Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-25
Plan Arrangement for Bet
ter Gas Facilities.
An Extension Course by The
College Of Agriculture.
Will Give Outsiders Special 0ppor.
tunities to Study Matter.

University of Maine, Orone, Me,
Nov. 20.-The plan of having hydro
gen gas piped to the university from
Great Works for use in the labora-
tories is being considered and already
negotiations are on with the Penob-
scot Chemical Fibre Co., with regard
to securing the gas supply from their
pulp mill there. The university is
finding its present plan of manufae-
turing its own gas from gasoline too
expensive and in case the proposed
plan is not arranged the chemical de-
partment is considering the PROPOSE
ton of putting in plant to make gas
rom soft coal or the use of Blau- gas
There are 100000 cubic feet OF
hydrogen going to waste from the
min mill in Great Works The uni
versitv probably uses about one and
,ne-half million cubic feet year 50
,votId want about 10 per cent. of the
sas which is going TO waste. ms
ras is OF a poorer quality than city
.as as rule, and has about Two
thirds the heat value of ordinary city
yas
The plan under consideration is To
rave the gas piped to the campus IN
ler pressure of between anu -
POUNDS and then to reduce 1t To
pressure of about three ounces lol
Ise in the laboratories. IL lhls pan
: taken up it is probable that some
# the fraternity and faculty houses
~ tho campus will avail themselves
+ the use of gas for cooking pur-
poses. =.
]. F.. Morris of Boston lectureo pe-
ore the University of Maine society,"
# civil Engineers in the chapeb
Wednesday evening, on Inc Aspiai'
-,austry" Three reels of moving PIC
nres Illustrated the lecture ana We're
N attractive feature for the students
r the university, who were all lhN4t-
d to attend. .ha
pIoos have been formulated by tfie
,ollege Of Agriculture of the onise,
.ity IF Maine for extension sciiooi'
oaet the demand for INSTRUCTION
;, aerieIltural subjects made by tEese
-ao,Io who cannot attend resuiai
.ossionc at the university Inc siioi
courses to be oiIeieo w. ~;
4ays and will be given In coiiiili.i.,.
fies upon application OF 20 OF nio, \
adults who agree to regularly "'.oH
~ courses which can be treateu
~ extension schools include am
Industry. dairy husbandry' pour
nc ,.,,sbandrv. asronomy and horti,
- pans for each will be Varleo
10 s,,it tie conditions OF the ooii. ill, he
-, ,,-here given. The courses WIN -
,o,auctod chiefly by the iaooi 80 ~
soi .t1aa ca that the members Oh .he
-, viii learn by actual piao ~
- ,r,stratiye. explanatory lec-
oiio4 lii accompany the lapora'oi
toie .s,as The session each day VIZ
,,snallv extend, from A. NJ ~ geS
Ia from / to 4 p. M. IL q. 90 lii
ra in advance, evening lectuie I'VE
~ aix.en on topics pertinent ~
school subject. ,v the spe-
aratus required for the SEM
ga, a,Ia Community will furnish suon
anu ~. &c &c used up in the seioo,
MY. '5 rhe university Will pay ~
Won; and expenses of the ihs'i ~
saia' ;,cmaing railroad fares W.
Tors, ~ the members Oh Wv
ho.e Ill nav the local eNpon,
schooi ,a,,,de the rent of the nai,
WHICH - of the material fnrhisnea
10 the university to anu Oh local
.s;,road and the hall anu - neces-
o.. os local conditions mar ~ the
- ANY further ln.oi li ,,sassine the
subject can be haa ps University of
Fxtension Department
Auo,o Me.