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COLLEGE PARK. Md. October TO- 1895
Gov. Austin l.. Crothers, ex-otficio
chairman Of the board of trustees OF the
Maryland Agricultural College, WAS UNI
able to attend the meeting held here yes
terday afternoon. so Charles y. Council
man of Baltimore county presided, with
DR.. Joseph X. owens. treasurer OF the
college, as secretary. Other trustees pres
ent were Harold Walsh. r.. Cuttings Mer-
ryman, David Seibert. John -ubert ana
f. G. Goldsborough. Initial steps toward
organizing IL military band were taken.
The trustees authorized the purchase OF
instruments for from sixteen to twenty
musicians. The band Will be composed OF
cadets from the student body.
The action of the trustees was the re-
suit OF a recommendation by Capt. Edgar
T. Conley, [. S.A.. recently appointed mill
tary instructor and commandment at the
college. Capt. Conley also recommended
a new dress uniform for the cadets, Dut
the trustees deferred action on the prOpO-
sition until it was approved by ma
jority of the patrons OF the institution.
President Richard w. Sylvester told the
trustees that the rapidly with when the
new commandment has familiariZed himself
with his duties demonstrates his quail
tIcations. The president reported that
there are p members OF the senior class
and ia studnts in all.
Mrs NJ d. Mason of Baltimore was APP
pointed SteWardesS, and the trustees per-
sonally investigated the work being done
under her supervision. They expressed
themselves as we'll pleased with the re-
suits.
On the recommendation OF Director
Harry j. Patterson of the Maryland eX-
periment station the board decided to
name Nicholas Schmidt agronomis at the
station. Mr. Schmidt is at present en-
ployed in the United State Department OF
griculture and will take the place va
Gated by Lee l.. Sgoesmith, who has ac-
copied a position in the state experiment
sta ton in Colorado.
| On recommendation of the executive
committee the board ordered that a free
scholarship be granted o. III. Saunders oil
Kent county, Md, a member of the jul
Nor class, in consideration of his services
as assistant instructor IN the freshman
class An industrial scholarship was vot-
| ed TO Master X. Mudd of Charles county,
in consideration of services rendered as
| typewriter operator. The board adopted
the recommendation of the committee
| that Profs. Taliaferro and Novik take to
the Hagerstown fair, at the expense OF
| the college, twelve students from the
| agricultural and horticultural depart
ments in order that they may make eX-
animation of the live stock exhibited al
the fat; as aid in their studies of ami
NAL huSbandry.
| The question of the division of the ap-
preparation by the federal government fol-
agricultural education among the coloreo
| youths of Maryland was discussed and il
| was decided to hold a special meeting in
Baltimore today for the purpose of ap-
portioning the money between the institu-
ton "a Princess Anne and the one to be
established in southern Maryland. The
| contract for constructing the mechanical
building for which the last Legislature
appropriated $40 600 will be awarded.
The board appointed assistant In
structor in animal husb3ndry Granville
Hibbard, who takes the place of B. E
Porter. The latter resigned TO accept a
position in the new agricultural college
established at Honolulu By the federal
government.
r. B. Deemer. Frank Cole and l. "
Stone We're appointed assistant chemists
at the college.