The San Francisco call., 1904-09-22
Students to Reproduce the
Greek Sacrificial Process
sion Shown on ParthenOn
AT FARMERS INSTITUTE
Garlanded Kline Will Fig
ure in Opening Ceremony
of Agriculturists' Session
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center street, Sept. 21.

Zl40 street, OCPl. HAs
There will be a great gathering Of
farmers, active and scientific, when the
California Farmers Institute meets
next month at the University of Cali
fornia. The session will extend over
three days, October 20, 26 and 27, and
farmers will come from every corner
of the State to participate. unique
feature of the institute will be the faith
full reproduction of the Sacrificial pro-
cession as it appears upon the frieze of
the Parthenon, the celebrated Athenlan
temple of Minerva at Athens. In this
procession the athletes of the univer-
sity will lead the garlanded cattle OF
the university herd, just as the Greek
heroes of two centuries ago led their
herds for sacrifice upon affairs to pla-
cate the gods Of war and destiny. The
Greek department has agreed to assist
in the reproduction of this antiquity.
The procession Of Greeks is designed
as part of the ceremonies on the open
ing day in the Greek Theater. PreSi-
dent Wheeler and Governor Pardee will
participate in these ceremonies and
there will be music and songs by the
student organizations. Following the
entertainment will come the sober
work of the convention, which will in
clude discussions of such subjects as
these: University Extension" "Agri-
cultural Organization" Agricultural
Research" Agricultural Development"
and Agricultural Economics" The
complete programme for these discus
sions is as follows:
Tuesday evening. s o'clock-General subject
University Extension" Professor H Morse
Stephens, History, Purposes and Methods OF
University Extension; Professor Z. J. Wick
son. University Extension in Agriculture; /;
w. 7. Clarke, Reading and Correspondence
Wednesday morning. October 2s o'clock
General subject, Agricultural Education" 4"
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler Recent De-
velopments in Agricultural Education; Pro-
fessor E. w. Hilgard Evolution of Modern
Judge Sacramento Material Social and Edu-
eational Value Of Instruction in Agriculture !;
Polytechnic School San Luis Obispo, "Agri-
culture in Secondary Schools"
Wednesday afternoon. o'clock-General
subject Agricultural Organization" A r.
Sprague. president California Fruit Exchange
Sacramento. Essentials of Agricultural Or
ganization"; J. H. Reed. Riverside. Need of
Fruits; Professor A J. Cook conductor of
farmers institutes in Southern California,
Farmers Clubs and Farmers Institutes; D.
T. Fowler. conductor of farmers Institutes in
Central and Northern California, THE Roch-
dale System in California
Wednesday evening oclock-General sub
ject. Agricultural Research" Professor C.
W. Woodworth. Progress in Agricultural In
vestigation': short addresses upon special lines
of investigation by Professors NJ E. Jaffa, e.
w Major, A. " stubenrauch, R, E Smith
and G. w. Shaw.
Thursday morning October 27. o o'clock
General subject, Agricultural Development"
w. V. Stafford. State Commissioner of Labor
Statistics San Francisco, Farm Labor in Cal
ifornia"; Professor Elwood Mead chief of ir-
rigation and drainage Investigations, United
States Department of Agriculture. Washington,
D. c., THE Need Of Training IN Agricultural
Engineering; c. II. Markham, vice president
and general manager Southern Pacific Com
paAy. San Francisco, THE Farmer and the
Railroad Their Relation"
Thursday afternoon, o'clock-General sub
ject, Agricultural Economics" z. F. Adams
agricultural editor the Chronicle, San Fran
cisco, THE Farmer a Business Man" I;
Charles H. Bentley, manager sales department
California Fruit Gamers Association The
Merchant a Factor in Marketing; Profess
Carl c. Plehn, Taxation; John Tuohy
Tulare, Taxation for State and County Reve-
nue."
Thursday evening. s oclock-Professor FL
wood Mead, Irrigation Abroad account
of recent observations in foreign irrigated
countries, illustrated by lantern slides Of not
able irrigation structures, etc
For the further edification of the
visitors a regimental drill and parade
of the university cadet command will
be held at IL o'clock on Wednesday
morning.