The Washington times., 1901-11-13
TO IMPROVE FARM METHODS.
The Association of Agricultural Col
lcEes in Session.


cultural Colleges and Experiment sta
tions was held yesterday morning in Car
roll Institute Hall The convention Will
continue until Thursday The president
Of the association. A. w. Harris, Presi-
dent Of the Maine University, presided
over the deliberations of the delegates
during yesterday mornings session. ON
/ GERS Of the association attending the con
yeution in this city are:
Vice Presidents. X. Patterson, of
Kentucky: r. II. Jesse, OF Missouri; l.
| G. Carpenter. of Colorado, and b. A.
BRYAN. of Washington. Secretary and
Treasurer T. b Voorhees,, Of New Jer-
s,y: Biographer. a. c. True, of Washing
ton. D. C.; Executive Committee, II. II.
Goodell of Massachusetts, Chairman
Alexis Cope. Of Ohio; C. W. Atherton, of
PENNSYLVANIA; II. c. White. of Georgia;
the junior ex-president, J. E. Stubbs.
officers of sections-College work, J. H.
Raymond, of West Virginia, Chairman;
B. O. Aylesworth, of Colorado, Secretary.
Agriculture and chemistry, c. d. WOODS.
of Maine, Chairman; H J. waters OIL
Missouri. Secretary. Horticulture ana
| botany. L. r. Jones. of Vermont. Chalr-
man Entomology, NJ. V. Shngerlahd' Oh
| New York. Chairman. Mechanic arts Ii.
| w. INiCr, OF MdSSsNlih9'''e'
f. p. Anderson. of Kentucky.
The convention was formally opened py
| President Harris with a brief address.
| Statements from three of the general
| officers. together with reports fom the
heads of various committees and sub-com-
mIttees. were then heard. The treasurer
# the association Edward B. voorhees,
| submitted his anm al report, showing
| that the total receipts of the association
| during the year were 81, ,132.97, while the
expenditures incurred were SllGo.4O. Dr.
] A. C True. of this city, read an extended
paper containing suggestions for the ana
| Of scientific investigators.
| The most important matter. however
! brought up for discussion was a letter
received by the association from Prof.
Eugene w. Manning. of Delaware College,
Newark, Del, asking the association TO
support n resolution, prepared by him
and enclosed with his letter. The resolu-
ton provided that Congress be requested
at the coming session to set aside a GER
tam specified sum of money. to be used
in furthering commercial education in this
country. The resolution was referred to
the Executive Committee for action.
Considerable discussion was had on a
| resolution introduced before the body
| asking that the Secretary of the Interior
| be urged I" provide for the regular in
| Spection Of the land grant colleges by an
agent of the Bureau Of Education. The
| resolution was finally rejected.
! At the close of this discussion, formal
| roll call was ordered by the president,
| which showed the attendance Of the fol-
| lowing professors of various agricultural
colleges through the country:
| b. .. AylesWOrth. of the State Agricul-
| tural College of Colorado; Thomas II.
TaliaferrO, of the Florida Agricultural
| College: II. G. White. of the Georgia
| State College of Agriculture and Mechan-
| ic Arts; J. a. Mclean. Of the University
| Of Idaho; w. +. Stone. OF the Purdue
| University, Indiana; L. Z. Nichols, Of the
| Kansas State Agricultural College; J. X.
Patterson, Of the Agricultural! and Me
| chanical College of Kentucky; A. w. Har-
| ris of the University of Maine; r. w.
| Sylvester. of the Maryland Agricultural
| College; H. II. Goodell of the Massachu-
| Setts Agricultural College; J. L. Snyder,
| of the Michigan State Agricultural Col
| leEe; Cyrus Northrop. OF the University
| of Minnesota; J. c. Hardy, of the Miss
| issippi Agricultural and Mechanical Col
| lege. X II. Jesse, of the School of Agri-
| culture and Engineering of the University
| of Missouri e. 3. Andrews, Of the Indus
| trial College Of the University Of Ne
| braska; c. S. Murkard, of the New
hampshire College Of Agriculture and and
| North Carolina College Of Agriculture
| and Mechanical Arts: J. II. Worst. of the
| North Dakota Agricultural College: w.
! -. i nonu!sSbH- OF the ONO state lnlN'f-
| sity; G. W Atherton, Of the Pennsylvania
| STATE College: J. II. Washburn. of the
| Rhode Island College Of Agriculture End
| Mechanic Arts; II. 5. Hartzog. of the
! Clemson Agricultural College, Clemson,
| s. c. T. L. Miller, of the ColOred Nor
| NAL, Industrial, Agricultural and Me
| chanical College OF South Carolina; c. W.
| HahHey. of the University of Tennessee:
| NJ II. Buckham. of the University Of
| Vermont and State Agricultural College;
| l.. T. Smiley, Of the University Of Nyom-
ing.
An ovation was rendered to a foreign
| visitor to the convention. in the person
! of Philippe Nilmorin. Of the firm of VII
MORN ct Gle. of France. who was allowed
| the privilege of the floor. Mr.. Nimorin
| is in this country for the purpose of CON
| Quoting a special and personal investiga-
tion into American agricultural products.
| When introduced TO the delegates he was
roundly applauded. He made brief, but
| pleasant address. thanking them for his
courteous reception.
| During Yesterdays session President
| Harris appointed committee consisting
| Of Dr. G. w. Atherton, DR.. II. G. White,
DR.. Alexis Cope. NJ. II. Buckham, and
r. H. jesse. who called at the White
| House to pay their respects to President
| Roosevelt and to ask IL the association
| might he received in a body at the Man
| sion Upon their return Dr. Atherton an
nounced that they had had pleasant
| talk with the President during which tins
| Chief Executive assured them mat al
| though ne was a graduate Of a college
built upon n different foundation ana con,
Quoted differently than an agricultural
college. he thought that agricultural col
| Ieges were more truly in accord with thf
| scha me Of American institutions.
The afternoon session was devoted tt
| the discussion of papers prepared t'y tn
| members on agriculture. chemistry, ento
| mology and mechanic arts. he session
| WIS adjourned until i:3u clock
| President Harris report. delivered al
| the evening session dwelt at length upor
| the work accomplished by the numerous
| agricultural colleges throughout the couh
tTv He traced the history of the lane
| grant colleges for some years back, anf
spoke Of the growing need for NOR
| schools of the character in THIS country
| Al the conclusion Of the presidents ad
| dress. Dr. AthertDn moved that vote o
| thanks be given the head Of the associa
| tion for his faithful and energetic Wofl
duriag the past year. and asked that MI
| Harris address be submitted to Sccre
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