The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-06-17
AGRICULTURAL BOARD
susTAlNs PROF. CARPENTER
Important Meeting at Fort Collins
Mrs. Grenfell Appointed Dean
Of Women.

Denver, June l0.-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
kansas-Colorado water suit, in such
way as TO leave no doubt in the minds
OF the members OF the board that he
was justified in the course he had
taken.
1T seems to me- said Governor
Mcdonald, after Professor Car
penters statement had been made.
that life is entirely too short to oc-
cupy time in discussing erroneous
newspaper reports and | move now
that the board proceed with more i'm
portaut business"
The governors motion carried
unanimously. This settled the Car
penter matter. IL also appears that
there is no truth in reports TO the
effect that Professor Carlyle Is an ap-
! plieaat tor the position OF director of
the experiment station, now held by
Professor Carpenter Professor Car.
lyle declared emphatically that under
no condition would he accept the
place If offered to him as his work
dems snded the limit of his time.
Miss Theodosia Ammons resigned
as dean OF women's work at the col
lege and Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell.
lately superintendent Of public iu-
structlon. who has been elected head
of the department OF rhetoric and
philosophy. will take charge Of the
work relinqulshed by Miss Ammons.
Miss Ammons was granted three
months leave OF absence on full pay,
as she remains at the head OF the de
partment Of domestic science.
The question OF dispensing with eiee-
trical engineering and using the build
ing and equipment now used by this
department OF physics WAS referred to
President AyleswoFth and the commit
tee On electrical engineering with
power 10 act. The committee Is COM
posed Of Harlan Thomas of Denver L.
II. Grubb Of Carbondale and L. L. Dye
of Rocky Ford. In all probability com
bined department of physics and cleo
trical engineering will be the result.
The veterinary science course lead
ing to the degree of ID. $. was dropped,
but the work will be continued under
the new name of farm engineering, of
which department Prof. +. u. House
viii be the head. with George II.
| Glover as instructor In veterinary sci
- H. A1asrsa4
board seems to be In the direction Of
concentrating Its energies along the
more important lines OF work In the
college. especially those allied with
agriculture. and TO make this course a
Leading feature of the institution and
The best course In agriculture in the
/ West
1T this afternoons session the board
received a communication from Judge
Goodale OF Lamar appealing from the
decision OF the faculty In expcliing his
son. II. c. GoOdale II will be consid-
cred at special meeting to be held
later.
The board decided TO drop the course
in architecture. leading to the degree
Of B. s., and lave architecture taught
as part of the course in mechanic arts.
Under this arrangement this depart
mcnt will provide complete plans and
specifications to the farmers of the
state who are interested in farm build
ines and improvements and who have
an interest in the college, free OF
charge.
In all probability the long-standins
problem of securing adequate accom-
modations for the girls who attend the
the institution was settled when the
board approved the plans proposed by
DR.. Aylesworth for securing modern
dormitories that win accommodate
from twelve to eighteen girls. including
a matron who will have exclusive
charge OF them.
Professor Carlyle's request for an al
lowance of $4,000 for the construction
nf a live stock demonstration building
was granted.
Dr. Glover. who occupies the veterin.
ary chair. had his salary raised to
s. 900
~ the suggestion of Governor Nc
Donald a committee was appointed con
sisting Of Messrs. Chatheld. Dye and
Grubb. to inspect 10000 acres of land
that the college owns In Montezuma
county, to see IL II cannot be disposed
o. The college is building new ditehes
there, and IL can be placed under
water.
The contract for the building and
machinery hall was awarded to W. I.
ID D-mmick for $1,9G2.50.
Prof. L. g. Carpenter. upon the ex-
piration 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 du-
ties as head OF the department OF civil
and irrigation engineering and direc-
tor OF the experiment station on July
list.