Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-09
FARMERS WEEK LECTURES.
Interesting Demonstrations at U. OF
M. Tuesday-The Woman's Section.

OrDno, Me-. March .-(Spccial)--The
fifth annual farmers week opened at
the University Monday evening with
an address of welcome by President
Alley. The other speakers We're Hon.
JOHN + Buckley, commissioner of
agriculture. ana Hon. c. S. Stetson,
Master of the Maine State Grange.
The first OF the series of lectures and
demonstrations began at eight oelock
Tuesday morning. In the department
of horticulture and farm management
lectures We're delivered by Professor
Bell on grain growing and grading at
s.55 and on grain and corn breeding at
13o. Professor Hitchings spoke on the
buying of nursery stock. During the
afternoon Professor Hitchings and Mr.
Palmer conducted demonstration or
Judging and selecting nursery stock
Al the same time, lectures were pe-
ing carried on i'll the department OF
animal industry. DR.. F. l.. Russeii,
professor OF veterinary science, spoke
on bovine tuberculosis ana puoilc
be,lth, p. A. Campbell. professor ol
animal industry. conducted the lee
lures in the dairy department, assist
cd nv Mr.. Redmond. Professor Brown
of the poultry department conducted
lectures on poultry house construction
and the Importance OF selection III
poultry management. At 1.5o r. NJ
DIR. RAYMOND Pearl, biologist at 'ie
exneriment station, lectured on Prihcl-
MICS of Animal Breeding. These lee
lopOaly attended.
The womar's section has been maoe
more of a feature this year tiidh ese'
before and many women are TAXING
the opportunity of attending tiese iet
t,1rcs. The department is In cha'se o'
Professor Laura Comstoek assistea "s
Mice Annette Chase of Simmons cor
logo Roston. The lectures in TINS ue-
nar,ment Tuesday were "Comparisoi'
nf Foods" by Professor Comstoch'
of Meat" by Miss ohase
and "Physiology of Digestion D! L.
II Merrill, Professor OF bloloe'edi
Chemistry. At two p. NJ. Proi, eaiiip -.
beu and Mr. Arthur Leadpet'ef VI
Raneor conducted a demonstration Ill
meat cutting.
A. the evening session Mr.. a. a.
Md of waterville lectured on Co
lucrative Work with the Boys anu
Professor Comstock spoke on ~ ,ne
woman's Part in Boys ana Hlris Ni0'
Work" ,tv-tive
over one hundred and twenty-hte
farmers from all parts OF tiie o'a,'
ha1 registered Tuesday. Ihis atteilu-
.ncc will be greatly increased durii,s
tho week by those who come ior o'''
a part of the lectures. .;.,,,od for
The prosram will be continued ioi
tho remainder Of the week.
The Senior class Tuesday eVehliis e'''.
ad tho following men for the hoiio'dis
commencement parts: HISTORIAN SUNNI
waite Portland; orator, George H. HOVE
Cor;hou. marshal. George d. Bearce' Au-
burn. chaplain. Harold r. Sargent seds-
,,;ck. address TO undergraduates, Merton
p sumner. south Paris. y. II. liarl Oh
Pressure Isle was elected VARSITY 'i'e'
leader. The Senior class has aiso orl5'
mated the custom of electing other non
orary class officers, some of Which are
of a humorous nature.
These officers were also voted on at TINS
meeting, the elections resulting as ioi-
lows: Most popular man. Harold u
Wood. HallowelI; best athlete, George H.
Bearce, Auburn; biggest fusser' Bert u
Marble. Northampton, Mass; best LOCKER
Maurice f. Mccarthy, Lewiston; homli-
est man. Ashton H. Hart. Presque Isle;
chief bonehead, Nathan {. cummings
Gorham; shark, Dunton Hamiin. Orono;
largest man. Nathan G. Cummings, Cor
ham: best dressed man, Benz. q. War
ren, F'ryeburg; most bashful man, Phillip
$. Strout, South Portland; CRATER Mel
son n. Scales, Guilford,