Middletown transcript., 1916-09-23

Country - Louis WortmeyeF F'aS
Charge Of Y. M. C. A. Work-Two
Research FelIowships Established.
College Park.-The Maryland State
College OF Agriculture opened It's falI
session. Simple ceremonies marked
the beginning of the collegiate year.
The registration is larger than at any
previous time IN the history OF the
college.
After the invocation, when' the stu
dent-body was called together at the
first student assembly" of the year.
President Patterson, after making
several announcements concerning
changes in the faculty and additions
to the staff of the college, spoke for
about 80 minutes on the outlook for
the college year, what he expected OF
the students, and the part they should
play in connection with the faculty in
continuing to build up the institution
DR.. Patterson also went on to tell how
the interests of the college are bound
I'D in the vital interests of the state,
and showed how each affected the
other.
At the conclusion of his address,
President Patterson announced that
he was leaving here for two-weeks'
tour, on which he will visit other in
stitutions, to make specific studies Of
methods Of instruction and to obtain
first hand information on detail con-
struction of agricultural buildings, one
of which is to be put up here imme-
diately. DR.. Patterson will visit
Rutgers College, New Brunswick,
N. j.; Amherst College, Amherst,
Mass; University of Vermont, Burling-
ton, VT; Cornell University, Ithaca,
N. Y; Ohio State University, COlum-
bus. O., and University of Illinois,
Urbana, Ill. All these institutions re-
Gently erected buildings of the charac-
ter to be built here.
Military Department.
Lieutenant Everett, commandant of
cadets, has not yet returned from
PIattsburg, where he has been one OF
the instructors at the civilian camp.
It was announced that he would be
back within two or three days, and
that work in the military department
would be taken up Immediately.
The changes in the faculty and ad-
ditions thereto, as announced by DR..
Patterson, will vitally affect the in
terests of the college. Louis Wort
never. of the South Dakota Agricul-
tural College, succeeds c. P. Farrow
In charge of the Y. NJ. c. A. work. DR..
Perley Isaac Reed will be the asso-
cfate professor of English. Charles F.
Kramer, Jr., graduate of Dickinson
and the University of Chicago and for
the last year University of Pennsyl-
Yania scholar in Germanics, will be
the assistant professor of modern
languages. P. W. Zimmerman comes
to substitute for Prof. Rose, professor
of botany, while the latter is complet-
ing his work for a doctors degree at
the University of Chicago. Prof Zim-
norman will have the title while here
of associate professor of botany.
Soils investigation.
Dr.. A. G. Mccall, who graduated at
Ohio State University and took his
doctors degree at Hopkins, has been
placed in charge Of soils investiga-
tions. DR.. McCall's laboratory assist
ant will be P. E. Richards, of Ken
lucky State University, and Samuel w.
Phillips, of Ohio State University, is
to be the field assistant. DR.. Reuben
L. Hill has resigned from the Bureau
of Chemistry in Washington to take
up research work in milk production,
and DR.. Philip Garman is to take spe-
cfal Investigations in entomology, deal
ing particularly with the insects which
infest the crops of Maryland.
Two research fellOwships have been
established, o. l. Snapp taking up one
to make a special investigation into
the various insecticides on the market,
and John w. Taylor having the other,
to make a study of the diseases Of the
tomato. Mr.. Snapp comes from the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Mr..
Taylor from the University Of Yer
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