Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-05-15
FARMERS DAY At
STATE COLLEGE
Commencement Exercises and
vlctesy Celebration
cULTlvAT0R DEMONSTRATION


ssgs yin bs held 40 usual on May 80.
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. Doctor
Woods states that he In extremely
anxious TO have q big gathering Of
the farmers and public oficials this
year Ne one feature OF the day will
DO q commemoration Of the part the
farmers have played In winning the
war.
Doctor Woods says:
II seems to me to be particularly
etting for . 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 q gathering In commemora.
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 its share OF the burden and
the farmers In turn have responded
nobly to every effort they have been
asked 20 put forth.
ITO my mind probably the greatest
achievement Of the whole war was the
wonderful record made In incrsasina
food production. The splendid organ
izations and agencies through which
of
ed deserve great credit. but after all
it was the farmer who actually got ir
and did the work of production. The
war 10 won, thanks TO the efforts OF
all; and il IL indeed very fitting te
pay tribute on Farmers Day, which
very appropriately this year is to be
held on Decoration Day. to the splen.
did efforts that have met with sue
cess.
All visitors are requested 10 bring
With them picnic lunches. The college
Il arranging to serve sandwiches. cof
fee. ice cream, and fruit at cost price
20 those who do not care to 10 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 aud
evening before. May 20. The annual
banquet OF the association is to take
place the evening Of May 20 and will
BE- served st the college. a game Of
baseball with Virginia Polytechnic In.
stitnte In 20 be played also on May
20 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 bs 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-
lengthened out until the middle OF
June.
Two features will be the main Mt.
fractions Of Farmers Day. One 10 to
be q demonstration OF modern eulti-
vatina aaAsnaAsry In which all labor.
saving devices Of this character will
hs showu. The ether feature will be a
farmers victory celebration, a 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
this part Of the program. The subject
on which hs has been asked TO speak
10 The Farmers' Contribution TO vic.
tory and Their Reconstruction Pro
gram"
Besides these things there will be
IN exhibition u all the buildings, lab
oratories and the farm. Demonstra
tions In home economies and canning
and drying Of fruits. vegetables, etc.
will be carried on. Moving pictures
are 70 be shown In the auditorium
from IL o'clock until /. A band con.
cert IN 10 be held and the annual
Commencement exercises OF the grad
uatang slAss ef the college also will
take place. Besides Governor Har.
Fington. two Of the country's most
prominent nublic men have been ex
tended invitations TO speak
Despite the eEsgencies Of war, 20
men are In the senior class 10 receive
degrees and SIX are to finish the two
year course and receive certificates
Those WHO receive degrees are:
Joseph Letter Aitehsson, Kenneth
Warren Baseoek. Homer Sidney Ber
lin, Chester Frederick Bletsch, Miltor
Carroll Brown, Howard Owen coster
Edwin Walker Hand. Walter Roberts
Hardisty. Grace Bruce Holmes. Pau
Valentine Herne. Ransom Rush Lewis
Erston vinton Miller, George wesleJ
Norris. Charles Edwin Payne, Kennett
Carlisle Possy. Earle Milton Sawyer
Robert Lee ssliman. James Wilmer
Stevens. George Ray stuntz. Cecil Har
low Bacca.
Those wAe viii receive certificates
for the twoysar courses In agriculture
are: Emery Bryan Cochran. Thomas
Dali Hotter, Kart Frederick Menzei
Phillip Stevens Richardson. Henri
Lafayette UmbArgsr. Hugh Robsrt'
wfimsE.
Special arrangements have been sf
fectsd for o trolley schedule from
asd several expires
trains from Belt1Rare % Washingtos
and fsew wAsAingtoa 10 Baltimore viii
stos a oes1ass.