Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-24
MANY INSTITUTES ARE
PLANNED FOR DECEMBER

The department of university extension
in agriculture of the University of Cali
fornia announces farmers institutes to be
held December and 4 at the Salvation
Army colony of Fort Romie. near Sole
dad, in Monterey county; December 10 and
II at Elk Grove, Sacramento county; De
cember IL and IS at the Christian colony.
near Acampo. IN San Joaquin county; De-
cember II and is at Ripon, San JOAQUIN
county. and December 10 and 20 at Ceres,
Stanislaus county.
Farmers institutes will also be held in
Southern California, under the direction
of j. B. Neff, conductor of farmers insu-
tutes in Southerp California, as follows;
December at Bahnong, Riverside county;
December 3 and 4 at Coachella Riverside
county; December ) at Brawley, San
Diego county December 6 and Z at El
Centro, San Diego county; December 10
and II at San Jacnto, Riverside county;
December l. and 10 at Elsnore Riverside
county.
Prof. Warren t. Clarke, superintendent
OF university extension in agriculture; Q.
Westergaard, inspector in farm me-
chanics A. Warren Robinson. poultry eX-
rcrt, and G. B. Lull. state forester, will
attend the Northern California series;
while j. b. Neff, DIR. c. M. Haring an1
others of the university staff will attend
the series in Riverside and San Diego
counties
At the last meeting Of the board of re-
gents of the university the department cf
agriculture was strengthened by the APP
pGintment of Miss Rachael Corr who was
made cereal assistant in the department
,t agriculture Miss Corr comes from the
University of Nebraska. The second APP
r,olntment was that of ID. r. Hoagland rs
assistant In the chemical laboratory Mr..
Hoagland is graduate of Stanford uni
versity. Since graduation he has been
assistant to DR.. Edward c. Franklin Of
Stanford university.
The sophomores were successful in
breaking the long chain of freshman
victories in the annual freshman -sopho-
more debate. For many years almost
without interruption the fires shman class
has been victorious in the annual en-
counter, but the class of 1910 has
broken tho run of victories. The ques-
tion for discussion was: Resolved, That
the Japanese should be excluded Under
the same laws as the Chinese." The
freshmen chose the affirmative, but
found it hard to uphold logically. The
sophomores by reason of their eXper-
iencc and better side of the question
were easily the winners
Professors and assistants from the
university and astronomers from Lick
observatory will sail on the steamer
MarlpOSd friday IOf EllnI lSldnu IN tne
South Seas for the purpose of observ-
ing telescopically and spectroscopically
the eclipse OF the sun that will be visi-
BILE there January 8. The party will
go as far as Tahiti on the Mariposa,
reshipping aboard the United States
gunboat Annapolis for Flint island A
party of English scientists is also to
go to Flint island and will reach there
about the same time as the American
astronomers.
1T was the original intention to char
ter schooner at Tahiti, but the neces-
sary appropriation could not be Sc
cured. This will throw number of
Independent observers from other parts
of the world upon their own resources
for transportation from Tahiti. They
had expected to secure passage on the
schooner. The Annapolis is stationed
at Pago Pago and has accommodations
for only a small party. In placing the
vessel at the service of the expedition.
the navy department limited the num-
Der of passengers for the trip to Flint
island TO twelve. Commander Moore
who is governor-ge general If pago Pago,
will command the Annapolis. The
Campbell party will be left at Flint
island and the Annapolis will call FOR