Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-14
EXTENSION DIVISION NOW
EMPLOYS STAFF OF $50
Several Wcll-Known Experts Have
Recently Been Added to
Its Staff.
"TEcH" MEN AT pLATTsBURG
Garry OFF Full Share OF Honors ut
Training CamI-BlncksburS Well
Pleased With Soldiers Taking Me-
cfanicaf Training.
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BLACkSBuRG. VA. July l3.--The
activities of the extension division of
the Virginia polytechnic Institute have
increased greatly during the war and
further additions TO the STAFF OF special
lists have become necessary. AT pres
ent the extension division employs
about ESQ people. this representing the
administrative and specialist force at
Blacksburg, and the men and women
agents in the various counties.
The following have recently joined
the force OF specialists:
r. II. Runner. dairy hushandman.
Professor Iiunner comes u the extern
sion division from the Maryland COL
lese of ASricultur. and IS a native of
FauGuier County. Ma. lie received his
collegiate education nj william and
Mary College: took the degree of l..
S. at the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege; was dairNman for the lsthmian
Canal Commission. where he had
charge of nerd of ia COWS. and in
1918 was made professor OF animal
husbandry AT the Maryland ASricul-
tural College. lie has done special
work in his line at Cornell and did
considerable work in Maryland in the
formation of COW testing, breeders and
pure bred live stock associations. His
headquarters Will b. at BlacksburS.
NJ. l.. Nichols, agricultural engineer.
Professor Nichols takes the place of
c. l.. Seitz, who Is on furlough for war
service. and comes to Virginia from
the Delaware College OF Agriculture at
Newark. He mas had considerable eX-
perience in practical work on the farm
and is particularly interested in the
subject of farm machinery, silos. land
drainage and farm buildings. During
the State Farmers Institute, ne Will
give tractor demonstrations that VIII
be of great interest.
Miss Grace Townlcy. specialist in
home economies Miss Townley has the
degree OF Is. S from Columbia Uni
versity and has wide experience in
the work she will do in Virginia. She
will have the State as her territory
and make her headquarters at Blacks
burg.
Duncan McKinsey. swine husband
man. Mr.. McNinscy comes from the
division OF animal husbandry. Depart
ment of Agriculture and is a graduate
of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.
He had two years work in the Mary
land Agricultural College and twelve
years experience in general farming
and will 90 operate with the state
agent in Boys Club work. and with
the animal husbandman OF the extern
SION divisioh, for increased pork pro-
duction.
charge OF home economies work in
Florida Will do emergency work for
the extension division here rs home
demonstration agent. and Miss Sarah
Cochran Will do emergency garden
work in Richmond and Petersburg. dur
ing the season.
..rECH, MEN CARRY OFF
HONoRS At IT.ATTSDuRG
OF the seventy-four virginia POLY
technic institute men that attended the
Plattshurg training camp just closed
ten were placed in clcss A. sixteen IL
class s. and thirty-siS in class -.
Credit for making the finest showing
of any state was given To Virginia at
close Of the camp and Tech men car
ried off more than their share OF IN,
honors. The mon in class 4 We're
recommended for immediate commits
sions and 81 per cent of V. u. Us quota
were successful. The FIVE students who
returned TO college at the close OF the
first camp were Immediately recall"d
to PlattsburG TO act IS instructors ~
the second camp.
a new camp Of two months durl
ton will be opened at Plattshurg OF
July is. Colonel W. T.. stone. com
mandant OF cadets. has been asked q
recommend eleven students aud three
members Of tho faculty. for thi" can't
Any students wow at homc or at wOr.
throughout he state. ard who wiS'
TO apply for entrance - this camp
should get in GEL With tho corr
mandant BY LITER ~ wir" as soon n'
possible so that n" caG certify the list
10 the proper authorities at PLATE
burg
The following V T.. I men who have
seen service in the trenches have ra-
turned TO this country IS instruct ~ ::
in their sevcra! branches; lLeutcnan'
c. 7. Lawson. lHlG. instructor m.rir
training school at Qunntico: Lieu.
tenant Seaton Preston. irl5. instruc,";
in signal corps; Lieutenant :. c. pie-
trick. 1917. instructor iu auto-air cra:t
artillery at Fort Monroe.
Lieutenant Armstrong Chinu. 81
Norfolk, famous here as athlete a
now attached 10 the United Sta'c.
field artillery, has arrived in Frame
Chinn resigned from the onginccrir-