Evening journal., 1915-11-30
DIR. MITCHELL SEES new
EPOCH in EDUCATION BASED
ON GIFT OF HALF MILLION

representative persons who are not
officially connected with either col.
lege.
1T is a 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 or 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 n. Hossinger, chairman, in a re-
port submitted to the board, recon-
mended several improvements in th9
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.
/ ssrr,i,c c,., o.,-. 90 A. ..o-o,,4 time cav
enty-four 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 II by the young
men who come 10 receive instruction
in the many and varied subjects that
bear uDon 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 az
'0rltpro strong attractive and mod
ern and II will render a service TO tn,
State and 10 the nation n IL recognizes
that there is something more to a
course in agriculture than teaching
merely how 10 grow crops and how Il
feed animals.
"The above statements arc made he
cause your committee appreciates the
fact that the course OF study needs
strengthening in order that it may
, meet the demands now put upon It
, nd because IL feels that unless tn,
e trustees devise some means by whicl
S his can be done. and done soon. 4
@ cannot hope or expect to maintain tn,
Y rather enviable place il now holds II
h he esteem Of its constituency.
[ THE need that is most pressingl
felt at present is for an instructor Il
T. Agricultural Mechanics. and in Agri
J. cultural Economics II is so obvi
& GUS why these two subjects are i'm
|. pOrtant in a modern course OF stud
n that II Is needless 10 do more tha
o mention them, II is generally col
"a ceded that it requires as much ski
n and knowledge OF conditions to ma
n kct crop satisfactorily as il does
Is produce II. We must admit that n
Is farmers of our State are quite SUI
II cessful in growing most crops. tt
III great difficulties experienced by mos
p however. are those OF marketin
- transportation. distribution, co-opert
u tion, working capital, etc, problem
u whose solution are impossible wit
out some accurate information
IL economics. Our farmers have ma
~ tered the principles of spraying,
NJ growing alfalfa and other crops
n. spite of the fact that the first attemp
ps were failures. Has not the time arri
ed when we should begin to give i
IS structiOn in the economic handling
ge these crops, a subject fundamental
II. true business success.
,r. "ln regard to Agricultural Mocha
iy les, the least we can say is that
he young man who attempts ia manage
be farm today without having had an e
Ip- tended course in the use Of gas G
er gines. elevators, etc, would be bad
ch handicapped.
of "Your committee feels that Del