Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22
DELAWARE COLLEGE
FACULTY CHANGE
Trustees Accept designations Of
Professors Hayward, Cul.
iimorr and Short.

In addition to appointing Prof Charles
A. McCue dean OF the agricultural dc
partrnent, following acceptance of the
resignation Of Prof. Harry Hayrsard,
who had held that position, the execiit
committee Of the board Of trlistes Of Def
aware College, ~ It's meeting in the Hotel
du Pont on Saturday afternoon, accepted
the resignstious Of Allan X. Cullinore as
dean Of engineering and Clarence A. Short
as professor Of mathematics and engineer
ing, and elected Prof. Firman Thompson
acting dean Of engineering.
The committee also considered the
possibility of increasing the budget Of
the agricultural department with view
TO an increase Of salaries Of the staff in
the experiment station and In extension
work, but without reaching definite
conclusion
The executive committee was ~ ses-
sion the greater part of the day, meet
ing in The morning and afternoon in
Parlors A and B Of the Hotel du POnt.
In tho club or lounge of the hotel, only
a few hundred feet distant mynbers
Of the special committee Of the Alumni
Association, which has been making in
q,iiries into the general affairs Of the
college, especially the causes underlying
the designations from the college faculty,
also held session After some inter
change of messages, part Of the Alum
nj committee conferred with the execu-
tive committee.
PROP. GRAGrHAM RESIGNS.
speciai Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, Deo. %. PROT. Arthur r.
Grantham, for II years head q the de-
partment of agrononly NJ Delaware Col
lege, announced his resignation today
Professor Grantham stated that hts resig
nation was sent 10 the college trustees on
November IL. but had not been made
public until this time.
Professor Grantharn had been mention
cd ss possible successor IN Prof. Harry
Hayward as dean Of the department of
agriculture of the college. His resigna-
ti0n viii take effect February at the
beginning Of the second term, when be-
viii 20 10 Richmond, Va, to become
manager Of the agricultural service
bureau Of the Virginia Carolina Chemical
Co. This company is the largest manli-
fscturers Of fertilizers in the United States.
Prof Grantham came to Delaware
College as agrononist at the opening of the
year 1907. For many years he has heen
secretary Of the Delaware Corn Growers
Association and il well known among the
farmers Of the State. During his stay
at Delaware he his done large amount
Of experimental work in soils and crops,
the knowledge Gained from which has been
Of great benefit 10 Delaware gangers
Prof Grantham spent three years as
agronomist at the Missouri Agricultural
College. He il a graduate of both the
University of Indiana and University Of
Missouri
Prof. Charles A. McCue, who was ap-
pointed Saturday afternoon by the execu-
tive committee of the BOARD of Trustees
as dean of the department Of agriculture
and director Of the experimental station
assumed bis new duties today Harry
Hayward. the former dean, also took up
his new work with the n W Aver Il Son
advertising agency in Philadelphia today.
Professor FIrrnan Thompson, who was
named by the executive committee rs
acting dean Of the engineering department,
has been in The department Of chemistry.