The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-02-21
UNIVERSITY OF NAME NOTES.


Miss Sara E. Brown of Old Town, Miss
Florence P. Chase of Barring and Miss
Matte G. Knight of Deer Isle attended
a convention of the Y. w. C. A. az Colby
College on Feb. Stb and 9th.
Prof Files of Bowdoin gave an illus
trated lecture on Germany under the
auspices of the Deutscher Verein, Feb.
9th. The lecture was followed by an
informal reception at the Mt. Vernon
House. In return Prof. Carr of the
German department will speak to
Bowdoin Deutscher Verein in the near
future.
Pres. Fellows was in New York Feb.
9th attending the banquet of the New
York Alumni.
During the past week number of
the. legislators inspected the campus
grounds and buildings.
Prof Gilbert and Mr.. Dorsey are in
the southern part of the State lecturing
before oranges.
Prof. Munson is considering position
with the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.
A number of old students have re-
turned to take up their studies this
semester, and several new students
have registered.
Colby defeated Maine in fast game
of basket ball Feb. 9th by the very close
score of % to %. 1t is the first game
the Varsity team has lost this season.
The musical clubs made con-
cert tour through Washington county
this week. Concerts were given in
Ellsworth, Eastport, Calais, Machias
and Cherryfeld.
The following men have been chosen
| for the Sophomore hop committees:
Harry Sutton, Orono; Lewis F. Pike,
! Milton, n. H., and Frederick D. Knight,
| Limerick.
Four days of practical agricultural
instruction under the name of Far
mers' Week is to be given from March
| nth to 18th, as a means of further
| helping the farmers of this State. The
lectures are all free and open to the
general public and no fees of any kind
are charged. There will be reduced
| fares on the railroads and arrange
ments made for board and rooms. The
full program is as follows:
| MONDAY EVENING.
90 p. m. Registration in Lecture Hall of
the University Library.
7.3O p. m. Address Of Welcome and Illus
| trated Talk on the University of Maine.
President, George Emory Fellows
| Address, Hon. a. w. Gilman,
| Commissioner of Agriculture
| 500 a. m. "Milk from the Cow to the Con-
| 90 a. M "Tuberculosis,"
! Dr.. F. L. Russell
1000 a. IN. "Grass and Clover Production
| for Name" Prof. VIM. d. Hurd
, 1902 80 p. m. "Cultivating and Fertiizing
| Orchards" Instructor M. }. Dorsey
| 1904 30 D. IN. Demonstration of Scoring and
| Judging Cattle.
7.30 p. m. Question Box.
Lecture, Orchard Management for Maine,
General.1iscussion.
WEDNESDAY,.
800 p. m. "Corn for Slage and for Factory"
Assistant Professor A. W. Gilbert
900 p m. "Making of the Dairy Cow"
Mr.. Campbell
1000 p. m. "orchard Insects and Diseases"
1902 80 p. IN. "Potato Growing
Professor Hurd
1904 80 p. m. Demonstration of Pruning
and Grafting."'
$50 p. m. Question Box.
Lecture, Poultry Breeding and Manage
nent, Prof. G. NJ. GoWell
General discussion.
500 a. m. Commercial Fertilizers" "a
discussion of the subject from the far
mers' standpoint.) Professor Hurd
8 90 a. IN. "Sheep Industry for Maine
Farmers" Professor GOwell
1000 a. m. Stable construction, Sanitation
and Ventilation, Professor Gilbert
1902 80 p. m. "Spraying," Mr.. Dorsey
9. 30 4 80 p. m. Demonstration Of Home Mix
ing of Fertilizers.
7.so p. m. Question Box:
Lecture, ''The Work of the Maine Expert
ment Station"
Director Charles D. Woods,
of the Maine Experiment Station
FRIDAY.
800 a. m. "Harvestng and Storing Fruit"
Mr.. Dorsey
g. on a. m. "The Causes of Disease"
Dr. Russell
1000 a. m. "Feeding Dairy Cattle"
Mr. Campbell
l. 3O-2. 30 p. m. "Raising Draft Horses on
Maine Farms" Mr.. Campbell
2.3O4.3O p. m. Demonstration of Practical
Dairy Work.
REDUCED RAILROAD RATES.
The Maine Central has reduced the fare
over it's lines to one and three quarter cents
a mile each way, and the Washington C0un-
ty r. r. makes a rate of one and one-third
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