Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-30

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Portland, February II, and be one Of the
speakers. 1t is expected that the nation
al commander of the G. A. r. will be
present at the meeting.
Prof. Charles u. Woods of Orouo. the
director cf the Maine experiment station.
il sending out circulars announcing a
special course in horticulture to he given
At The station The following is the cir
cnlar he is sending ont to All those in
tereStcd:
IF the number If applications warrant
the undertaking. 4 Specia! two-weeks
course in horticulture viii hc Offered a.
the University uf Maine beginning Tues
day. March T.. l%U. The PLAZA will be to
r,oWd into this short course all OF The
practical. hrlnful Information possible
IT viii! " ".-ari!l he somewhat in the
n-..--- n. an Xt-nu,d farmers institute.
and special effort viii he made t. out
line future Work 10Y the students. The
work Will include special study OF
soils. Fertilizers. f,uit culture, vegetable
gardening, propagation. spraying, etc. a.
outlined IN the reverse side. The course
will begin Tuesday March II" l9oo. AT S
y NJ. and end II > +. NJ. Friday. March
- This will give Ten fun days Of work.
The report 81 Superintendent W. W.
S,etson is about t. be issued ana inside
The week it vii. he given through the
press 10 the pu5lic eye. Later on it Viii
be in the binders hands and then ready
for those entitled Ia receive it.
Prof Stetson took Z remarkably bad
day for his entrance upon the work be-
fore him which is that Of rXlmining in
IT, the conditions OF the staeoaS, schools.
lie left his home in Auburn, sunday
night. on the Pullman ana went through
To Bangor. From there ne lett, Monday
for Bar Harbor. 1t was his in
tention to visit the schools on the island
ana then strike across the bay to the
main land at Castine and all along the
coast. This * not a very desirable sea-
son Of the year as anyone can imagine.
In the summer months superintendent
Of schools Of any state could be pardoned
for going along the Maine coast as rs
would see it then in all its beauty. But
at that time the schools are not in opera
ton and in consequence it would do no
good to visit them. Just now every
school is in session and this is the bc-;
time to study them. He will take in Hi
the coast towns from Bar Harbor tn
Rockland and along the coast still tar
Their if he has the time.
This 50 the Journal is informed. il the
first real tour Of inspection alone that
the superintendent has made Of this sec
ton He has visited tAc towns, tlr a
single visit. many times ana probably ne
will not find anything that will surprise
him greatly. but it is for the purpose II
studying them that he Will devote the
week to their welfare. Another section
that he will visit sometime in the future
will be those in Washington county. east
IF Bar IIarbor to Eastport, These.
though will probably average well with
the ones he is visiting.
Is soon as he has studied this section
Nv can well write aS he wrote "I north-
eastern Maine ana can benefit thom a.
greatly. The change he has made in that
.trat section of the country Is -
marked that up mention need De made "t
HI ~ everyone Is wei, aware of ,hr W"rk
Ter NIrin. coast h,ols may come in ."r
irc sumo genera. urbuild.ns- they car-
rlialy will " thc superintendent words
ir.. n,.I.I. A. they acre in northeastern
Maine.