Newark post., 1920-11-03
PRESIDENT OF
DELAWARE COLLEGE
INSTALLED WITH I'M
PRESSIVE CEREMONIES
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conducted under escort of the Bat
talon to the Knoll" The visiting
educators had previously been
conducted to the Presidents home
by members of the Student Coun-
Gil. The whole group shortly be-
fore twelve o'clock, proceeded to
the Green in front of Wolf Hall
where the Academic Procession
was formed. From there, the pro-
cession moved to the Old Campus
where the installation exercises
took place.
Henry B. Thompson, President
of the Board of Trustees, presided.
The Right Reverend Phillip Cook,
Bishop of Delaware, made the in
vocation. Mr.. Henry B. Thomp-
son then made the address for the
Trustees. He said in part: "The
Inauguration of a President of
Delaware College of necessity
marks a new era in its history.
The State and College are for
tunate in their choice. of DR.. Hull
hen as President. We believe we
can look forward to another per-
iod of growth and progress, and
that we can justly congratulate
DR.. Hullihen for the opportunity
that is given him to render great
service to the State" Mr.. Thomp-
son after briefly touching on the
growth and progress of the col
lege under DR.. Mitchell's leader
ship continued, "the material
growth of the college is almost
solely due to the generosity of
Pierre du Pont, a citizen who by
his personal work and by his
splendid generosity, is lifting the
entire educational system of the
State to a higher level = = < The
serious problem which is confront
ing every institution of learning
is a proper remuneration of the
faculty = < = The number of
students, material equipment in
buildings, laboratories, go for
nothing without a strong faculty.
1t is the heart and soul of the in
stitution; the driving power that
makes a college worth while. |
know that DR.. Hullihen feels this
is the big problem that he is fac
! ing and unless our State responds
to our needs in this respect, we
: must only hope for a weak insti,
tuition"
In her address for the Women's S
College, Dean Winifred j. Robin,
: son said, "in welcoming you to the
Presidency Of the Women's Col
lege of Delaware we are asking
you to enter upon a task that is
barely begun = = The labor
which we bring to you is not light
1t may demand many hours of
!, thought and effort but it has the
joy of all that is truly educational
in that it is creative labor = = =
On behalf of my colleagues of the
Women's College of Delaware, anC
of the alumnae and students ot
the college, give you most cordia.
welcome to its Presidency"
DR.. Harter spoke on behalf o1
the faculty. He first gave a shor1
sketch of the history of the col
: lege with which he is so wei
versed, and then welcomed DR.
Hullihen in the name of thu
faculty.
Everett G. Johnson, Esq, wht
was to have made the address fo.
the Alumni, was prevented from
being present by the serious i'll
ness of his wife. DR.. E. N. Val
landigham became the "minut
man" for the Alumni and mad
one of the finest addresses of tn
day. His address consisted of
statement as to what the Alumni
hopes of the college and what tn
Alumni sees as it's duty toward it
Alma Mater" He expressed tn
hope that "the Board of Trustee
would more and more place the re
= sponsibility upon the Presiden
e and his advisers and colleagues 0
:. the faculty and trust him an
# them with authority such as sha
II assure them the confidence, n
e spect, and steady loyalty of tn
II self-governing student body. d.
Vallandigham also asked that a
attempt be made to stabalize tn
- faculty. In discussing the dut
W of the Alumni toward the Aim
ts Mater, DR.. Vallandigham said
~ 1--WE are loyal enough, but we mus
: make loyalty practically helpful
" We must give thought, time an
T" money to the needs of our Aim