Evening journal., 1919-10-25
COLLEGE HELPED
BY STATE FUNDS
Facts Show That Legislature
Has Been Fairly Liberal
in the Past
FEDERAL AID
is ALSO GIVEN
Special 70 The Evening Journal.


NEWARK. Oct 25.-Fev persons
clearly Understand the relation OF the
state OF Delaware and Delaware Col
lege. Because the Federal Government
Tor some years furnished most OF the
income Of the college and all that Of
the agricultural experiment station, a
false notion has gone abroad that the
Stale has never adequately supported
either. Delaware College was original
ly private undertaking, chartered by
the slate in 1893 and governed by a
perpeluating Board of Trustees.
From 1859 10 1870 Delaware College
slept With closed doors and tenantless
halls, and that sleep might have gone
on indefinitely, had not the State made
possible the awakening by designating
Delaware College the beneficiary OF
legislation by Congress for the creation
and maintenance Of a college Of agri-
culture, the mechanic arts, and military
science, In Delaware, as in each Of
other Siales The Board OF Trustees
made over 10 the state half OF the
physical property OF the college and
The state Legislature empowered The
sOVernOr Go add members from each
'Ounty 20 the Old -perpeluating
Board Of Trustees, a condition OF af-
'airs that continued until a few years
ago. when all the physical property
9f the college passed TO the State The
board was reorganized as a body the
Vacancies in which were nlled by the
governors appointments. Delaware Col
lege thus became a state institution. as
an. H.I Of Dnf q
rom The very beginning Of lie existence. I
10 is true that appropriations made
by lhe State I'm aid OF the college were I
for some years. few and small. 10 Is |
true. also. however that the Federal
GOvernment has never paid for any
building put mp for Delaware College, I
and That since 1870 and until Mr.. dupont /
came 10 the rescue, the Stale has put /
mp an new buildings on the college /
grounds, made all large repairs TO ex-i
isting structures, and bought am build
ings acquired for the use OF the col
lcge The present engineering build
ings and its predecessor. destroyed by
lire. recitation hall. the gymnasium. the
original building Of the experiment
station. wer. all put up by the State.
purnell Hall and the ground attached 4
10 10 were bought by the State. About
twenty years ago extensive repairs and
improvements TO old college We're made
10y lhe state All the buildings Of the
WOmen's College were paid for with 4
slate appropriations. The farm al
iached 20 the experiment station was
bought and equipped by the State.
Large annual appropriations are now
made by the State in aid Of the twin
colleges, IN support OF the experiment
stallion. and FER the furtherance Of
agricultural educational work by the
experts and agents Of the Agricultural
or Delaware College.
Fortunately for The state and for the
'No colleges. when the comprehensive
plan for development for Delaware-COl-
ege was conceived and financed by Mr.
lupont. ihc revenue Of The State was
FAR larger than 70 had been In the days
,f adversely at Delaware College, so
NAT the state was able TO accept the
RESPONSIBILITIES necessarily imposed Z
mon 10 by "a sudden expansion OF d ]
state Institution. even though such OK ]
lansiOn was made possible by private 9
rift The Legislature now recognizes !
hat al each session. The needs OF Del .
ware College and the WOmen's Coll :
eye are 10 be considered and provided c
or i'm so far as the condition Of thei
reasury and the proper administration ?
II other State Institutions permit. HaV- u
nc at Newark. a property worth 81
OOOO or more. aud a property ever in y
rcasing I'm value. and destined TO be OF v
ar greater value than anybody an o
icipated a dozen years ago, the Slate e
Il Delaware has an interest in the o
maintenance OF the two colleges and the u
xperiment station at the point OF high y
si efficiency and usefulness, something D
hat can not be assured except by a Z
ollcy Of sufficient appropriations IN II
made with view to genuine
eeds.