The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-13
STUDENTS oF FARMING.
Agricultural Experimenters in the
City to Attend TOday's COnven-

Agricultural EXperIm enters In the
City to Attend Today's Conven-
ton.
Many officers and delegates of the Asso-
citation of American Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations arrived in the city yes
terday The remainder will come in on the
morning trains and the sessions of the con-
ventfon will commence at the university
chapel at O'Clock this morning. "a
There is one delegate from each state, and
with the additional members the attendance
will be about $50.
There are many distinguished gentlemen
present, who have been especially prominent
in improving agricultural conditions in the
United States. 1t is a matter Of regret with
all that Secretary James Wilson, of the De-
partment of Agriculture, who is one of the
vice presidents OF the association, will be
unable to attend the meeting.
Prof. Henry e. Armstrong, of the London
Institution institute, the chief technical col
lege in London, arrived III Minneapolis yes
terday afternoon. Prof Armstrong is one of
the best known of Great Britains prominent
students of technical agriculture, and will
lecture before the convention Wednesday
morning. He is a member OF the Lawes
agricultural trust committee, which is Or
gained to administer a trust fund of f10O 900,
given by Sir John Lawes to continue the ex-
peIiments commenced by him fifty years ago
upon the growth of all variety of agricultural
products. One condition of the fund was that
one lecture should be delivered in the United
States every three years at least, upon some
experimenter. Sir Henry Gilbert was the last
lecturer so sent over, and Prof. Armstrong is
now in Minneapolis to fulfill the conditions
of the fund He has made a very quick
trip from London, leaving there on July g.
He will visit the great wheat region of the
Red river valley and other portions Of the
United States before returning. Prof. Arm
strong was greatly pleased at the generous
donations which the states had made toward
the relief of the India famine sufferers, whom
he said were in very bad condition since the
earthquake at Calcutta in June. He was
gratifed to learn that an association had been
formed in Minneapolis with this worthy object
in view.
The work CT the association will be carried
on in sections in different rooms in the Lii
brary building. The sections are as follows:
College work, mechanic arts, horticulture and
botany, entomology, agriculture and chemis-
try, and the ground to be covered is very
comprehensive. The general programme Of
the convention is as follows:
Following is list of those who had taken
out membership cards in the association up
to midnight; George T. Fairchild president
or the state agricultural college. Manhatton
Kan; j. H. Washburn, president Rhode
Island d agricultural college, Kingston; H. H.
college, Amherst; H. C. White, president
Georgia agricultural college, Athens; R. c.
True director office experimental stations,
Washington, D. c.; A. A. Brigham, profess
sor Rhode Island agricultural college. Kings
ton; Thomas L. Hunt dean Ohio agricultural
college, Columbus, O.; U. P. Hedrick, pro-
oregon
ricultural college, Corvallis; ]. H. Council.
professor agriculture, Texas agricultural col
lege, College Station; S. c. Mason, profess
sor horticulture, Kansas agricultural college,
Manhatton; William c. Aldrich. professor
mechanical engineering, West Virginia uni
versity, Morgantown; John T. Stinsin, horti-
culturst Arkansas college, Fayetteville; ].
e. Stubs, president state agricultural col
lege of Nevada at Reno; Willett M. Hays,
professor agriculture Minnesota university,
st. Anthony park; L. c. Corbett professor
horticulture, West Virginia university, Nor
gantown; James H. Shepard, director expert
mental station, South Dakota, Brookngs; A.
D. Hopkins, entomoogist West Virginia sta
ton, Morgantown; H. N: starnes, horticult-
urist, Georgia Station, Athens; E. A. Bur-
nett, professor agriculture, South Dakota ag
ricultural college, Brdokings; ]. w. -Heston,
president South Dakota agricultural college,
Bookings.
The executive committee of the association
met last evening and concluded its annual re-
port, which will be submitted to this morn
ing's meeting of that body.
Prof. Henry e. Armstrong, teacher in the
College Of the City of Guilds, of London,
England, institute for the advancement of
technical education, is at the West hotel.
He will address the association at the Wednes-
day morning session.