Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-11
THAT MAN HARVEY"
STERNLY- REbUKED
BY DR.. MITCHELL
As Father Of Three Soldier Boys
He Repudiated Ambas-
sador's Charge.
RECEIVED WARM WELCOME
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Newark, July H.--"when anyone
like that man Harvey In London
makes the statements that he did
about us entering the war, /, as the
father of three boys who We're in the
service. hurl the lie back into his
mouth"
This statement, made by DR.. Sam
uel c. Mitchell, formerly president Of
Delaware College and now of Rich
mond College, Richmond, Va, during
an address to students of the UEivers-
ity Summer School in Wolf Hall. last
night, was applauded by many in the
audience.
DIR. Mitchell recalled that he was
president of the college during the
hours of stress and strain that tried
mems souls. He told of the many
Delaware College boys who entered
the service and said he could vividly
remember them coming to him and
talking it over before going into the
service. He said it was never a ques-
tion with them as to whether or not
they would go into the service, but
it was what hazardous branch of the
service they should enter" The men
from Delaware College did not go in
to gain anything material. They did
not 20 to save their skin. They saw
a vision" 1t was at this point that
DIR. Mitchell expressed resentment
over the remarks of Ambassador
Harvey as TO why this country enter
cd the war and his remarks met with
the approval of the audience.
IT was the first visit of Dr. Mitchell
to Newark since he resigned the presf-
1ency of the university, a year ago,
and he was given q royal welcome by
hundreds of summer school students,
members of the university faculty
and the people of Newark. With all
DR.. Mitchell was always popular and
many were sincerely pleased to well
come him. He arrived in Newark
shortly before noon yesterday and
was entertained while here by Pro-
fessor and Mrs. W. A. Wilkinson. On
his way to Wolf Hall DIR. Mitchell was
kept busy along the street shaking
hands with many old friends that he
met and many others who came out
Of their houses TO greet him. An
other welcome awaited him on his
arrival al the hall
.
Mitchell, there was an excellent mus
ical program by a chorus made up
from the choirs Of the local churches
under the direction OF Miss Dora VIII
cox director OF music at the summer
school and with Richard Turner. bar
itone, and Howard Haug, tenor, of
Philadelphia, taking the solo parts.
Mrs. Augusta Frietiewsld read THE
Hour Glass" b. William Butler Yeats.
The program was furnished by the
Service Citizens or Delaware.
DIR. Mitchell in his introductory re-
marks said he felt gratitude and rev.
erence towards many persons whom
he recognized in the audience for their
loyalty 20 him while president of the
college during tho days OF the war.
He said those persons could be diyid-
&c into five groups and as typical of
those groups mentioned DIR. George
a. Harter of the faculty; Charles b.
Evans of the board of trustees; H.
Rodney Sharp OF the alumni; Pierre
s. du Pont. of the citizenship of the
State and Charles r. Miller who was
Governor Of the State when he first
came to the college.
DR.. Mitchell said I'VE are on the
eve of the birth of a world of new
ideals and as teachers. christians and
citizens we should promote and have