Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-20
washington COLLEGE
LIKELY TO Be Helped
Delegation of State Financiers
Makes Survey and Dis
cusses Plans.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Chestcrtown, Md, July 20.--A COM
mittee of Baltimore flnanciers Interested IN
education visited Washington College on
Saturday evening for the purpose Of
making a survey of the buildings and col
lege property and equipment, with view
to determining what if any financial aid is
necessary TO tide the venerable iDstItu-
ton over a rather rough financial sea.
Those in the party were: Former Governor
Phillips l.. Goldeborough, Charles i.
Harley, Van Lear Black, Senator Clarence
W. Perkins, Edwin J. Baetjcr Of Balti-
more and Harry ]. Hopkins of the comp.
troler office, Annapolis, and a member Of
the board Of visitors and governors OF tho
college
These gentlemen were met Mt the college
by members Of the board Of visitors and
governors and the faculty, and after
luncheon, thorough inspection Of the
property was made. The Baltimore
party was much impressed with
the equipment Of the historic mstl-
tuition. There are no finer grounds or
better buildings in the State than are TO be
found here, but for some time it has been
known that the institution was laboring
under financial difficulties, largely because
of lack Of paying students, and also be
cause Of lack of sympathy with the
management on the part Of some OF the
influential alumni Of the college.
The plans of the visitors were not dis
closed, but il was the general impression
that financial assistance would be gtiaran-
tced the institution by those in the party
as well as by those most vitality Interested
in the saving Of the historic school. 1T
has been suggested by a number OF m
fuential alumni Of the college that the
institution be made a part Of the state
system Of education and that the prac-
tice Of granting free scholarships IN lieu OF
a State appropriation be done away with
II costs between $500 and 81 900 year
TO educate a student at the college, and as
an offset to the appropriation granted by
the State, each county In the state has
been allowed a number OF scholarships,
and there have also been granted num-
ber of what has been known as founda-
tion scholarships" and IL IS largely due 70
this class of students that the college has
become financially embarrassed IN these
times Of high prices for food and supplies
The college has been receiving only
5000 a wear from the State for these
Scholarships and il is claimed that their
cost has far o1ftstripped this appr0prla-
t1btf. EhtA~UtE httf ttittSt W ARpD itSgtttfF
from year TO year Just what plan will be
adopted TO provide the necessary means 70
finance tho institution has not been dlvulg-
ed by the Baltimore committee, but IT is
probable that the educational survey now
being made Of the entire educational
system Of the State will provide some sub
stantial means Of relief and that there will
be no difficulty about the college being
placed on a sound financial basis. That
II will reopen for the fall term seems now to
be certainty.
VENERABLE TNsTTT UT1ON.
Washington College Is the most vener-
able educational institution IN the State.
II was founded in 1881, and though having
suffered many reversea by fire, II has been,
for years, one of the leading educational
centers in the State. The people of Ches-
tertown would regret seriously 70 see the
institution close its doors. 1t has gwen
dignity and prestige TO the town ever since
its establishment, and in its historic
grounds and venerable buildings. the
residents Of the town have always felt
Just pride Among its board Of visitors
and governors are some of the most dis
tinguished men in the State, but the great