Evening star., 1901-11-13

OR AGRICULTU URE
Today's Sessions of the Association
Of Experts
SCHOOL FOR GRADUATES ORDERED
Much Discussion on Proposition
to Change Name.
NJ o r Z D e L E G. A T E s
SCHOOL FOR GRADUATES ORDERED
NJ o r Z D EL E e A 7 E s

Today's sessions of the Association Of
American Agricultural Colleges and Ex-
pertinent Stations gave promise from the
program to be the most interesting of the
current convention. In the morning the
delegates provided for a graduate summer
school of agriculture, and considered, with
a view to amendment, various important
provisions of the constitution. Section
meetings on many subjects are being held
this afternoon. This evening reports are
to be received from the nine standing
committees of the association, a statement
will be made of the graduate study con-
Quoted here In Washington, and the Sec
retary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson will
receive the delegates socially.
In the morning the attendance was very
large, and interest in the debates was con-
tinuous. The revision of the constitution
was undertaken with marked personal at
tention from the delegates. AS the discus
sion continued, however, 1t became mani
lest almost no change could be made in
the original constitution. Every amend
ment proposed brought forth half a dozen
substitutes and evoked 50 much debate
thai the convention in many instances glad
iy placed the matter on the table as the
only means of escape.
School of Graduate study.
With the development OF agriculture as
for a school of graduate study. Last year
the executive committee of the associa-
ton was empowered TO prepare scheme
for such an Institution and entered on that
task with the cooperation of the Ohio
State University. The matter came before
the convention this morning report from
the executive committee, which reviewed
the history of the movement and recon-
mended the establishment of the school on
a plan proposed by President w. d. Thomp-
son of the Ohio University.
At the New Haven meeting of the Ameri-
can Association in November, 1901 DIR.
Thompson presented to the convention an
outline of the plan for the graduate sum-
mer school of agriculture of which the
following is brief abstract:
THE board of trustees stand ready to
france graduate summer school of agri-
culture for its initial session to take place
in the summer of 1902 and to furnish neces-
sary buildings and equipment. Another in
stituton has giveE assurance that it will
be glad to do the same for the succeeding
year.
THE purpose of this school is to present
to graduate students, including instructors
and investigators, the latest results of
higher research relating to agriculture and
to discuss the best methods of education
and research In agriculture and related sub
jects.
ut is proposed to secure the faculty from
the best obtainable specialists for the par
ticular program without reference to the
faculty of the institution in which the ses-
sion Is held
THE program of each session will be de-
termined by the faculty selected to con-
duct the program subject to the approval
of the faculty of the institution in which
the session is held. To show the scope of
the enterprise, however it is suggested
that the first session shall be four weeks,
six days each week and that from s to 10
am, be devoted to stock judging; from
10 to y am, to feeding, and from 2 to A
pm. to soil physics. 1t Is expected that a
Eumber Of instructors would take part in
giving instruction In each of the lines in
dlcated."
Since the above tentative plan was sug
gested there has been some growth and
widening of the idea and 1t is thought that
possibly courses along two or three lines as,
for example, Zootechny, agronomy and
dairying. may be offered at the same time
The executive committee recommended
this morning that the association approve
the suggestion of the Ohio State University,
accept It's offer to furnish the necessary
buildings and equipment, and assume the
financial responsibility for the session. The
committee recommended also that If the
success of this session should justify the
continuation of such summer school it be
assumed cooperative enterprise under
the control of the association.
DR.. True, Director.
In the course of the discussion the fol-
lowing statement was made on behalf of
the Ohio University:
The general plan of the Graduate Sum-
mer School of Agriculture having received
the approval of the executive committee,
the Ohio State University has undertaken
to start the enterprise by the selection Of
dean or director. The tender of this posi-
ton has been made to Dr. A. c. True, di-
rector of the office of experiment stations,
United States Department of Agriculture.
Washington. D. G. Mr.. James Wilson, Sec
retary Of Agriculture, has been consulted,
and has expressed his most cordial ap-
provai and sympathy with the enterprise,
with the result that DR.. True has consented
to accept the position of dean, providing the
leading educators of the United States and
Canada in the lines indicated can be Sc
cured to give the courses Of lectures or
conduct laboratory or demonstration work.
The Ohio State University does not desire
to proceed with this enterprise unless there
Is demand for 1t, which 1t believes there
is, and unless 1t is assured that it Is pos
sible to make 1t a summer school of the
highest grade Whether it goes on with
the work or whether 1t drops 1t will de-
pend upon the encouragement it gets from
those invited to give the instruction"
On that statement Of the case the con-
vention voted to enjoin the executive COM
mittee to proceed with the organization OF
the summer school.
No Change of Name.
A proposition to change the present name
sion of the whole purpose Of the organiza-
ton. Representatives Of the experiment
stations objected to any change Of name
which affected the equal relationship Of
colleges and stations. Several of the COL
iege presidents. speaking in reply. insisted
that the present name was an anomalous
as reference to "the United States and
the state of New York. Before half a
dozen men had spoken the delegates from
the stations were pleading feeiingly that
they be not elected from the convention,
and college presidents were protesting that
no such purpose was contemplated. The
one change of name was amended into six
different forms. Finally vote was had,
with a general sign of relief that al the
names offered be laid on the table.
With unanimous vote In favor OF all the
few amendments approved singly the
morning session came to an end
More Delegates.
In The Star Of yesterday appeared a list
of the college presidents attending the con-
yention. The following is the roll Of the
other delegates, all Of them officers OF ex-
pertinent stations: Prof. B. T. Galloway
United States Department of Agriculture.