Evening journal., 1912-11-20
NEWS FROM
COLLEGE TOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, Nov, 2o.-Carl
Christopher, NJ. s.. graduate of the
University Of Illinois, has been APP
polnied instructor IN Animal Hus-
haudry at the Delaware College Ex-
pertinent Station. Announcement Of
the appointment and o. the fact that
Mr.. CHRISTOPHER has already taken up
his work here was made BY Professor
Harry Hayward, director Of the sta
ton. today. For come time he has
been connected with the Department
of Animal Husbandry at the Univer-
city Of Arkansas. He took his M. s.
at the University Of Illinois and spec
idlized in animal nutrition.
NJ o. Cooper, whom Mr.. Christopher
succeeds, left Newark yesterday to.
begin his duties in the department Of
farm management, United States AZ
riculture Department, Washington, Il.
c.. where he accepted position. Mr..
Cooper. made many friends while in
Newark and proved himself to be a
popular and able instructor. He
brought himself prominently before
ether colleges by the success OF the
team that he trained to compete in
the Collegiate dairy COW judg1
ing contest at the recent National
Dairy Show in Chicago.
The college farm recently added
number of Ayrshire cows and Jersey
heifer calves to its live stock.
Professor Charles A. McCue, hor-
ticulturist is making extensive addi-
tlons and repairs to the concrete pits
at the college farm. in which he is
growing 40 peach trees in an expert
nent to determine the function of nj
trogen potassium and phosphorus IN
the growing of peach trees.
Professor Arthur =. Grantham, az
4. ronomist, has about completed his
seasons work on the farm the results
of which will be made public later.
Pre- fessor Grantham, will serve as a
jndge at the corn show to be held by
, Diamond State Grange of Newport
next Monday night.
Professor Hayward, returned sew
ero! days ago from the annual meet
ing of the Association of Agriculture
Colleges and Experiment Stations,
held i'm Atlanta last week. This meet
ing marked the hftieth anniversary of
the American Agricultural Colleges
and the twenty-ffth anniversary of
, Agricultural Experiment Stations and
because of the fact it was one Of the
, most interesting sessions the Asso-
citation has ever held.
One of the main discussions was
on the Lever bill now pending in the
: United States Senate. This bill II
, passed will give Delaware $4,000 q
|, year annually for agricultural ex-
, tension.
The funeral of Mrs Eben r Frazer
, who died last Saturday night in New
= York hospital, following an operation
tool, place from the home of the de-
: ceased Belmont last night. The SER
vices which were conducted by the
= Rcs. Mr. Branch. Of Baltimore, anc
the Rev William J. Rowan. pastor o
: the Newark Presbyterian Church
we're attended by a large number o.
lersons from Newark and vicinity
< Interment was made this morning II
West Nottingham Cemetery, Nd
where two sons of the deceased, Jo
seph H. Frazer. who died last yea
lin Bolivia and E Malcolm Frazer VIII
y who was killed in an automobile &C
cident. were also buried. The pail
hearers were: William Steele, DI
Z James H. Frazer Of Baltimore, John
= Rchretch. Robert Kerr, S. d. Burche
a nal. Charles B. Evans. William S
u Evans and Robert b. Frazer.
J. The State authorities are still in
o vestigating the case of Oliver Van
n SAINT. whose body was found on th
-. morning Of November lying fac
down in a small run near Nc
Ie Clellandsville with several sever
e. wounds on his head State Detectiv
-. Frank Mccoy. has been to Newar
several times recently on the cas-
and states that he is still of tn
r opinion that Vansant was assaulte
20 before he was drowned 1t is sal
TO that some new evidence has bee
found which the authorities, hOwevei
n refuse to divulge at this time.
s Mr.. and Mrs +. Clifford Wilson, {
III Newark: Miss Elizabeth w. Wilso
IS and J. w. Cleland. of Wilmington
have returned from a triD to Bosto
le which was made in Mr.. Wilson's an
Id fomohile The latter states that h
found splendid roads and that th
= trip was a delightful one in ever
m respect