Evening journal., 1916-03-14
TUESDAY, MARCH IA, 1916.
THE DEFECT SHOULD BE CURED.

IN ELAWARE COLLEGE should have pension fund
- for the benefit OF members of It's faculty who
forced to retire because Of physical disability age
1t should amount at the outset from $4,000 to
$4,000 and De increased from time time the pen-
sion list grows
The first beneficiary under that fund should be Pro-
iessor Frederic Il. Robinson He will retire in June
after having seryeo the college and the public aiih-
fully for twenty-sx years. To limit his reward to the
cold and prohtless title Of professor emeritus" is
too cheap to be respectable He is deserving OF
thing much better ard more practical at the hands OF
public that he has served so we'll and so faithfully
in the department of engineering. No effort should
be spared by that public 60 express him. ia dollars
and cents its grateful appreciation of the fact that for
seneer than quarter OF a century and at times with
admitted inadequate reward he has given to it the
best he had in him and himself for the benefit
of the youth of our State and the welfare o. mankind
That the services Of Professor Robinson are appre-
ciated by his associates and that they in sympathy
with the view that he should pensioned is indicated
clearly by the following letter have received from
Or. Samuel Chnes Mitchell president of Delaware
College
DELAWARE COLLEGE
Newark, Delaware.
Office Of the President March H. 1916
Mr.. George Carter.
Editor, THE EVENING JOURNAL
Wilmington, Delaware.
My Dear Mr.. Carter:
Most cordially do / wish TO thank you for recent
services to the College especially your strong and
der editorial upon Professor Frederic II. Robinson
which has been appreciated by every friend of the
College. and which must appeal likewise TO citi-
zens in general wish, indeed, all might know how
ably he has served the State these twentysix years
in training men. II would be beautiful recognition
Of such career of public service IL pension could
be arranged for him.
thank you also for your pointed editorial on the
Student Loan Fund which MIR. Josiah Marvel and
others have created for the College
hardly think you realize how much the rein
forcement OF THE EVENING JOURNAL means to us
I'll in these matters.
With sincere personal regards to you, l am.
Cordially yours,
SAMUEL c. MITCHELL
Dr. Mitchell also has said that he does not know
how from $4,000 10 $4,000 could be spent better to
strengthen the fibre OF Delaware College than by the
establishment OF such a pension fund
An important fact to be borne in mind is that at
the present time the college is taking on several good
and capable men members Of its faculty Because
they have abiding faith In the future OF the col
ege and in the willingness OF the trustees ultimately
to make their in keeping with the value Of their
services they taking up their now for small
salaries Il would be splendid thing for the college
II these men and the other members OF the faculty
could look forward 10 decent retirement on pensions
at the end Of their days Of educational usefulness But
tressed by such with respect to the hnan-
cal future Of themselves and their dependents they
could throw themselves heartily into the work
and be content with smaller salaries in the DAYS OF
heir activity
A college professor like other professional men
must put a good front" He perhaps would not
express il in such phrase OF the street but We think
The use OF the phrase is the sake of maxi
ing the point We also desire to add that IL costs 10
put on good front The professor must reside in a
nice section live and dress well and extend such living
conditions to his wife and children He also must be
open at all times to the demands OF hospitality and
very cften to those Of charity In other words he
may know that he is poor as Jobs turkey but he
must not show it or turn anything but a serene face
10 world that is prohting by that poverty owing to
us lack OF appreciation OF the money value ~ eHcien,
educational service
follows, as a matter OF course that II a collegs
professor be paid when in active service saIar ,,a,
IS barely sufficient TO meet the legitimate exnonsos II
himself and his family, those who nav that saIsr,
Should give 10 him the comforting assurance tbt n,
oldage OF disability competency which he should b
been permitted TO earn and lay aside in the dav NJ bi
activity. viii be made up to him through an eopitab,
pension system. AS il stands today Delaware Co
lsge receives good and faithful service in return r.
small salaries and there is pension fund for n
benefit of Professor Robinson or any other faithn
member of the faculty who may be compelled TO retir
That is right Il a defect that should be cure
The good name Of the college demands IT, The fir
tangible evidence that the defect has been cure
should be official announcement that reasonable pei
sion has been granted TO Professor Robinson.
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