The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-13

A. and M. College.

the running of the live stock and
dairy train last month. But through
their Industrial commissioner, the
Katy has asked that the college or
fcials submit schedule for a stock
and seed train TO be run over their
lines some time in January, 1911.
The Fort smith & Western has a k
ed that an agricultural train be run
over their lines in Oklahoma az any
time that is convenient to the col
lege officials. President Conncll
would be pleased TO hear from towns
along either OF the above mentioned
lines as to whether they wish sucn n
train to stop. The train will make
stops at only such towns as will in
sure active cooperation.
Professor Chandler of the mechani
cal engineering department went to
Guthrie this week in the interest Of
the department
The senior class in civil engineer
ing spent one day last week in Rip
! ley measuring the flow of the Cimar-
ron river. Professor Boyd, head OF
/ the department, went with them.
Oklahoma boys and girls are now
deeply interested in the free scholar
ship offered them by the state board
of agriculture and many are now
planning to take advantage OF the
free trips to attend the short courses
opened by the board of agriculture in
/ the six district agricultural schools
of Oklahoma One boy and one girl
/ from each county will enter THIS
great race. The starting point is the
county farmers institute and the goal
the A and NJ. college short course
for boys and girls which hegins Jan
uary 16, 1911.
The dates for holding the short
courses for boys and girls a. each of
the district agricultural schools was
fixed by a conference of President
Connell of the A. and NJ. college;
J. c. Elliott, member of the state
board of agriculture, and Miss lrma
Matthews, secretary of the woman
auxiliaries of the state farmers in
stitute, held at the college on Oct.
31st.
The short courses at the Conneil
state school of agriculture at Helena
Is being held this week and the one
for the Panhandle agriculture insti-
tute at Goodwcll will be held during
December
The short courses for boys and girls
in the Connors state school Of agI'-
culture at Warner, and the Haskell
state school of agriculture at Bro.en
Arrow will he held during the week
of November % to December and
the school for women delegates from
the farmers institute auXiliar'es In
these two schools will be held the
following week, December 5th to 10
inclusive.
At the Murray state school of agri-
culture at TishomingO, and the Cam
eron state school of agriculture at
Lawton, short courses will be held
during the week of December 18th TO
17th inclusive, and the school for
woman delegates from the farmers
institute auxiiaries will be held from
the 18th to 23d inclusive for these
two schools. A separate schedule
from the one now in force at these
schools will be arranged.
The A. and VI. college will assist
In carrying out these short courses
and will furnish the following profes-
sors to assist in the work: r. c.
Potts. in charge OF the department
of dairy busbandry; A. c. Harten-
bower in charge OF the department
OF agronomy; L. L. Lewis, In charge
OF the department of veterinary sci
ence; Miss Rebecca p. Acheson, in
charge of the department of domestic
arts; Ed Gallagher, instructor in ath.
letics. Miss Irma Matthews, super
intendent of the women's auxiliary
TO the state farmers institute, will
assist with this work.
The boy who exhibits the best ten
ears of corn and the girl who wins
the prize for the best loaf OF bread
shown this fall at the county farm
ers' institute IS given a free round
trip railroad ticket to the snort
course in district agricultural
school. The three boys and three
girls making the highest average
grades at each of these schools Will
be given a free railroad ticket 10
the short courses held by the A. and
". college az saltwater during the
third week of January. In maxim
up the prize winners for these short