The Washington herald., 1910-11-16

Washington at present is the mecca for
prominent educators, especially those in
F, terested in the agricultural development
of the country. yesterday and to-day
seeing a half dozen more or less CO.
related conventions running at full blast,
most of them having their headquarters
al the Shoreham. The National Associa-
ton of State Universities being the most
prominent
In an address before this association
| yesterday President Jacob Gould Sehur-
man. OF Cornell University, created a
sensation By severely eriticising the
Rockefeller Foundation bill. But while
he condemned the provisions or the Dill,
he commended the spirit in which Mr..
Rockefeller made the git. and iauded his
high ideals.
DIR. w. ] Kerr, OF Oregon, presiding
over an executive meeting last night.
/ opened the twenty-fourth annual con-
vention OF the Association OF American
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
stations. which viii take up its annual
routine business this morning. with sec
ton meetings in the afternoon. In the
evening Secretary Wilson viii give the
address OF welcome.
VIII Answer Pritchetf.
Or. Kerr who besides being president OF
the Oregon state Agricultural College. is
also president Of the association. Will take
up in his annual address the recent
statements made by DR.. Pitchett. OF Bos-
ton. formerly head Of Massachusetts IN
stitute OF Technology. who<held that
state agricultural colleges as conducted
under the present Immigrant system are
a useless expense 10 the public through
duplication OF work with the State uni
versities Dr. Kerr believes that he is
mistaken through an improper concep-
/ ton of the land-gran system and a lack
or knowledge OF the actual work done BY
such agricultural schools.
The Society for the Promotion OF Agri-
cultural Science also opened It's annual
convention yesterday at the Shoreham
| Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson de-
| livering the address or welcome
While Secretary Wilson's talk was IN.
/ formal, he declared that the application
| of science 10 farming is absolutely neces-
/ sary AT the present day. The success
OF future generations. he believes. de-
/ ponds largely on the teachers in agri-
! cultural colleges and the directors Of
/ agricultural stations.
Farmers I'm Session.
| At the National Hotel. the American
| Association OF Farmers Institute Work
ers last night held the first session Of its
/ fifteenth annual convention. nearly every
State in the Union being represented by
the head OF a agricultural college or an
| agricultural expert. The convention will
1 continue to-day. Both Secretary Wilson
and Assistant Secretary James. OF the
Department Of Agriculture. spoke during
/ the day.
The former. crltieising the middleman
| as the cause OF high prices. urged the
/ disposition of commodities direct TO tbs
! consumer. II this is not possible. he pro-
posed that some plan be adopted where
/ by the middleman's profits be cut in half
! Crop conditions throughout the United
/ States were taken up and thoroughly
discussed.
! The American Society Of Agronomy
! held its opening meeting yesterday at the
! Cosmos Club. a. NJ. Ten Eyck presiding
1 Besides annual reports and general rou-
/ tine business. the question OF the affilia
/ ton OF all these societies was discussed.