Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16
CHANGES AUTHORIZED.
designations and Appointments at
Maryland Agricultural College.
Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, December Is, 1916
Important changes in the personnel of ths
members of the faculty and staff of the
Maryland Agricultural College and expert
ment station, respectively, were ma de at
the quarterly meeting of the board OF truss
tees of the college held here yesterday at
ternoon. In the absence of Gov. Warfeld.
who is chairman ex-officio of the board OF
trustees, State Controller Gordon T. At
knsoa presided, with DR.. Joseph r. Owens,
treasurer of the college, secretary. Other
members of the board present were Charles
H. Stanley. David Seibe-t. F. Carroll G Ids
boro, F. Cuttings Merryman. James M.
Monroe, DR.. Richard III. Hill and Charles
A. Councilman.
Mr. F. O. Garner of Carroll county. WHO
for the past eight years has been superin-
tCndent of the experiment station farm.
rendered his resignation and the board ap-
pointed Mr.. Z. II. Br nkiey to the vacancy
at a salary of Sl.2OO per annum. Mr..
Brinkley had held the position prior to Mr..
Gamers incumbency, but was relieved from
duty IN account OF certain alleged criticism
he made of republican state officials who
happened to be members of the board OF
trustees during the administration OF the
late Gov. Lowndes.
The resignation of Henry Lanahan. pro-
fessor of civil engineering and physics.
was accented. Prof. Lanahan has occu-
pied these chairs for the past ten years
and his resignation was accepted with
much regret His successor was not
named. Prof. Lanahan resigns to accept
a position In the United States patent Of
fee in Washington at more lucrative
salary.
Prof Close of the Delaware Safe COL
lege was named as state horticulturist To
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Prof William Fl. HUT, who has ac-
cepted a similar position at the North
Carolina experiment station. the salary at
the latter place being s., 400. The salary
of the Maryland state hoiticulturist is
$1,000.
A committee composed of Messrs. Coun-
Gilman and Stanley and President Richard
H Sylvester was appointed to represent
the trustees at the annual meeting or the
State Farmers League to be held in Bal
timore December 20. The committee was
instructed to use its influence toward Sc
curing favorable action upon resolution
which will be introduced TO urge upon
Congress the propriety of so changing the
national immigration laws as to allow con-
tracts to be made with laborers in north
ern Europe for employment upon the farms
in this country.
The trustees voted to hold a series OF in
stitute meetings in March next in the towns
on the eastern shore contiguous TO the
navigable waters of that section An In
teresting feature of these meetings will
be that the lectures are to be delivered In
the saloons of the steamboat to be engaged
for the expedition. II is expected that the
cooperation of the shellfish commission,
charged with the administration OF the
Haman oyster law, will be secured. The
object of this Is to demonstrate to the
oystermen of the eastern shore the bene-
fit likely to result from the operat-oi If
the Hannah law.
The agricultural committee of the college
will meet January to select site for
new and model barn at the experiment
station. Plans were examined for the barn.
which is greatly needed for the proper exc
cution of the work at the station The
legislature OF 1904 appropriated $4,000 with
which to erect this barn. but Director Pat
terson has not been ready to proceed with
the work until now.
The Christmas holiday term. which un-
der a previous order of the board expired
January q was extended to January SO
that students will not be compelled 10 re-
turn to the college until the Sunday fol-
lowing New Year day.
At the conclusion OF the business sess 9n
the trustees were entertained by President
Sylvester and the members of the faculty
at course dinner.