Newark post., 1911-09-27

lows: To the College for repairs
and general expenses, $4,000; for
buildings OF the fram, $4,000 !;
for the State delaware, Chair
of History, $4,000 annually; for
the establishment of an Agricul-
tural Extension Course, $45oo an
nually for the next two years.
During the past summer sew
eral much needed improvements
have been made to the buildings
and grounds. A one-story addi-
ton ha been made to Mechanical
Hall. 1t will be used entirely as a
mechanical laboratory. The in
terror of the Dormitory has been
beautified, the walls and ceiling OF
the first floor being covered with
metal. The interior of Recitation
Hall has been entirely repainted.
! The walks and drives on the cam
pus have been macadamized. An
effort has been made to improve
the appearance o: the campus by
planting Towering pushes and
shrubs in front Of Mechanical Hall
and at the rear of the Library.
In the various departments OF
College work, especial activity is
apparent. The addition Of the
new department OF history and po-
litical science will make much
more effective especially the work
of the Classical, Latin Scientific,
and General Science Courses. Full
courses will be offered in Ancient,
| Mediaeval, and Modern History,
United States History and Gov
ernment, Delaware History, and
| Economics. In the military de-
partment Lieutenant Eastman will
have battalion of about 100
men and an enlarged band. New
apparatus and other equipment
will materially strengthen all the
departments of engineering. The
classical course has received new
impetus from the larger number
OF students enrolled.
The Agricultural Department
has an unusually large attendance.
! About three-fourths of these stud
ents are pursuing the four year
course in Agriculture leading to
degree, the remainder taking the
two year course. The equipment
Of this department has been ma
terially added to Turing the past
year. The Nete -inary depart
rnent is about to have new and
suitably equipped laboratories on
the second floor of til West wing.
At the farm there has been a
number of improvements, includ-
ing the completion o; the repairs
and repainting of all the old farm
buildings, the erection of new
cottage for the farm foreman, and
large storage house for the ma
+ nure from the horse and cattle
barns. The Trustees have also
| purchased some Aberdeen Angus
cattle to be used primarily for in
structional purposes. The plans
have been drawn, and ii is expect
ed the contract will be let in a
lew days Tor a new dairy house, to
be located just west OF rrie pres, 1t
dairy cattle barn.
Two new instructors have been
added to this department. Mr..
M. Q. Pence, assistanlin Agron-
omy, is graduate of the class
1911, Purdue University. He
comes highly recommended, and
his equipment both temperament
ally andi n scientific training Pc
culiarly adapts him for his work
in Delaware. Mr.. w. c. Pelron,
assistant in Horticulture, is a re
cent graduate of Pennsylvania
State College, and has been re-
commended very highly by Prof
Watts, the head Of the Horticul-
tural department in that institu-
ton. Both OF these men are sll-
ployed in part under the provi-
sions o; the Agricultural Exten-
sion fund, which was made avail
able by the recent Legislature.
| At a meeting OF the Committee
on Discipline and Instruction held
on September 25th, DR.. Raymond
c. Reed, OF Elmira, n. Y, was
unanimously recommended for
election by the Board of Trustees
to succeed DR.. Dawson, who re-
signed recently. Dir. Reed is a
graduate in Philosophy from Cor
nell University, class of 1906, and
| in Veterinary Medicine from the