Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-05-08
FARMERS DAY At
STATE COLLEGE
Commencement Exercises and
Victory Celebration
CULTlvATOR DEMONSTRATION

lsgs will be held ~ usual on May ~,
Decoration Day. Plans for the day
are now being worked out by Prssi.
dent Woods and all arrangements have
been completed except for the set
Ting Of some OF the details. Doetss
Woods states that he IL extremely
anxious to have . big gathering Of
the farmers and public officials thi,
year a. one feature Of the day will
bs 4 commsmoration OF the part the
farmers have played n winning TN
war.
Doctor Woods says:
1T seems to me to BE- particularly
6tting for q great gathering of the
farmers OF the State this year. Farm.
srs' Day at the State College also
seems to be the most appropriate time
tor such = gathering In commsmora-
ton OF the splendid achievement Of
Maryland farmers in helping to win
the war. Great problems have been
encountered and solved. The State.
through the State Council Of Defense.
has borne it's share Of tho burden and
The farmers in turn have responded
nobly to every effort they have been
asked to put forth.
ITO my mind probably the greatest
achievement Of the whole var was the
wonderful record made in increasing
food production. The splendid organ
tzations and agencies through which
this increase Of production was effect.
ed deserve great credit, but after oil
It was tho farmer who actually got In
and did the work Of production. The
war IL won. thanks to the efforts OF
all; and 1t 10 indeed very fitting to
pay tribute On Farmers Day, which
very appropriately this year 10 to be
held on Decoration Day, to the splsn.
did efforts that have met with suo-
cess.
All visitors are requested to bring
with them picnic lunches. The college
10 arranging to serve sandwiches. cof-
tee. ice cream, and fruit At cost price
70 those who do not care to 90 to the
trouble of bringing their lunches.
The annual meeting Of the State
College Alumni Association will not
take place this year on Farmers Day.
but will be held the afternoon and
evening before. May 20. The annual
banquet Of the association 10 to take
place the evening Of May 20 and will
Be served at tho college. A game Of
baseball with Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute II to be played also on May
- as q part OF the alumni program.
This year will mark the last in
which the Commencement exercises
Of the graduating class of the college
will be held on Farmers Day. When
the war began State College cut short
Its school year and began holding o
brief and informal Commencement
Next year the school year will Do
iepgthsned out until the middle oil
June.
Two features will be the main at
fractions Of Farmers Day. One 10 to
b a demonstration Of modern cult
saving devices Of this character will
be shown. The other feature will be a
farmers victory 'Sslsbration, q. com
memoration of what Maryland farm
srs have accomplished In their sfforta
70 help win the war
Governor Harrington probably will
deliver the address In connection with
this part Of the program. The subject
on which he has been asked TO speak
10 THE Farmers Contribution to Vic
tory and Their Reconstruction Pro-
gram"
Besides these things there will b
an exhibition of all the buildings, lab
oratoriss and the farm. DemonstFa.
tions In home economies and canning
and drying Of fruits, vegetables, ETC..
will be carried on. Moving pictures
are to be shown In the auditorium
from II o'clock until /. A band con
cert Is to be held and the annual
Commencement exercises OF the grad
uating class OF the college also will
take place. Besides Governor Har
rington, two OF the country's most
prominent public men have been o.
tended invitations to speak.
Despite the erigencies OF WAY. 20
mon ATO III tu0 bCulOT Cl18b W ICSOiNo
degrees and six are to finish the two
year course and receive certificates
Those who receive degrees are:
Joseph Letter Aitcheson. Kenneth
Warren Baboock. Homer Sidney Der
lin, Chester Frederick Bletsch. Milton
Carroll Brown. Howard Owen Costor
Edwin Walker Hand, Walter Roberts
Hardisty, Grace Bruce Holmes. Paul
Valentine Horne, Ransom Rush LOWS
Erston Vinton Miller, George Wesley
Norris, Charles Edwin Payne, Kenneth
Carlisle Posey. Earle Milton Sawyer
Robert Lee Sellman. James Wilmer
Stevens. George Ray Stunts, Cecil Har
low Bacon.
Those who will receive certificates
for the two-year courses In agriculture
are: Emory Bryan Cochran, Thomas
Dali Hotter. Kurt Frederick Menxel
Phillip Stevens Richardson. Henry
Lafayette Umbargsr, Hugh Robert.
Wilmer.
Special arrangements have been Of
fected for q trolley schedule from
Washington, and several express
trains from Baltimore to Washington
and from Washington to Baltimore will
stop at College.