Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04

visiting the farmers and advising and In
structing them in scientific methods.
~The Maryland experiment station, estah-
lfshed In 1883 forms an adjunct to the
college work. and has also been or inestf-
rnable value to the agricultural interests
of Maryland
n + Patterson. director of the expert
rnent station. has Increased the usefulness
of that department until it is now consid-
cred a factor in the agricultural develop
nfefTt of the state.
The college receives its financial sup
port from both the state and federal gov
ernnents Under the first Morrill, act 1t
is paid interest ON the fund derived from
the sale of public lands The state also
makes an annual appropriation in consid-
Grafton of twenty-seven scholarships FUR
nished by the college. From the federat
government it receives an annual appro-
priation. in exchange for which it obll-
gates to train the students in military
science and tactics.
AS the federal appropriation cannot pc
used for buildings, the state LEGISLATURE
Is making provision for such buiidihgs as
will allow the federal appropriation to De
used to the best advantage.
In all the college has had fourteen pres.
idents In the list appears the name OF
Admiral Franklin Buchanan, the com
mander of the Merrimac. The fouo"ihs
is a list of the presidents; ,o-a 600. pa,,
Prof Benjamin Hallowell 1889 1850, Key.
J. w Scott, 1Se0-1S60. Prof. Colby. iooo-
1861; Prof Henry Onderdonk. 1sol-1oot
Prof n B. Worthington, lSb4-iSot froI.
lin buchanan. IseS-1S69; Pref. Samuel
Regester, is6o-1s73; Gen. Samuel Jones,
1sT3-fs75; Capt w. H.. Parker, 1s13-lS 80
Gen Augustns Smith Smith ls Nal Henry f E
AIvord. 1sss-1s92; Capt r. W. Siives-
ter, 1892.
Faculty and Trustees,
The present faculty of the college. to-
rether with the board of trustees, is given
below:
r. w. Sylvester, president and professor
of mathematics; Thomas II. Spence, A. M
vice president and professor of languages
Mai Edw. Lloyd, u. S. A., commandant OF
cadets: H. B. Mcdonnell. B.S., M u. pro
lessor of chemistry and state chemist,
culture; James s. Robinson, professor
emeritus of horticulture Samuel 5. BUCK
lev MS. DV.S., professor OF veterinary
science: Henry Lanahan. ABB, professor Oh
pIysics and civil engineering; f. b. Bonn
berger, BIS, a. NJ, professor OF Enghsh ana l
civics and librarian; Charles 5. Richardson
director physical culture and Instructor III
public speaking; Harry Gwinner, M h., pro
| fessor of mechanical engineering; j.. %. .
| Norton, MS, professor of yegetaDle pa
thology and botany and state pathologist;
| T. B. Symons MS, professor OF entomoi-
oe;y and state entomologist; w. n. HUT,
B.S.A., professor OF horticulture ana sta.e
hC,rticulturist; Henry 7. Harrison, princi-
pal of preparatory department, secretary OF
the faculty.
Assistants in college work-Jerome
J. Morgan, BIS. assistant in chem
istry: c. w Nash. B. s., and B.
E. Porter, B. S., assistants in agri-
culture; E. F. Garner NJ. E.. assistant In
mechanical department: w R. Ballard, b.
s., assistant in horticulture. Assistants In
state work-Frederick H. Blodgett, MS,
assistant in vegetable pathology, botany
and entomology, William r. M Wharton,
A. NJ, assistant in chemistry; A. B. Gahan,
BILE pathology; r. c. Wiley B. s.. assistant
In chemistry.
Members ex-oflcio-Edwin Warfeld, gov
ernor, president of the board; Gordon T.
Atkinson, NJ. D., controller of the treasury
VIM. Shepard Bryan, attorney general;
Murray Vandiver. state treasurer; Spencer
c. Jones, president of the senate; George
Y. Everhart, NJ. D., speaker of the house
of delegates.
Members representing stockhoIders-Dr.
Richard S. Hill. Upper Marlboro, Md;
Charles H. Stanley, Laurel, Md: E. Git
tings Merryman, Cockeysville, Nd; J. Har-
old Walsh, Upper Falls, Md; F. Carroll
Goldsborough. Easton, Md.
Members appointed by the governor-C.
j. Purnell, Snow Hill, Md; David Seibert,
Clear Spring. Nd; Robert Grain, Baltimore,
Md; Charles A. Councilman, Glyndon, Md.
j. NJ Munroe, Anne Arundel county, Md;
Charles II. Evans. Baltimore, Nd.
At the semi-centennial to be held Tues
day addresses will be made by the governor
of Maryland, Prof. Bailey of Cornell, DR..
Remsen of Johns Hopkins University and
others. The celebration will be followed
by banquet.