Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09
MEETING OF TRUSTEES
MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE TRUSTEES m SESSION.
Degrees Ordered to Be Conferred Upon
Graduates-Temporary
Appointments
Special Correspondence Of The star.

COLLEGE PARK. June o, 1906
The annual meeting Of the board of trus-
tees OF the Maryland Agricultural College
was held here yesterday afternoon. Al por-
ton of the session was rather breezy. re-
auiring much skill and discretion on the
part of Mr.. Charles H STANLEY Of Laurel.
presiding I'm the absence of Governor War
field, to maintain proper decorum and
transact much important business. The
executive committee of the board had met
the day previous and outlined course OF
procedure for the regular meeting. 1t so
happened that but nine members in all att
tended, a bare quorum, a majority OF whom,
or five. composing the executive committee.
Mr.. Charles A. Councilman OF Baltimore
county was not altogether satisfied with
one or two propositions recommended by
the committee, and absented himself from
the board meeting for a time. He finally
agreed to participate. however It was late
In the afternoon before an adjournment was
had. Besides the presiding officer, the fol-
lowing trustees were present: DR.. Richard
8. Hill. Harold Walsh, F. c. Goldsborough.
p. s. Merryman, David Seibert. James NJ.
Monroe, c. A Councilman, c. j. Purnell
The board elected Dr. Richard 8. Hill
special agent for the investigation of for
eign and domestic markets for selling to-
bacco, the late legislature having appro-
pended under the direction of the trustees
of the college. The trustees passed an or
der that the incumbent of this office should
not be member of the executive commit
tee of the board.
The matter of purchasing a site at the
Baltimore and Ohio railway station at Col
lege Park, to be donated to the company.
upon which to erect waiting room, etc,
provoked animated discussion, and was
finally referred back to the executive COM
mittee. Mr. Charles H. Councilman vio-
lently opposed the purchase of the land.
Mr.. Ernest H. Brinkley of Baltimore.
who was assistant agriculturist at the ex-
pertinent station from 1888 to 1895, was
elected assistant on demonstration work at
the station at a salary of $500 per annum,
to take effect July 1.
Degrees Conferred.
The trustees ordered the degree of bach
elor of science conferred upon the follow
ing graduates: Leonard Edward Bassett,
Dorchester county, Md; Harold John Cau,
Buffalo, N. Y; Richard Hooper Dixon jr.
Dorchester county, Nd; George Milroy
Mayer, Allegheny county. Nd; Alonzo
Mouiton McNutt. Hartford county, Md.
John Wallace Mitchell, Brookline Mass;
Charles Sylvester Ridgeway, Prince George
county, Md; John Letcher Showell Worces-
ter county. Md; Samuel P. Thomas, Mont
gomery county, Md; Frederick Ransel
Brooks Waters Prince George county Nd
The masters degree was ordered conferred
upon Arthur B. Gahan, Prince George
county. Md. The following complimentary
degrees were ordered conferred: Isaac
Lobe Straus. master of arts; M. B. CHS
well, bachelor of science; Henry Turner
Harrison and Charles s. Richardson, mas
ter of arts.
The board directed the renewal of con-
tract with the eastern branch of the Mary
land Agricultural College, located at Prin-
cess Anne. Md. This institution is devoted
to the education of the colored youth of
the state along agricultural lines, and un-
der the contract referred to the establish
ment gets one-ffth of the federal and state
appropriations allotted to the Maryland Ag-
ricultural College.
Prof. F. H Blodgett, assistant patholo-
gist was granted leave of absence Of
twelve months to take up certain work at
Johns Hopkins University. He will be en-
gagged during the summer on the botanical
survey,~and this fall and winter will be
assigned to teaching at the university I'M
der DR.. d. S. Johnson, botanfst, and will
also pursue the investigation of certain
problems that have engaged his attention
during his work at the college
Recommendations Approved.
The board approved the recommendations
of the finance committee as to the expendi-
lures of the additional appropriation from
the federal government to the experiment
station available July l. This money is to
be expended entirely in research work. The
amount of the appropriation is 5000 for
the first year to be increased annually by
s., 600 until the total appropriation reaches
$4,000.
The temporary appointments of Walter r.
Ballard of Kansas as assistant horticultu-
rist and o. c. Gibbs of Tuxedo, Prince
George county. as clerk at the experiment
station were approved Morris N. Straughn,
assistant chemist at the station. was tenn
porarily transferred to the United States
Department of Agriculture for special work.
and Mr.. RAYMOND Outwater, M. S.. was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy thus created.
Capt. and Mrs. r. w. Sylvester gave a de-
lightful german in the college auditorium
here. this evening in honor of the junior and
senior classes. Vice President and Mrs.
Thomas H. Spence received the guests, who
came from Washington. Baltimore and the
surrounding counties There were twenty
five couples and twelve figures were danced.
The favors were very dainty and unique in
design. The german was led by Miss Lucy
Briscoe. daughter of Judge and Mrs. John
p. Briscoe of Calvert county and Capt
Richard Hooper Dixon, jr., of Dorchester
county. a member of the graduating class
The hall was profusely decorated with
American flags and Maryland colors, and at
1890 refreshments were served.