Evening journal., 1918-06-08
FARMERS DAY PRELUDE TO
DELAWARE COMMENCEMENT
tcoutlnued From First Pasc)

biit hibtIbiGu VI iil'
agricultural visitors. Because Of tn,
change In the date for Farmers Day
and the fact that Il was held on Sat
urday the attendance was far less thar
In previous years.
The experiments conducted at The
college farm, covering a period OF year:
and Just maturing attracted much at
tention from farmers present. They
were explained by Professors McCue
and Grantham. At noon the thorough
bred stock OF the farm was paraded.
n Early this afternoon q meeting was
held, presided over by Horace l.. Dill
worth. master OF the State Grange. The
speakers were j. b. Shearer, OF the
School OF Technology, OF Pasadena, Cal,
and John G. Ketcham. master OF the
Michigan Grange and lecturer OF the
National Grange.
The entire commencement plan was
changed this year because OF The war,
The commencement exercises will be
held Monday morning. when Delaware
College will bo honored by tho pres
enoe Of former President William II.
Taft and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw as
orators. It will be the most note
worthy commencement Delaware Col
lcge has had In point Of national
prominence OF the speakers.
At the meeting OF the trustees, the
following new instructors were elected
on accommodation OF various com
mlttees;
Charles w. Banks, associate professor
mechanical and electrical engineering 10
succeed T. II. Srager, resigned.
Harold n. Cummings, associate profes-
sor engineering and mathematics to sue
ceed II. X. Preston, resigned.
@. Y. Griffin. Phi. D., professor eco
Monies and business administration TO
succeed +. r. Clark, resigned.
James T. Ryan, professor industrial
education, tSmlth-Hughes Fund.-
s. Helen Bridge, professor home eco-
Monies education, without board,
(Smith-Hughes FUND.-
Helen Comstock, home demonstration
agent, New Castle county.
II. d. Mulllnlx, PHI. D.. assistant chem
lst IN experiment station, to succeed A.
C. Whittier, resigned.
Hazel Plummer, home demonstration
agent, Kent county.
r. NJ. Rash, assistant professor agron-
omy, to succeed NJ. l.. Nichols, resigned.
G. Houghland, assistant agronomist
Twice Neff)
The Committee on Agriculture sub
mltted the following recommendations
That the salaries OF d. II. Kaufman
and n. o. BRusman, county agents for
Sussex and New Castle counties, be
increased each $50 per year, begin
ming January 4.
That in order TO strengthen the work
In horticulture, Professor McCue be
transferred from station and college
and extension work. retaining the gen
eral direction OF all the activities IN
horticulture, including those OF the
station and that $1,000 Of his salary be
taken from the college funds, s400 from
the extension funds and 500 from State
funds and that man as research hor-
tlculturlst be appointed at a salary OF
not more than S2,250.
Reviews College Work.
Dr. Mltchell's report In part said;
''The four years covered by the pres
ent graduating class have been the
most eventful In history both TO the
college and to the world. The class
entered Just as the war broke upon
mankind and their thought and life
have been influenced by its torturous
course at every turn. The record OF
their college experiences is an integral
page in the history Of the human race.
The expansive forces OF this critical
period have been a chief factor In the
growth and character Of these grad
yates.
"The events in the development OF the
college during these four years are
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"a. The opening OF the Women's
College in September, 1914, and its
steady growth.
"(2) The working out OF a compre-
lenslve plan for the development Of
Delaware College, into which struc-
.ursl purposes the people Of the State
have sympathetically entered.
"(3l. The addition OF more than nifty
TO the campus In laying the
)asis Of this scheme.
"(4). The rebuilding OF Old College
Hall as a social center Of permanence
and beauty.
"(5). The erection OF Harter Hall.
which has re-established dormatiry
ife on the campus with all Of It's unity
ing advantages.
"t6). The opening OF the infirmsry,
which has proved a boon TO the student
body.
"(7). The erection OF science and
agricultural building In Wolf Hall at
a cost OF S250OO0, which gives these
great interests a vantage ground Of un-
rivsled excellence.
"ts). The addition OF $4,000 TO the
"(9). The strengthening of the fac
1lty by men drawn from leading uni
yerslties and the enrichment OF the
courses OF study.
"(iO). The Increase in the number of
dudents, IN spite OF the war.
"ni). The growth OF the summer
chool In numbers and in influence.
"H2l. The extension work In agri-
.ulture developed through the Smith
ever fund.
"(i3) Teacher-training established
through the Smith-Hughes fund.
"rhese solid achievements are due
o the cooperation OF the people Of the
state, through the Legislature. and TO
he generosity OF many friends, espe- ,
,ially Pierre s. dupont who by his !
rift Of more than 100000 blazed the
way for the realization of many Of the
lbove plans.
Unusual Expenses. :
For three years OF this period the col I
ege lived strictly within its budget, s
)ut during the present session, owing c
% the increasing cost OF practically
lll articles II has been impossible to /
10 so. The result is that we face '
deficit OF at least $4,000. Stronger )
than ours are showing def \
,its ranging from $4,000 TO Si47 600 (