Evening journal., 1914-10-10
MISS WINIFRRD J. ROBINSON
Dean Of the WOmen's College.

meeting in the Royal Albert Hall, in
London. in the interest Of greater
solidarity for the British Empire Be
hind him on the platform sat more
than two hundred members of Parlia-
ment, and opposite the speakers
stand was a streamer with this le-
gend upon it, Learn to think
imperially" Recent events which fill
with anguish the heart of man, enjoin
upon American youth concern for a
wider solidarty-th brotherhood of
man: Learn to think imperially."
Viewing then the past of Della
ware College and encouraged by all
the force of growth in the present, we
may well beg that heavens henedic-
tion shall be upon all OF those who
have borne the burden and heat OF the
day, who have fostered this child Of
the commonwealth for the noble ca
reer of service that stretches out be-
fore it. Especially upon the alumni,
trustees, faculty and above all, upon
ID. George A. Harter, as leader aud
'nsipirer of the college and of the peo-
pie Of this State to give full effect 10
personality through training, may we
invoke the blessings of an all-wise
Providence. who planted this institu-
tion, that He may guide It over ever
expanding fields of truth, freedom and
service"
Install Miss Robinson.
Governor Miller, after a brief in
Introductory speech at the Woman's
College in the afternoon, during
which he spoke of the educational
epoch the new institution marks, in
stalled Miss Robinson as dean.
Miss Robinson, the dean. in accept
ing the office after being installed by
the Governor said:
THE President of the College, the
Governor of the State and my Eel
low Citizens of Delaware:
"In accepting the responsibilities
and rewards Of this office, l feel that
am entering into a work which has
long been in progress, for many years
ago the thought came to the minds OF
Delaware women that the education
which they had gained by their own
initiative and effort, by their pains
taking reading and carefully planned
which we call a college, be brought
to a large number of women at an
earlier age than they themselves had
acquired their education, with more
economy of time and money than
their education had involved, and
thus bring to the State greater eff
cheney in its women than IL ever had
known. Women have done more think
l - Il
ages, ever since Mary kept all these
things and pondered them in her
heart. In this case, however, the
! thinking was expressed, first among
themselves, then to their husbands,
! brothers, and sons, who in turn took
| the project to the Legislature where
/ the deed was done, and the thought
( of these women became a fact thus,
! even as in the days of Queen Dido, "a
woman was the leader of the deed
I'm establishing the lines of our
I educational policy we must survey
/ carefully, looking to the future, and
/ trusting that If they should be resur-
veyed they might be found true like
/ the Mason and Dixon line, 81 years
I after il was established when the
stone that marked the boundry be-
I tween inc ANItt oldltSs DtldMdIts
Pennsylvania and Maryland, had dis
appeared and the later workers with
their improved methods found the
base of the missing stone just where
they would have placed il.
The academic structure which we
wish to raise must be bounded by
four walls. The first must separate
the work that stimulates from the
! idleness that kills. Hoffman in his
picture of Christ before the doctors
presents in that face the inspiration
that comes to youth from work. and
Christ himself says My Father
worketh, hitherto. and ] work Ef-
fort conserved must be forever kept
inside and energy wasted must be for
ever outside this first wall. The sec
ond wall which we would raise must
stand between the recreation which
we wish to foster and the foolish
spending of time in that which
pleases but leaves no good behind
when it is past. Our psychologists
have taught us that more accidents
occur when the workers in the mills
are weary at the close of the day
than at any other time, hence en-