University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Hon. Charles B. Lore, President. Manlove Haves, Vice President. Charles B. Evans, Secretary and Treasurer. PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE, Geo. A, Harter, Chairman. F. W. Cuntis; . H. G, M. Kollock, L. P. Bush, James Hossinger, COMMITTEE ON EXAMINATIONS, John C. Stockly, Chairman. Edwin R. Paynter, George Biddle, J. Harvey Whiteman, William T. Lynam, COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. CGieo. G, Kerr, Chairman. Wm, T. Lynam, Manjove Hayes, Daniel W. Corhit, Samuel H, Messick. COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION AND DISCIPLINE, - Manlove Haves, Chairman, Charles B. Evans, J. Harvey Whiteman, Dir. George W. Marshall, James Hossinger, 16

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CORPORATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES. His Excellency, GOVERNOR PRESTON LEA, cv-officio. GEO. A, HARTER, Ph, 1D, President of the College, cr-officia. TRUSTEES REEPRESENTING THE ORIGINAL BOARD, L L b e e e e R e e U S Dover T O e e L Newark T LT T e 6 PR e I S S N Newark George W, Marshall, M. D....... e e L e e g Milford T e N e e e Delaware City R A e T Wilmington Chardes B s R R R Newark George Biddle ...........0.: e R R e e R S e R e Elkton F Wil e e e s Hem iorws Newark i TS A R B o e e O P N Wilmington e oo Y L4 o e A e S e e S N Newark T e L e e o w . Wilmington TRUSTEES ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. New Castle County, HopChatles Bl Eote oo S e s Wilmington Rdward Bevmlas . e e e Middletown T i Pl 2 T e e T e . L N elessa Hon, ewis B Ball, Mo DG i s v Marshalkon - Edwa A e N Claynront Kent County. e i 2 B s N e e EE e e it SO B o et MR 2 L Smyrna o e Y LT T R e e e L M R e el T Dover Chiarles: 5, 'Conwell. s e daibianissas B ing TR Camden I et e Lo R b e e U R Dover Tedin R e e e R R Wilmington Sussex ounty. Lewis W Mustond i ansna il s i an v Lewes I L B T R o I TV Gieorgetown TR T e S e e e e P Seaford Samuel H. Messick ......00.0 S R RS Liridgeville e T s e e v ey Seaford 15

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THE DORMITORY A BRIEF HISTORY OF DELAWARE COLLEGE Delaware College iz situated at Newark, a guiet, well-ordered, and hospit- able village of fifteen hundred inhabitants in the northwestern pant of the State. Newark is connected with Philadelphia, Wilmingtona, Baltimore and Washing- ton by the Pennsylvania, and Baltimore and CYhio milroads, and there are few points in Delaware or in the Peninsubar counties of Marviand distant from the village more than four hoursfhy rail. The region about Newark, is one of the moset healthful and beautiiul on the Atlantic slope. The site of the College, near the center of the town, is one of unusual charm. The village hias a supply of ex- cellent water and is lighted by electricity, Delaware College was chartered in 1833 by Act of the Delaware Legislature, and the doors of the College were first opened to studens in May of the following vear, The College had been doing for a quarter of a century an important work, not only for Delaware, but as well for neighboring parts of Pennsylvania and Marvland, when by a succession of misfortunes, she was forced in the Spring of lH:-.lJ 1o close her l.l.l..llll':'u. Eleven vears later the College was resuscitated, bhaving meanwhile been designated by Act of the Delaware Legislature as heneficiary under the Act of Congress apportioning to each of the several States large areas of public lands to form the basis of endowments for Colleges especially devoted to the teaching of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arnts, and Military Tactics. This Act of Congress, commonly known as the Morrill Bill, from its originator, Senator Morrill of Vermont, declares that the Colleges made heneficiary wnder its provisions shall 17