Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-30
DIR. MITCHELL SEES new
EPOCH in EDUCATION BASED
ON GIFT OF HALF MILLION

representative persons who are not
officially connected with eithor col.
lege.
1T is q pleasure to report that the
most gratifying results have follow.
ed your establishment of the office
of registrar and of dean of Della.
ware College. The response of the
student body to the businesslike
methods of the registrar in collecting
| tuition and fees was most praise
worthy The unifying and strength
ening effect of the work of Dean Lau-
renee Smith has been felt throughout
the entire college.
Il desire to record again my sin
cere appreciation OF the hearty CO.
operation of the faculty and students
in everything that promotes the wei.
fare of the college,"
Agricultural Committee Reports.
The committee on agriculture. Jo-
seph II. Hossinger, chairman, in a re-
port submitted to the board. recon-
mended several improvements in the
agricultural department The report
follows:
THE committee on agriculture sub
mits herewith its semi-annual report
on the work Of the Agricultural De-
partment OF Delaware College. AS in
former reports. each activity OF the de-
partment will be considered separ-
ately.
'Since the chief function Of a col
| lege is to give instruction, this part
Of the work will naturally be present
ed first
There are at the present time sew
enty-fopr students in the various
courses in agriculture. There Is every
reason to believe that this number will
be increased materially in the near
future, provided, of course. that the
college is able to supply the demands
that are made upon il by the young
men who come to receive instruction
in the many and varied subjects that
bear upon present day agriculture. We
take this opportunity TO remind the
trustees that there are more students
In agriculture than in any other single
department in the college. For this
reason the college will meet real
demand II il makes the course in 40
'"rlturc strong. attractive and mod
ern and It will render a service TO the
State and to the nation IL il recognizes
that there is something more TO
lcourse in agriculture than teaching
merely how to grow crops and how to
feed animals
THE above statements are made be-
cause your committee appreciates the
TACT that the course OF study needs
Strengthening in order that it may
meet the demands now put upon it.
md because II feels that unless the
trustees devise some means by which
This can be done, and done soon. Il
cannot hope or expect to maintain the
rather enviable place il now holds IN
he esteem OF its constituency.
the need that is most pressingly
felt at present is for an instructor in
Agricultural Mechanics, and in Agri-
cultural Economics. II is so obvi-
Gus why these two subjects are Inn
portant in a modern course OF study
that It is needless TO do more than
mention them. II is generally con
ceded that II requires as much skill
and knowledge OF conditions 10 mar
kot crop satisfactorily as Il does 10
produce It, We must admit that the
farmers OF our State are quite sue
cessful in growing most crops. The
great difficulties experienced by most.
however, are those OF marketing.
transportation, distribution, co-opera-
ton, working capital, etc. problems
whose solution are impossible with
out some accurate information in
economics. Our farmers have mas
tered the principles Of spraying, of
growing alfalfa and other crops in
spite Of the fact that the first attempts
were failures. Has not the time arriv-
ed when we should begin to give in
! struction in the economic handling of
these crops, a subject fundamental to
. true business success.
. In regard to Agricultural Mechan-
Z les, the least we can say is that a
J young man who attempts 10 manage a
J farm today without having had an ex-
. tended course in the use OF gas en-
+ gines, elevators, ETC., would be badly
J handicapped.
"Your committee feels that Della