Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-20

arc disappointed.
A. the meeting of the board of trus-
of Delaware College, yesterday
ss,ernoon, the retiring officers of the
80 were reelected, as follows
prssident, Chief Justice Charles b.
ffars. Vice President, Manlove Hayes
- Dover; Secretary and Treasurer,
CHARLES B. Evans of Newark. The
s,sif nd tho Experiment Station, with
~ exception Of DR.. A. L. Neale, the
Sirsetor. who is to be succeeded by
prof vi j. L. Hills Of Vermont, were also
.a-olscted as follows: Frederick ID.
Tbsster. NJ. S., mycologist; Charles
/ Penny, NJ. A., chemist; Charles p.
Close Nj. S., horticulturist; Clinton
n Houghton, b. a., entomologist /;
gerbert S. jackson, b. A, assistant
mycologist.
Tbe prudential committee, Of which
d, George A. Harter, president Of
tbs college, is chairman, was appointed
~ make arrangements for enlarging
,be experimental station. The com
mittes is to decide how extensive the
addition is to be. The work will be
started in a short time.
The board was in session about three
hours and the greater part of that time
Vas taken up IN a discussion over the
ebsnqe made in the head Of the experi-
ment station, which change was printed
in Every Evening yesterday. Dr. A.
1 Neale was succeeded as director by
Prof. j. L. Hills of Burlington, Yer
mont. After September lst the direc-
tor Of the station and the Office Of pro-
iessor Of agriculture will be combined
and Prof. Hills will be in charge of
both Offices A new department, to be
known as the Department Of Animal
Industry and Agronomy, was created
and DR.. Neals was elected TO take
charge Of it. In anticipation Of the
discussion over the changes nearly
every member Of the board was pres
snt. It is not known exactly when
Prof. Hills will take up his new
duties, but it will probably be some
time next month.
Many inquiries were made as to why
Dr.. Nsale, who had held the position
for about eighteen years, was removed.
The committee on agriculture. of
which George G. Kerr Of Newark Is
chairman, has for some time been
considering the matter and contem-
plated recommending the change to
the board. DR.. Neale has a large fol-
lowing among the grsngers Of the
State and they protested against his
removal.
The move was started several years
sgo, when the committee on agricul-
ture desired TO combine the Offices of
director Of the experiment station and
professor in agriculture. 1t is said
that the opinions differed as to whether
this should bs done.
The agriculture committee last
month passed a resolution to combine
the two Offices to 60 into effect the
first Of September. The committee,
yesterday, recommended the change,
which was adopted by a vote Of u to 3.
The report of the committee suggested
that the salary be fixed at 81, $50 a
year, but this was increased by the
board to 81, 600.
The college receives, for the first
time, next month, the new appropria-
tion Of 81, 900 under the Adams bill to
be used purely for agricultural pur-
poses and 1t is likely that large part
Of that appropriation will be used each
year by the new department. Of which
DT. Nesle vas elected the head. \
Prof. Hills, the new head Of the
experiment. station, holds both that
once and the Office of professor in
agriculture at the college where he
Is now stationed. He was highly
recommended to the board.
1t was intimated recently that the
Morrill, and Hatch funds of the gov
eminent, which the college receives,
we're not being applied as intended
under the bill. Charles b. Evans,
secretary and treasurer Of the board of
trustees, says that it is a mistake, as
l9e agricultural department is getting
al nom the fund that it is entitled to.
those who voted against a change
were were Daniel W. Corbit. of Odessa. Gen.
lliAm H. Stevens of Seaford. Charles
:: Gonwell of Camden, Samuel II. Derby
o. Woodside, and Samuel H. Messick Of
h1ageville, all farmers.
Following the meeting Dr. Neale de-
ulneo to discuss the change or make a
statement IN regard to it. Asked whether
ne would accept the new post assigned |
. him, he said he had not been officially |
informed 1l and had no statement to make. |
Inc farming interests did not appear
70 'ake the change very kindly. Il de- |
.Seloped that the State Grange had adj |
dressed the following memorial to the |
lhe committee on behalf of the State |
ul-nge met IN response to the following |
issS9lutions passed by your honorable |
OOly on the 10th day Of MAY, 1906:
Oh motion, it was resolved that the /
y .qli1Enittee Z. Of five to include the president
y. J. 'ne college, chairman Of the commit !
~ o. instruction and discipline, and the |
y treasurer, be appointed by the board |
" confer with like committee of the |
y -'4'e Grange OF Delaware with reference |
communication received by the /
S.'I SsLa from the master of the Delaware /
'ssoe ~ Grange;D beg leave to report that
Ivy net at Delaware College on Tues
~ Nay 10Th, with the committee Of /
,yuI ,' board and were courteously re- /
'ss,'ea \. 6. and Hospitality entertained: that
NJ N4t committee organized by making
~ H.; hayes, OF your committee. the /
,,oSllIaaan, and Mr.. Peach of the Grange
,s.Ilg IlLgittee, secretary; they then pro-
,'oseu o.eN TO discuss the claims set forth in
49, tvti1Ilunication p to your body from the
J.', eNIange at a special meeting held /
M IOth. While this discussion was at
!, ,-,,'!s ZINES animated, it was at all times
and it was fully understood