Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-13

Orono, Me, March 12.-(SpeeiaD.-
The College of Technology at the Uni
versity of Maine has begun active ex-
tension work in Bangor by offering
evening courses in mechanical draw
ing. electricity, steam engineering
tboiler practice) shop mathmetics, and
highway engineering troad construc-
tion) TO classes of varied technical
training. The object of such a move
is To bring the technical training Of
fered at the University within reach
of the people of the State. In organ
izing the work the college authorities
considered the adVisability of giving
the work by correspondence, but this
was given up in favor of the use OF
q carefully selected textbook under
the personal supervision of technical
mind.
In Bangor two classes have already
been formed. One is in mechanical
drawing and is attended by eight men
of such varying degrees of preparation
that it is necessary to conduct be-
ginners' course and an advanced
course. w. e. Farnham, instructor in
drawing, conducts the courses at the
Y. NJ. c. A. building, on Tuesday and
Friday evenings. The other course is
in electrical engineering and also has
an enrolment of eight. 1t is conduct
cd by Professor w. L. Barrows in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms in the
City hall 1t is confidently expected
that classes will be formed soon in
other subjects and it is possible that
the course in highway engineering
may be offered by Assistant Profess
sor Kaulfuss in series of illustrated
lectures which will be open to the gen.
eral public.
Where six or more desire to take
given course the College of Technol-
ogy will establish a class. These will
be under the instruction of some COM
petent person. A nominal tuition fee
of IS is charged and there are no re-
quirements as to preparation. Pro-
fessor A. C. Jewett represents the col
lege in this extension service.
Another field of extension work has
been entered by University of Maine
students for the first time this spring.
Glasses in elementary subjects nave
been organized among the foreigners
in the mill of the Orono Pulp a. Paper
Company at Basin Mills and this work
is meeting with great success. The
courses are free and the students vol
unteer their services. 1t is hoped that
as interest in this side of extension
work grows, the direction of the work
may be given over to an extension
committee of students.
The eighth annual Farmers Week
is now being held under the auspices
of the College of Agriculture. Lee
lures and demonstrations throughout
the day and evening make up pro-
gram which is attracting q large at
tendance. The work is given in three
sections: Animal industry, farm crops,
and womens sections. This permits a
considerable degree of specialization in
different fields
A tablet to the memory OF Ziba Al
den Gilbert, agricultural writer and
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture. was formally dedicated
Wednesday afternoon. Eulogies of Mr..
Gilbert's character and work were CIV
en- by Hon. r. S. Adams, State dairy
inspector. Hon. John f. Roberts, COM
missioner of agriculture, and E. Fl.
Kelley. editor of Rural Life" Presi-
dent Alley also delivered an address
before the unveiling of the tablet. In
the evening the third annual meeting
of the Maine Federation of Agricul-
tural Associations was held. The con-
test for the Lewiston Journal prize
for the best essay on some economic
phase Of agriculture was won by Roy
w. Peaslee, IA, Randolph.
C. E. Emhree, Mgr. of the Farmers
Union of Maine, will speak before the