The Press., 1893-06-22
STORRS AGRICULTURAL COL
 LEGE.
Commencement, Friday, June 16, 1893.

On the order of exercises for the "com- mencement" of 1898 the institution was entitled, as formerly, Stolrs Agricultural School. In future it is to be called col lege, and graduates of years to follow will have college diploma. Old students can take post graduate course, probably of one year, and receive the added honors of college graduation. Probably many will do so, since the college will open next fall with an enlarged faculty and greater breadth of study, with, as we understand, no additional expense to the student, per haps greater opportunity of reducing the expense by giving farm labor in return. Friday morning did not dawn with an inviting sky. During the early morning there were indications of rain and through most of the day it was cloudy, and on the highlands of Storrs breezy. Overcoats
 were not uncomfortable. Many visitors had brought them, others wished they | had. All this had an effect on the at tendance, yet not sufficient to keep it within the capacity of the chapel, where the exercises were held, it being packed with people, as we'll as those portions of the passages affording opportunity to see and hear. The low temperature of the day was particularly grateful during the | indoor exercises.
 During the morning most visitors trav- | eled over fields and yards, watching the competitive drill of the embryo farmers. This consisted of blowing, yoking and un- yoking oxen, turning and backing in nar- row compass, moving and other field and garden work. This was for cash prizes offered by the alumni, a committee from
 whom adjudged the disposition. The first
 prize, $10, went to M. H. Parker of South
 Coventry; the second $5, to M. M. Fris- | bic of Southington. MT. Parker, who l has been engaged to remain with the ! school as assistant farm superintendent,
 was heartily cheered by his fellow stu
 dents on the announcement being made. The number of visitors from within the county was reduced by the weather, this | accounting for the absence of some friends of the school living within driving dis tance and usually seen there. Yet there | were present prominent men from all parts of the state, staunch believers in the idea represented by Storrs, and it's future pros- perity. Of these were Hyde of Stafford,
 Gold of West Cornwall, Miles of Milford,
 Hubbard of Middletown, Hale of Glas-
 tonbury, trustees, Prof. Atwater of Mid
 dletown, Dr. Greasy of Hartford, ex-Trus-
 tee Sprague of Andover, s. O. Bowen of
 Eastord Senator Holcomb of Southing-
 ton, M. H. Parker of South Coventry, w. H. Yeomans of Columbia, J. B. Morrow,
 Dr. Johnson and other prominent citizens
 of Mansfield. The Hartford Courant was,
 as in past years, represented by D. A.
 Lyman of Willimantic, who gave a most
 interesting report of the proceedings. The programs distributed gave the fol-
 lowing list of essayists:
 Prayer.
 *E. T. Beard, Milford, use of Veterinary Sci ence on the Farm"
 I w. H. Bishop, Clintonville, "Fertilizing With Green Crops"
 e. Brmble, Torrington, "Tuberculoss."
 -F; " Darnstaedt, Hartford, "Horse Breeding l for Connecticut.
 w. B. Dayton Plantsville, Bacteria as scav- engers."
 W. M. Dunivan, Hartford, Agricultural Legis- | latton."
 G.W. I,dty Eddy, simsbury, ,sllos and silage." w. J. Frey, Suffield, ''Soiling." | : M; M. Frisbie, southington, IA Defense of sH c. Harrison, Northford, "The Abandoned Farms Of New England"
 F. c. osborn, Litchfield, Connecticut Agricul- | ture as Related to Supply and Demand" M. H: Parker, South Coventry, "Care of Dairy Stock"
 ,a H. G. s3perry, Bolton, Shal the Sale of Cleo
 w. A: Warren, South Coventry, "sheep Rais- | ing for New England"
 Conferr1ng Of diplomas.
 ucat1on.
 Short addresses, J. H. Hale, Dr. Geo. Austin Bowen.
 Excused from reading.
 There was not an uninteresting essay | read. The large number of graduates 16-made it necessary to make selections. Eight students read their productions. Everything was condensed, essays being limited. MT. Dunivan's essay argued for better protection for farmers, that wool was 8 finished product, as all other farm produce, and should have the same con- sideration as any other in the matter of tariff protection. He also plead for a tax system that should make other property bear the burden equally with the always visible assets of the farmer. c. w. Eddy gave figures showing the value of the en- silage system, it's costs and results. E. B. Fitts' subject, Forestry" was we'll handled. He made striking point in the declaration that the arid waste about Wal lingford in this state was once product | i've region. Now the winds, unbroken by trees, swept over the level expanses and made sandy waste of the great tract I Another greater instance was the north countries of Africa, bordering on the Med iterranean, once fertile and wooded, now | part of the great Sahara tract. Frisbie | of Hartford, in defense of oleo, showed | that his chosen calling should be that of a criminal lawyer. His arguments were | ingenious and strong ones. Cleo is pal | atable, wholesome and costs little for it's
 production. Its cheapness makes its man.
 ufacture boon to the poor, who were not
 injured in health or in way by its use.
 Here it was thought best to change the
 program and let this paper be followed by
 that of Sperry of Bolton, who argued from
 opposite premises. Cleo sold as oleo could
 do no harm, but sold as pure creamery
 butter, as it had been, the poor man got
 no benefit. It was produced cheaply, to
 be sure, but this only increased the profit
 to the grocer, who therefore desired
 to increase itsesale over that of the gen.
 uine butter with it's smaller profit. If so
 colored as to be known as oleo it must be
 sold closer to cost, and here is where the
 benefit of the poor man who desired the
 imitation article would come in. M. H. Parker made some capital suopestiopc in