Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-30
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AZ the Women's College this afternoon
the sixth anniversary OF the opening ot
that college will loo observed. The exer-
ciscs will I've as follows: 3 o'clock, trce
planting hy sophomore class; presenta-
ton of spade to freshmen by Miss Hose
Roberts, president of sophomore GLASS;
acccptarce of spade by Miss Elizabeth
Maclptirc, captain Of freshman clsss;
presentation az class colors to freshman
class hy Miss Helen Groves, president oi
the iunior class, acceptance oi coiors,
Miss Grcta Mckir sey, sub captain of
the freshman class; $50 o'clock, IN Rest
derce Hall Dean winfrrd J. Robinson,
presidinc. music bv the orchestra; nd-
dress hy Miss Madeleine Dixon, president
of the Student Sclf-Government Aa-
snciation: music by the Clec Club; adj
dress Nv Mrs MARY u Bradford. who
will he introduced Nv President Walter r.
uullihen; anrou cement Of opening OF
emergency dOrmltorIcs; singing OF Anna
Mater
tS.u0VR,t sppRrss or m. HULLrHrN.
'In accepting these KEYS ard symbols
of che authority with which | Am berg
Invested" said Dr lIullihcn. in his IN
augliral address. 81 should. | think. feel
dismavcd M the burden Of responsibility
! am assuming, were IL not for tho promise
az cn-oncration and support 40 generously
extended hv those who have spoken here
this morning on behalf Of tho trustees.
the faculty. the alumni. and the people
cf the state Of Delaware. Already In the
short two months OF my residence here ]
have had pruOf OF the sincerity OF these
promises and am heartencd TO undertake
y task which, lacking such support,
would I've far beyond my powers.
'Fightv-six wears ago thi. college open
ed its Doors, May s, 1884. here on thus
very site, with three professors and only
one student az collegiate grade, sopho-
more, Alexander T. Gray, who, "a the
college historian phrase. IL, was IN the
lamentahlc position Of having not a single
freshman ~ haze All Of the other stu
dents. 63 IN number, belonged 70 the
preparatory department. tho academy.
''The history Of Delaware College, first
called Newark College, is not unlike that
of many, IN fact Of most of the colleges
founded in those pioneer days IN eduoa
ton. a history Of high hopes and high
nsplration, Of many vicissitudes and al
tcrnation of increase and growth with
misfortune and disappointment. OF s'rug
gle 90 maintain standards OF schnlarrhip
WITHOUT loss Of students. OF the never
ending fight 20 scrtre the funds necessary
for equipment, salaries, and maintenance;
a history OF far-sighted. statcsmanlike
men and women devoted To the cause OF
education and determined that Delaware
should have It's own college for the train
ing OF II. children and refusing to be dis
MAYED or stopped by the difficulties and
dlscouragemeuts which 80 often seemed TO
obscure the signs Of progress And advance.
Looking back AZ the records Of that
dlv IN 1884 when this college uas found
ed u Is nf interest To note among the
frSt trustees many names Of families stui
well known and prominent in Delaware
end still Interested in the college founded,
by their forrbears: Clayton, Hall, Black
Iis,rard, GRAY. Whitley, Chamberlain
Handy. Ridg,lv, Groome, Rogers
Rayard, Mexican, Cooper, Naudaln and
others. II is further 8 matter oi pride
and interest that the requirements for
admission and for graduation were sub
stantislly tic same ns those for Harvard,
Nale, and Princeton.
The eariv record. of the college faculty
ahcw how Sealouslv this curriculum WAS
guarded and how earnestly the standards
Of scholarship were maintained.
"Slnce 1870, when the college was re-
organized As an institution partially
State controlled and supported, it has
become An increasingly vital factor IN the
educational life OF the State and, though
retarded by the carly failure of the State
% sdopt = progressive policy of public
education. il has exhibited steady de-
yclopment which, under the wise leader
ship Of President llarter from 1895 to
1914. showed itself in a strong faculty
md a Crea tly increased student body and
eliminated IN 1913 In the establishment OF
the Nomcns College and IN complete
Stser ownership and control, the re:lllza-
tion of the colleges obvious destiny. Thus
vas the WAY paved for the aucoesdul
wears Of DR.. Mitchell's administration
chen public spirited men and generous
friends came TO the aid of the college. CAV"
needed grounds and buildings, established
an endowment fund, organized and sup
ported the movement throughout the
state for better schools, better teaching.
nd better system Of State support and
supervision OF public educa ton, manage
possible for the college 70 operi this srs-
ron with nearly 500 students, men and