Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-05-09
FARMERS DAY At
STATE COLLEGE
Commencement Exercises aad
Victory Celebration
cULTiVAY0R DEMONSTRATION

TARmors' Day and Commencement
sxgcfaes at the Maryland State Col
egs vii be held as usual on Msy 90
Decoration Day, Plans for the day
are now being worked out By Presi
lent Woods and all arrangements have
bssa completed except for the set
Ting q some Of the details. Doctor
Woods states that he is extremely
Hnxi0as to have a big gathering Of
the farmers and pubic officials this
year as one feature Of the day will
DO q commemoration of the part the
farmers have played In winning the
war.
Doctor Woods says:
1T seems to me to be particularly
citing for a great gathering of the
nrusrs Of the State this year. Farm.
srs' Day at the State College also
seems TO be the most appropriate time
for such a gathering in commsmora
ton OF the splendid achievement oil
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 its share OF the burden and
me tanners in turn have responded
amount of ssvery effort they have been
To Michaei,t forth.
y 10 mary mind probably the greatest
f. Michasat Of the whole war was the
Sto .Jesse + record made in increasing
totamount Iction. The splendid organ
ksiElbertlnd agencies through Which
hisl. Glaase Of production was effect
ID q 70 pc great credit, but after all
II weS oro. farmer who actually got in
and d of sc work Of production. Tbs
var ficha,n, thanks to the efforts OF
all; aawait is indeed very fitting to
pay trof te on Farmers Day. which
very Appropriately this year is to be
helh Cd Decoration Day, to the splen
did efforts that have met with sue
sess.
All visitors are requested to bring
with them picnic lunches The college
V arranging to serve sandwiches, cot
lee, ice cream and fruit at cost price
70 those who do not care to go 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 win be held the afternoon and
evening before, May 20. The annual
banquet Of the association is to take
place the evening of May 30 and will
be served at the college. A game OF
baseball with Virginia Polytechnic In.
Btitute is to be played also on May
% as 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 a
brief and informal Commencement.
Next year the school year will be
heightened out until the middle of
June.
Two features will be the main al.
fractions Of Farmers Day. One is to
be demonstration Of modern cult
waiting machinery In which all labor
saving devices Of this character will
be shown. The other feature will be a
farmers victory celebration, com.
memoration Of what Maryland farm.
ers have accomplished in their efforts
10 help win the war.
Governor Harrington probably will
deliver the address in connection with
fhto 1P he
on which he has been asked to speak
Is The Farmers Contribution to Vic.
tory and Their Reconstruction Pro.
gram"
Besides these things there will be
an exhibition OF all the buildings, lab,
oratories and the farm. Demonstra-
lions in home economics and canning
and drying Of fruits, vegetables, etc
will be carried on. Moving pictures
are TO be shown in the auditorium
from IL o'clock until l. 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 ex.
tended invitations to speak
Despite the exigenoies of war, 20
men are In the senior class to receive
degrees and six are to finish the two
year course and receive certificates
Those who receive degrees are
Joseph Letter Aitcheson. Kenneth
Warren Baboook. Homer Sidney Der.
lin, Chester Frederick Bletsch, Milton
Carroll Brown, Howard Owen Coster,
Edwin Walker Hand. Walter Roberto
Hardisty, Grace Bruce Holmes. Paul
Valentine Horne, Ransom Rush Lewis
Erston Vinton Miller George Wesley
Norris, Charles Edwin Payne. Kenneth
Carlisle Posey, Earle Milton Sawyer,
Robert Lee Sellman, James Wilmer
Stevens, George Ray stuntz, 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 MenEel
Phillip Stevens Richardson, Henry
Lafayette Umbarger. Hugh Roberts
Wilmer
Special arrangements Lave been ef
fectOd for a trolley schedule from
Washington. and several express
trains from Baltimore to Washington
and from Washington TO Baltimore will
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