Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-23

"This state is sadly in reed of n poultry
extension specialist and n truck crop
specialist. employed on state funds and
not subject to all the restrictiors of the
SIMS h-Lever Act
The fruit interests of the state are
large and constantly increasing. The late
apple industry is seriously thteatered by
irsect attacks. Cooling moth.) The ex-
pertinent station has co-operated with
the L. s. Bureau of Entomology for the
past two years on this problem and q
satisfactory remedy for the trouble has
not been obtained II is not likely that
we can continue To have L ;. man de-
tailed to the State The fruit interests
Of the state are important enough TO maih-
tain State acknowledged Recommends
tion should be made that a yearly ap-
preparation be made for n state entomoi",
gist TO be stationed az Dover, but rated
az member of the Experiment station
stnff
Delaware is the only state in the union
whose county agents are not s'pp"rte"
in pnrt by the several counties. As the
present law now stands the various BOARDS
of county commissioners do not have the
legal authority to appropriate money io'
this purpose.
The Horticultural Department y az
present the most poorly organized DC
partment in the College Of agriculture.
The associate horticuturist Is primarily
by training and reference IN investigator
While n good teacher he should nc re-
lieved Of teaching duties.
"orc important fact must not he over
looked IN crlnrgiug the prescott stall ana
that is that Wolf Hall is now crowded 70
capacity and that there arc no more
available Office rooms The appropriation
of 81 600 Ter wear for the Writer short
course or Farmers Week should be con
tinucd This report was submitted by
Samuel H. Derby, the chairman.
SCHOOL ArxIrIARy ASSOCIATION HFIPs-
Tho report of committee on grounds
ard buildings was submitted lv II R"d-
rcv sharp. chairman The following "N-
tracts arc taken from this report
old college Hall WAS paIuted durrG
the summer and TOW toilet Installed Tor
the faculty Temporary engiI ccrirg
huldirgs have hccu completed heat and
hght ronrcctlor~ made and afo no" ~
use hy the scvcral crglr cerlrg depart
meats
Women College Indcr the direction
Of The grounds and huldlrR committee,
approved hv the fiuancc and executive
committees the Delaware ~chool Auul-
larV ASSOCIATION has erected two tempo
rnry durmltoucs completely turnlshcd
and has provided maiTtc1arer for the
coming wear Tho dlnirE room ~ Rcsl-
dence Hall has been enlarged SO rs 20 take
care of the cutire student body Arrange
mCuts arc row under WAY 10 enlarge the
kitchen ~ tho hascnc-t sc Reside &C Hall
All of tho expense will he pald by the
Delaware School AUXILIARY Associauon
President House In addition to bath
room installed. the front porch has been
extended and tho rooms rcpapcTcd ard
rcpaintcd \ concrete dram and cIudor
walk laid along South COLLEGE lvcnuc al
Of which has improved the apreararcc Il
the property bid of 81 so has bCcl
received for driveway leading M to The
president : house from Delaware avenue,
but this work will not he done until the
budget permits
Tho committee appointed e provide
houses for the faculty members has pHr-
chased SLY houses on Delaware avenue at
n cost of S24 coo They arc all rented NJ
S32 NOT month 4 sum sufficient 80 reduce
the mort gage. after allowing for taVes.
up-kcep and interest charges The COM
mittec has arranged "a convert the Elliott
house INTO an apartment. estimated cost
81 600 An estimate 81 g. 400 hs heca
obtained to improve the acoustics til Wolf
Hall auditorium The committee recon
rnends thai this matter Nc left IN abc,
auce
VoMF<S CoIIFGF
Tho committee on Numcns College.
through the chairman Chancellor Charles
NJ Cur'is, Submitted An interesting r.
I,ori from which the following IS taken
Shortiy before the opening ~ hr
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