Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-03-21

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herself in beautiful buildings; she
is gathering to herself an able an'
an ambitious faculty; she is grid
ing herself so that she may serve
her state as an institution of higE
err learning unsurpassed among
any of the smaller colleges; bu
she is being modest about it all.
Extreme diffidence is as much
vice as virtue. The world is too
busy with her own affairs to at
tend to yours unless you gently
and unobstrusively pluck at her
sleeve and whisper in her ear what
you want her to know about your
self. That remark of Emerson's
about the man making the best
mouse-trap and passively Turing
the world to his doors is all right
in it's way; but, as Wordsworth
sagely reminds us: strongest
minds are often those of whom the
world hears least" partly because
of "a vice backwardness, afraid of
shame" SO it is with colleges.
They must not be too bashful.
They must advertise. They must
let the people know that they are
standing ready to serve them. If
the people cannot hear whispers,
the colleges must shout at them.
Amplitude of vibration is a great
asset in vocal advertisement. If
the colleges shout loudly enough
the people must hear; and after
they have heard, they will stop to
think.
These congratulations apply pc
culiarly to Delaware College.
Fathers who have never thought
of sending their boys to college
will sit reading the evening paper
by the stove. They will see how
John Hobs. II, of Delaware Col
lege has won a Fellowship in
agronomy at the University Of
Missouri and is we'll on his way
to a prosperous career in his pro,
fession. They will notice that lit
tie Delaware's apple-judging team
has Just defeated rival squad
from big Cornell at a recent fair
And they will scratch their head
call Mothers over to talk to them,
and begin to wonder if their Wills
and Henries, and Charles would
mt stand a good chance Of becom.
ing Secretary of Agriculture of the
United States If they took course
at Delaware. And Mother will
have no doubt of it. And the
Wills, and Henries, and Charles
will be in the next Freshman class
buying chapel seats from tn"
Sophomores and starting out well
to become loyal sons of Old Della
ware.
Some colleges do not have to
shout. They have sons all over
the world whose very names shout
for them. The regulations of these
men. long since made, halloo abou-
all over the earth. echoing back
from hill to hill, reaching IN
known canyons, and lonely Gran.
MES. The names of Roosevei,
Kittredge, and Wiser send Harry,
ards ripping waves of fame tc
the farthest shores. The winds Of
eminence blow the deeds of Taft
Lounsbury, and Hadley into al
eyes, and with their names the
name of Yale. Delaware, too, has
names to conjure with; she ha:
nursed many youths who have
served their state and countr!
we'll. But, in great sense, she il
young. And youth must make it
self felt. A great opera SINCE,
whose voice is failing her, will b.
listened to with respect, Peopl.
will hold their hands to their ear!
to catch the smallest tone which
leaves that once glorious throat
In those notes they hear the echo
of years of golden song. But the,
would have no such patience will
young artist. She must have tn,
power of voice. She must fore
the world to hear her. If sh
thunders forth her opening motif
with a show of confidence and
wealth of tone (of course | pre-
suppose intrinsic merit in he
rendering, true artistry, thor
training, etc., then the world will
see that it is very good. And he
future is assured.
Granted, then, that college
needs to talk about itself in som,
way or other and that a colleg,
like Delaware which is making :
new start in life may be expecte
if it raises it's voice rather bolster
iously at first, the next question