The Springfield herald., 1905-06-16
AGRICULTURAL BOARD
svsTAINs PROF. CARPENTER
Important Meeting at Fort Collins
Mrs. Grenfeli 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 Colorado water suit, in such a
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
penter's statement had been made.
that life is entirely too short to oc-
cupy time in discussing erroneous
newspaper reports and l move now
that the board proceed with more I'M
portant business"
The governors motion carried
unanimously. This settled the Car
penter matter. 1t also appears that
there is no truth in reports to the
effect that Professor Carlyle is an ap-
plicant for 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
demanded the limit of his time.
ThnnInSio resigned
as dean of women's work at the col
lege and Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell,
lately superintendent of public in
struction, who has been elected head
of the department of rhetoric and
philosophy, will take charge of the
work relinquished by Miss Ammons.
Miss Ammons was granted a 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 cleo
trical engineering and using the build
ing and equipment now used by this
department OF physics was referred to
President Aylesworth and the commit
tee on electrical engineering with
power to act. The committee Is COM
posed of Harlan Thomas of Denver, E.
H. Grubb Of Carbcndale and ID. U. Dye
of Rocky Ford. In all probability conf
bined department Of physics and cleo
trical engineering will be the result.
The veterinary science course lead
ing to the degree of D. S. was dropped,
but the work will be continued under
the new name of farm engineering, OF
which department Prof. E. B. House
will be the head, with George H..
Glover as instructor in veterinary sci
ence. The tendency OF the college
board seems tc 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.
AT this afternoon session the board
received a communication from Judge
Goodale of Lamar appealing from the
decision of the faculty in expelling his
son, r. C. Goodale. 1t will be consid-
cred at q 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
ment will provide complete plans and
specifications to the farmers of the
state who are interested in farm build
ings and improvements and who have
an interest in the college, free OF
charge.
In all probability the long-standing
problem of securing adequate accom-
modations for the girls who attend the
cd
board approved the plans proposed by
DR.. Aylesworth for securing modern
dormitories that will 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
of a live stock demonstration building
was granted.
DR.. Glover, who occupies the veterin'
ary chair. had his salary raised to
$4,000.
At the suggestion of Governor Nc
Donald a committee was appointed con
sisting of Messrs. Chatfield, Dye and
Grubb, to inspect $1,000 acres OF land
that the college owns in Montezuma
county, to see if it cannot be disposed
of. The college is building new bitches
there, and it can be placed under
water.
The contract for the building and
machinery hall was awarded to w. T.
D-mmick for s1,9G2.50.
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.