Evening star., 1901-09-23
COLLEGE TERM BEGINS.
Entrance Examinations Delayed Out
Of Respect to Dead President.

Entrance Examinations Delayed Out
of Respect to Dead President.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Nd, September g. 1901
There have been more applications. 1t is
said. for admission to the Maryland Agrt-
cultural College this, year dthan@ ever be-
fore in the history of the institution. Out
Of respect to the late President William
Mckinley the officials of the institution
delayed the entrance examinations until
Friday. The college opened this morning
with Its maximum number of students.
Among those enrolled at the college are
residents of Virginia, New York. Penn
sylvania, District of Columbia, Cuba, Porto
Rico, Venezuela Peru and Sweden, besides
many Marylanders. -s-~E~ tsh.E.s
During the summer season the college
proper and all buildings connected there
with have been thoroughly renovated and
put in repair. Sheet steel ceilings have
been installed throughout: The hospital.
an appropriation for the building Of which
was made at the June meeting of the board
e., Of trustees when when, GoyerpSr Smith Smith, pTs re-
rectly west Of the college bu1ldf41g. Many
repairs in the way Of additions have been
made on the college barn.
Mr.. James r. Robinson, professor of hor-
tfculture, who has been seriously i'll DUR
ing the summer, Is now convalescing.
Prof. ]. p. 8. Norton, MS. of the Uni
versity Of Kansas has been chosen to sue
ceed Prof C. o. Townsend as botanist and
vegetable pathologtst. Prof. e. p. Sand
stem, from Cornell University. will assist
Prof. Robinson as associate in the horti-
cultural department Of the institution.
Prof II. Gwinner, who has charge of the
mechanical engineering department, has
been granted leave Of absence for one
year In his absence his work will be
ME-. assisted by Mr.. J. Blanford, ME-,
class of 1900, MAC.
Profs. Spence, Richardson and Lanahan
have returned to their duties at the col
of Maryland.
The foot ball team was out Friday for
its first practice, with many Of the old
players in the eleven The team made a
the current season Mr.. s., T. Mackall,
formerly, coach of Kenyon College. Ohio
Prof. A.. L. Quaintance. formerly state
entomolcgist Of Georgia rs now on duty
at the Maryland agricultural experiment.
station as state entomologist of this state.
Director Harry j. Patterson, BIS, OF the
experiment station has just promulgated
legnthy publication on the subject of COM
parative digestibi1ty Of raw. pasteurized
and cooked milk In the compilation are
noted the results obtained In experiment
children. The ofiioiais of the station have
come to the conclusion that raw milk Is
more easily digested when fed to calves
than either pasteurized or cooked milk:
when fed to calves used In these expert
ments caused violent securing in the ma
jor1ty Of cases; that majority Of physi-
clans In charge Of children's hospitals
corresponded with favored the use of raw
milk for infants when the milk Is known
to be In perfect condition. but favored pas
teurized milk under ordinary conditions:
that with one exception all the physicians
corresponded with discourage the use OF
cooked sterihzed milk for infant feed
ing; that skim milk was found to be as d.
gestible as whole raw milk.