Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-16
AGRICULTURAL BOARD
svsrAINs PROF. CARPENTER
Important Meeting at Fort Collins
Mrs. 0renfeii Appointed Dean
Of Women.

Denver. June 10.-A Fort Collins dis
patch last night says: At the meeting
OF the State Board OF Agriculture yes
terday recent newspaper attacks upon
Professor Carpenter were considered.
Professor Carpenter was present and
explained fully his connection with
the experiment station as director.
his WORK as state engineer. and what
he has been doing with regard to the
Kansas-C Colorado water suit. In such q
way rs to leave no doubt in the minds
Of the members OF the board that he
was justified In the course he had
taken.
"It seems to me-" said Governor
Mcdonald. after Professor Car
pentcr's statement had been made.
shat life Ia entirely too short to oc.
cupy time in discussing erroneous
newspaper reports and move now
that the board proceed with more I'm.
portant business"
The governors motion carried
unanimously. This settled the Car.
penter matter. II also appears that
there In no truth In reports TO the
effect that Professor Carlyle Ii an mp.
plicant for the position OF director of
the experiment station. now held by
Professor Carpenter. Professor Car
lyle declared cmphatically that under
NO condition would he accept the
place II offered to him as his work
demanded tho limit Of his time.
Miss Thcodosia Ammous resigned
a. dean Of womcn's work Mt the col.
lego and Mrs. Helen L. Grenfcll.
lately superintendent Of public In.
struction. who has been elected head
of tho department Of rhetoric and
philosophy. will take charge Of the
work rclInquishcd by Miss Ammons.
Miss Ammons was granted three
months leave of absence on full pay.
ax she remains NJ tho head OF tho dc.
partmcnt Of domestic science.
Tho question of dispensing with cleo
trical engineering and using tho build.
inE and equipment now used by this
department Of physics was referred to
President Aylcsworth and the commit
tee on electrical engineering with
power to act. Tho committee In com.
posed Of Harlan Thomas OF Denver. y.
u. Grubb of cAfboudaic and ID. U. Dye
of Rocky FVd. In all probability a com
bincd Department Of physics and clcc'
Tho veterinary science course lead.
Ing To the degree Of d. q. was dropped.
but tho work will bc continued under
tho ncw name Of farm engineering. Of
which department Prof. T. u. House
will bo the head. with George u.
Glover ns Instructor In veterinary SCI
encr. Tho tendency II the college
board seems 10 bo In the direction OF
concentrating i,s energies along the
more important lines Of work In tho
college. especially those allied with
agriculture. and To make this course
leading feature OF the Institution anu
tho bcst course In agriculture In tho
West.
Al this afternoons session tho board
received a communication from Judge
Uoodalc Of Lamar appealing from tho
decision Of the faculty In cxprilinE bis
son. II. c, Coodaic. II will be cunsid'
cred at a special meeting TO bc held
later.
The beard decided TO drop the course
In architecture. leading to the degree
OF II. &. and lave architecture 'aushs
as part Of the course in mechanic arts.
Under this arrangement this depart.
mrnt will provide complete plans and
specifications 10 the farmers OF the
state Who arc Interested In farm build
ipss and improvements and who have
an interest In the college. free OF
charge.
In all probability tho lons-s;andins
problem Of securing adequate accom-
uo-ia,ions for the girls who attend the
the institution was settled when the
board approved the plans proposed by
pr. Ayirsworth for securing modern
dormitorics that will accommodate
from twelve to eighteen girls. Including
a ma,ypp who will have exclusive
charge Of them.
Professor Cariyic's request for an al
io.aucr of 5000 for the construction
Of a live stock demonstration building
vas granted.
Or. Glover. who occupies the Sc'erin.
ary chair. had his salary raised TO
5000.
4, the suggestion Of Governor Nc.
p,nsjd a commit - was appointed con.
sis,ins Of Mcssrs. Cha,hcid. Dye and
Grub. to inspect 1900 acres Of land
= that the college owns in Montesuma
county. 10 see II I, canno, be disposed
of. The college IL Building new bitches
,nerc.. and II can be placed under
water.
The contract for the building and
machinery hall was awarded to W. T.
p.mmick for si.aesJso.
Prof, I. q. Carpenter. upon the eS.
pjra,ion Of his leave of absence while
acting in the capacity OF expert IN the
Kansas-Colorado litigation over the Ar.
kansas river. will again assume his dr.
ties as head of the department OF civil
and irrigation engineering and direc.
tor of the experiment station on july
1st.