The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-16
FARMERS DAY 1t
STATE COLLEGE
Commencement Exercises an
Victory Celebration
cuLTlvAToR DEHoHsTRATIoa

exercises 1t tAs Maryland szals ool
lsge VIII be hel4 - nsuzI On LAY p.
Decoration Day. Plans Tor The day
RE now being worked out - presL
dsAt Woods and al arrangements have
been completed except Tor tie set.
ting OF soma Of ths details. Doctor
Woods states that be L extremely /
anxious to have : bIg gathering Of +
the farmers and public officials this
year as one feature o. ths day will |
be . commemorslion Of the part the /
farmers have played n ginning he
war.
Doctor Woods says:
1T seems TO NJ 70 b particularly |
fitting for : great gathering 81 tbs /
farmers II me gtAks thIz year. Farm |
era Day At thA STATE College also
seems 10 be the most Appropriate Time
1Dr such : gathering n eommsmora
Aon Of the spIsndia achievement q
Maryland farmers N helping % vim
ne war. Great problems have been
encountered al solved. The state.
through the STATE OezneiI q Defense.
has borne it share Of the burden and
the tanners In turn hars responded
Aobly to svery effort lhsY have bean
asked 70 put forth.
"To my mind probably ths greatest
achievement Of the Vhola ar Nas the
wendsrfnl record made Il increasing
tood production. Tie splendid erEaay
izatioAs and agencies through xkisA
Ihis inersasa Of production rs elect
ID deserve great credit. but after N
II was the farmer Who actually cot IN
and did the work Of pfsa4ctIon. The
war Is won. thanks 10 tbs efforts Of
Ali; and 1t Il indeed Ysry fitting 70
pay tribute on Farmers. Day. which
very appropriately this year i 10 be
hald on Decoration Day. 10 he aplen-
aid efforts that have net Nith sue
ssss.
All visitors are requested ID bring
with them picnic lunches. The college
u arranging to ssrYs sandwiches cot.
Tee, fee cream. and fruit - cost price
70 those who do not care II 20 % the
trouble Of bringing Their lunches.
The annual meeting q Ihs State
College Alumni Association uill net
take plsos this ysar p Farmers Dap.
/ bat will - he'd IL Afternoon aad
BVsninE bsfoEa. Hsy =. Tns annual
/ banquet Of the association + 70 taks
place the evening Of Nay = nd IN
b. served ~ tAs eelIsEs. : game e
baseball with Virginia Polytechnic N
stituts Is to b piaTsa aIso - Nay
10 AZ a part Of ths aIumaI program.
This year vii mari the last IN
/ which the Commencement exercises
\ u the graduating slaaz d Lha college
will be held % Farmers Day. When
tie war began state College cut short
It's school year ~ bezza holding =
brief and informal Commemorate.
NsEt year the sehooI YszT I'll -
heightened out until tn middle Of
June
Two features I'll b Ins main 81
fractions Of Farmzrs. DzY. One L 70
be = demonstrsIion d modern sulti-
waiting machinery n which IL labor
sAvfnE devices q lhlz character I'LL
be shown. The elhsE feature VII b :
fAEmsrs' victory celebration. : COM
msmoratlsa Of what Maryland farm.
sFs have accomplished n their efforts
70 help win the uar
Governor Harrington probably viii
deliver the address i connection With
this part of the program. The subject
on which he has bsen aaEa6 . speak
sa THE Farmers. Contribution 10 Vie.
tory and Their Reconstruction Pro.
gram"
Besides these things there I'LL bs
an exhibition Of al the buildings lab
oratoriss and the fzrn Demonstrs.
lions in homo economics nd canning
and dying q fruits. vegetables ele..
will be carried On Moving pictures
ART 70 Be shown II he auditorium
from II o'clock nHtIl !. : band con.
cert Is 10 be held md the annual
Commencement exercises d The grad.
uating elasa Of The college also I'll
take place. besides Governor Har.
pinEton. two Of tn oounIry.s most
prominent public men haze been n.
tended invitations 10 znsak.
Despite ths ezlgenoIez 81 war. 20
men are In the senior GLASS % receive
degrees and an are 70 finish The two
year course and reesIYs certificates.
Those who reaeiYs degrees are:
Joseph Letter AIIohszan. Kenneth
Warren Babseek. Homer Sidney Der.
lin, Chester Frederick HIsIzeh. Milton
Carroll Brown. Howard Oven Costsr.
ndwin Walker Hand. Walter Roberts
HaPdistz. Grace Bruce Holmes. Paul
Valentine Horne. Ransom Rush Lewis.
Erstoz vinton Miller. George Wesley
/ Norris. Charles Edwin Rayas. Kenneth
! Carlisle Posay. narle Milton Sawyer,
, Robert Lee ssilnaa. James Wilmer
: Stevens. George Ray sIunlz. Cecil Har'
!, low Baoez.
. These who I'll rsesIxs certificates
for the two-year COURSES n aErloulturs
are. Emory Bryan Cochran. Thomas
Dali Hotter. Kurt Frederick Menzsi
: Phillip Stevens Richardson. Henry
) Lafayette umbarger Hush Roberts
Z Wilmer.
Special arrangements kays been II
fscted for = trolley schedule frsm
Washington, and several express
Z trains from baltimore 70 Washington
and from Washington - Baltimore III