Evening journal., 1914-10-10

the University OF Maryland; ifesldentl
stephen NJ. Newman, of Howard Uni
yersity, Washington, d. c.; George r..
Wales. of Washington, ID. c., represent
ing Middlebury College; President Cain,
Washington College. Chestertown, Md.
Principal H.. B. Fussell. of the Hampton
Normal and Agricultural Institute,
Hampton, Va. President Henry s..
Drinker OF Lehigh University; Dr..
Edgar Dawson, of New York. represent
ing Hunter College, Of New York
President Isaac Sharplcss, of Haverford
College; President J. II. Morgan. OF
Dickinson Colleges President n. H..
Apple, of franklin and Marshall Col
legc; Dr. Lucien &. Warner. of New
York, representing Oberlin College; the
Rev. Dr. Iiston N. Pierce, of Baltimore,
representing Northwestern University;
the Rev. DR.. Polemus H. Swift. of Bal
timore, representing Northwestern Uni
versity; DR.. W. r. Marvin, OF New
Brunswick, y. j.. representing Western
Reserve University, Adelbcrt Colleges;
President Omwake, Jrsinus College;
DIR. Lois *. Matthews, representing
University of Wisconsin; Or. Wallace
Buttrick, of New York. representing
General Education Board President
Guth, of Goucher College. Baltimore;
Professor Helen Kinne. representing
Teachers College, Columbia University;
DR.. Arthur r. Neale, representing Wes.
leyan University; Professor William
Perez Field, representing Carnegie Insti-
tute of Technology; President William
A. Webb. of Randolph Macon Women's
College, Lynchburg Va; President W..
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j. Leslie Davis of Philadelphia, repre-
senting Georgetown University; DR..
Frank p Graves, of Philadelphia, repre-
senting University of Pennsylvania
Brother ID. Edward, of Philadelphia,
representing La Sale College; DIR.
George Edward Reed of Wilmington,
representing Dickinson College; John
Percy Nields, of Wilmington, represent
ing Howard University; DR.. \. v T..
Lewis, of Philadelphia, representing io'
bart College and William Smith COL
lege; Edward Hayes, OF Baltimore. rep
resenting University of Pittsburgh;
President Macmillan, OF Wells College.
Chancellor Reviews the Record
Chancellor Curtis said in part in
opening the inaugural exercises:
I'VE have gathered here this morn
ing for an event of unusual interest
and importance. the formal installa-
tion into office of the new President
Of Delaware College, Samuel Chiies
Mitchell, Phi. d., the thirteenth person
to hold that office
"Since 1884 this institution has
been furnishing collegiate training to
the youth of Delaware, with an inter
val of eleven years of 1859 TO 1870.
during which period its doors were
closed. For full seventy years, then,
Il has been the head Of the States
educational system. During the forty
four years since 1870 IL has ticketed
about FIVE hundred young men and
women for scholastic excellence, and
instructed probably as many more
who received no degrees.
when the new start was made in
1870. under William II. Purnen, ID. d.,
with co-education, there was but a
handful of students, the average year
| ly attendance between 1870 and 1875
being about forty. There was only
one building. inadequate equipment,
and a pitifully small income. The
COURSES were only those leading to the
degree of Bachelor Of Arts. But its
small resources were carefully guard
ed by a watchful treasurer, George G.
Evans, and we cannot be too grateful
to him, or to his son. the present
treasurer, who with like faithfulness
has administered this important office
Later large appropriations for instruc-
tion in agriculture and the mechanical
arts (none of them available, how
ever, for buildings. or the purchase
OF land) and increasingly liberal al
lowances from the State treasury for
buildings, apparatus, and mainten-
ance, have enlarged its equipment to
meet constantly increasing needs and
numbers. until now, speaking gener-
ally, this educational plant has fairly
adequate facilities for its special field
of usefulness. Under DR.. Purnell. and
his successors. DR.. Caldwell, Dr. Raub
and DR.. Harter, the progress in num-
bers, resources and results has been
steady and sure; and firm founda-
tion has been laid for future develop
ment and growth. With creditable
cultural arts courses. with well equip
ped laboratories and special Libraries
for scientific education and training in
engineering with an uneXcelled equip
ment for training agrlculturists. all
these agencies now developed to cred
table efficiency, Delaware College has
been and is furnishing free 10 the
youth of Delaware opportunities for
intellectual development and practical
learning for which this State has been
proud. Elsewhere in Delaware. and
at separate institution, like Oppor.
tunities are supplied TO the colorec
men and women.
Few States give to its youth fre,
education not only in primary
grammar and high schools, but ais,
at a college. This year. TO meet thl
larger needs of the hour. thii
octogenarian institution has under
taken TO administer the further dut,
of educating the women of Delawar
at the Women's College afiliatel
) with the older enc. the new building
for which will be dedicated this af
/, ternoon.