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

Stephen NJ. Newman, Of Howard Uni
versitv, Washington, d. c.; George RI
Wales. of Washington, ID. c., represent
ing Middlebury College; President Cain,
Washington College, Chestertown, Md;
Principal H. y. RUSSELL of the Hampton
Normal and Agricultural Institute,
Hampton, Va; President Henry :.
Drinker, Of Lehigh University; DR..
Edgar Dawson, of New York, represent
ing Hunter College, of New York
President Isaac Sharpless, of Haverford
College; President J. II. Morgan, OF
Dickinson College; President n. HI
Apple, of Franklin and Marshall Col
lege; DIR. Lucien c. Warner, of New
York, representing Oberlin College; the
Rev DR.. Liston II. Pierce, of Baltimore
representing Northwestern University !
the Rev. Dr. Polemus II. Swift, of Bal
timore. representing Northwestern Uni
versity: DR.. w. +. Marvin. Of New
Brunswick, n. j.. representing Western
President Omwake, Ursinus College; /
Or. Lois X. Matthews, representing
University of Wisconsin; DIR. Wallace
Buttrick of New York, representing
General Education Board; President
Guth. OF Gouoher College, Baltimore; /
Professor Helen Kline, representing
Teachers College, Columbia University; |
Dr. Arthur 4. Neale, representing Wes-
leyan University; Professor William
Perez Field, representing Carnegie lnsti
tute of Technology; President William
A. Webb. OF Randolph Macon Women's
College, Lynchburg, Va; President WI
n. S. Demarest, of Rutgers Colleges DIR.
j. Leslie Davis, of Philadelphia, repre-
senting Georgetown University; DR..
Frank p. Graves, of Philadelphia, repre-
senting University of Pennsylvania |
Brother d. Edward, of Philadelphia,
representing La Sale College; Dr.l
George Edward Reed, of Wilmington, I
representing Dickinson College; John
Percy Nields, of Wilmington, represent
ing Howard University; DR.. \. V. r..
Lewis, of Philadelphia, representing ilo-
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-
ton into office Of the new President
Of Delaware College, Samuel Chiles
Phi. d., the thirteenth person
10 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 10 1870,
during which period it's doors we're
closed. For full seventy years, then,
il has been the head OF the States
system. During the forty
four years since 1870 It 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. Purnell, d. D., !
with co-education, there was but
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 we're only those leading TO the
degree of Bachelor of Arts. But its
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- /
ton in agriculture and the mechanical /
arts (none Of them available, how
ever, for buildings. or the purchase /
of land) and increasingly liberal al 1
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 a firm founda-
ton has been laid for future develop
ment and growth With creditahle
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 agriculturists, all
/ these agencies now developed to cred
liable efficiency, Delaware College has
been and is furnishing free TO the
youth of Delaware opportunities for
intellectual development and practical
learning for which this State has been
proud. Elsewhere in Delaware. and
al a separate institution. like oppor-
tunities are supplied 20 the colored
men and women
Few States give to it's youth a free
/ education not only I'm primary.
grammar and high schools, but also
at a college This year. to meet the
larger needs of the hour, this
ootogenarian institution has under
taken TO administer the further duty
OF educating the women Of Delaware
at the Women's College affiliated
with the older one. the new buildings
for which will be dedicated this ar
! ternoon.