Evening journal., 1910-12-15
STATE GRANGE
TALKS EDUCATION
FavOrS State Normal School
as Adjunct to Delaware
College
OPPOSE RE. SUBMISSION
In THE LOWER COUNTIES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Dec 15.-The con-
yention of the Delaware State Grange
last evening adopted digest of re-
ports and recommendation which, Il
is believed, comes nearest TO a solu-
ton for co-education at Delaware Col
lege, without making Delaware Col
lege a cO-educational institution.
A large building on the College
Farm. owned by the State, could be
converted into girls dormitory at
small expense, and, with this in view,
the State Grange Convention took ac
tion and will hand its finding over TO
a legislative committee of three State
Changers who will attend upon the
session Of the General Assembly and
endeavor to secure the passage Of all
laws so greatly desired by the farm
ers.
The Grange decided to support the es-
tablishment of a department of do
nestle science, not at the college,
proper, but on the college farm so that
the national appropriations could all
be taken advantage Of, and TO be un-
der the direction of the Delaware Col
! lego authorities. The purport is to
have, really, a State Normal School
] there to be aided by tho State and to
I have all the advantage of the corps
| of instructors now doing duty at Del
aware College, with some additional
normal instructors.
The legislative committee was in
structed to urge laws to secure the
sale of pure seed and prohibit the
/ qala of adulteratpd seeds
The Grange approved the worthy
masters suggestion that three schol-
arships be provided by the State
Grange to Delaware College, one S25
scholarship for some worthy student
in each of the three counties.
The Grangers applauded and even
cheered when the vote was unanimous
to approve Master Messick's message
declaring that the Grange would take
l no backward steps on the temperance
question.
Thereupon, the temperance commit
tee, Benjamin A. Groves, Sarah f
Dilworfh and George w. Derrickson
submitted a resolution which was
adopted, "That our representatives
in the Congress of the United States
be urged to do all In their power tC
secure the passage of laws forbid
ding the shipment of Intoxicating
liquors from one State into the drl
territory of another State and that th'
secretary of this State Grange be ask
ed to send a copy Of this resolution t'
each of our Senators and to the mem
Der from this State of the House o
Representatives.
Apropos of the above, the Grang
adopted the following, containing an
other recommendation to the new
Delaware Legislature to be pushel
by its legislative committee:
"That we, as law-abiding citizen
give all possible, enconragement an
aid to the enactment and to the exc
cution Of all laws for the suppress
sion and control of the sale Of spir
iuous liquors, and
Whereas. The majority of on
fellow-citizons of Kent and SUISSE
counties have by their vote declared
against the sale of intoxicating
liquors in these counties.
Resolved, That we would dis
courage a resubmission of that Ques
tion at this time. and
Resolved. That we are opposed e
the shipment of intoxicating liquor!
into any territory Of the State tina
has voted dry"
The State Grange favored and in
suuctcd its legislative committee Il
press a larger appropriation to tn
state Board of Agriculture. NOR
! prizes for big crops. particularly corr
J and fruits, and more money TO
Farmers Institutes, particularly tn
womens Institutes so recently hel,
with such success through the State
The Grange vigorously opposed tn
twenty million fortifcation of th
3 Panama Canal, recommended by Pres
{ ident Taft, and passed a resolution
4 for universal peace, and urging Con
] gress and the Legislatures to enaC
4 laws encouraging and looking towar
y treaties of arbitration and peaceful
+ tribunals instead of cannon and crap