington High School
Alumni and the State Federation Of
Women's Clubs have each given a
scholarship of 500, which have been
accepted by three students. Room
furnishings have been presented by
the Newark. Middetown. New Castle
and Georgetown clubs. New Castle
county, Kent county and Sussex
county Womon's Christian Temper
ance Unions and the Delaware Sut-
frage Association. The browsing
room. by Misses Mather and Smythe,
the Vassar College room, guest room
and pictures. by Mrs. E. Tatnall War
ner. the Infirmary by Mr.. and Mrs.
William p. Bancroft the lounging
room by Governor and Mrs. Charles
r. Miller, the assembly room chairs,
by Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Lea, picture
by Mrs. Samuel c. Mitchell. the hall
clock and silver ladle by women stu
dents of Delaware College from 1872
10 1885. mahogany table by the Bridge
Vile Club, hall settees by the Harring-
ton club, mantel clock by the Avon
club of FELTON,, picture by the Milton
club. hall table and mirror by the
Smyrna Club. gate legged table by the
Rehoboth Village Improvement Asso-
citation, andirons by the Odessa club;
cabinets. Indian baskets, bronzes and
curios. Mrs. Jennie R. Field; hall
chairs, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Warner, Jr. ;
lemonade bowl, Mrs. Irving Warner;
hall chair. Mrs. ]. W. Sheldrake; din
ing room mirrors. Mrs. w. e. Linton
candle sticks. Mrs William Belts
household gifts, Mrs. Sisson and Mrs
w. Y. Harvey; basketball apparatus
DR.. George W. Marshall.
1T is my pleasure also to &C
knowledge our good fortune in thu
coming to our college as its dean
Miss Winifred ]. Robinson and he
J able faculty, and our matron. Al