Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-15
PROF. DELOACH ACCEPTS
THE STATION DIRECTORSHIP
Speaks of Plans OF Conducting Work
on a High Scientific and
Practical Plane.

ILoachL of the Georgia State College OF
Horticulture, has consented to ACCEPT
the position of director of the Georgia
State Experiment station and an
lnounces his purpose to place the WORK
of the station on high scientific and
practical basis and to serve to the full
lest extent possible the farmers Of
the state. His resignation from the
chair of cotton indus ~ at the College
Ia. Agriculture will be rendered, to take
effect July 1st, the date on which hts
new duties will begin.
The nominating committee which
! presented the name of Professor De
Loach made it clear that of its own
motion the committee had approached
Professor DeLoach asking that he per-
nit them to present him for the place
The report also made it clear that only
when assurance was given that it was
the purpose of the board to place the
station on strictly scientific basis did
Professor DeLoach consent to a nomi-
nation. He was in no sense a candi-
date.
Speaking of his attitude toward the
future operations of the station, Pro-
Ifessor DeLoach stated to a newspaper
correspondent that from the standpoint
of opportunity as well as from that OF
fiji ance he considered the proposition
o. dictatorship with favor. He, how
ever, stated that he could not find any
where a more pleasant relationship
than he now has with the college.
The opportunities, he says, are great,
because of the assurance he has that
nothing will be permitted to stand in
the way of the fullest development of
the possibilities with a staff appointed
solely on merit and their ability to ac-
lcomplish practical things for the farm
ers of Georgia through scientific in
vestigations,
For seven years Professor DeLoach
has been conducting original research
work along scientific lines, particular
ly with reference to cotton, that has
won him a worldwide reputation il
tie field of cotton industry. Professor
DeLoach says that he will pursue with
out break this line of scientific inves-
tigation and that while change from
one position to another often inter-
| feres with scientific Investigations II
a sequential sort, the change whcn
he is to make carries with it no re-
strictions whatever against his chosen
line of investigation; in fact, it offers a
! continuation of opportunity in that di-
! rection.
Relative to the selection of his stat,
Professor DeLoach says that he be-
lieves without doubt that the beard
will concur with him in desiring mea
! " no by reason of merit and scientific
training, can carry tn work on high
plane. Where any other consideration
critters into the selection of a staff, he
said, of course, it makes against the
best results to the farmer.
The board at its recent meeting
agreed to permit Professor DeLoach to
recommend the personnel of his staff
In order that tho Georgia farmer
can get the largest possible benefit
from the work of the station Professor
DeLoach states that he will increase
the mailing list for the circulation Of
bulletins and in every other way pos
sible disseminate such information as
appears to be valuable and available
for practical use of the farmer.