The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-06-28
FOR 4 GREATER
STATE UNIVERSITY
WOMEN HOLD A FOUR DAY CON-
FERENCE AT COLLEGE PARK.
20 COUNTIES REPRESENTED
The Conference Affirmed Its Interest
In The Agricultural Committee APP
pointed BY The Governor, And
Pledged Its Support In Resolutions
Passed.

Two hundred and thirty-seven wom-
en-, representing twenty counties of
the State assembled last week in
four day conference at the University
OF Maryland at College Park, came
out strongly for plans to advance the
agricultural interests of Maryland by
improving farm life generally and in
favor of a greater State University
In resolutions passed last Friday the
conference affirmed its interest in the
agricultural committee appointed by
the Governor, and pledged its support
to the committee in these words:
1--WE affirm our interest in the com
mittee appointed by the Governor to
draw up q program for the advance
ment of agriculture, to improve farm
life, to make easier the tasks of farm
women, and pledge our support to
such a program"
The conference also approved the
work Of the University and decided to
petition the Legislature to pass the
general program of the University;
and asked especially that the Univers-
ity make the Rural Womens Confer
ence an annual feature of the FRO
gram. The part of the resolution re
ferring to the University reads:
I'VE urge that the Rural Womens
Conference be made an annual fea-
ture of the University program, we
endorse the administration of the
University of Maryland and commend
its policies in trying to make avail
able to all the people Of the State the
opportunities it offers. We especially
approve the Home Demonstration
work of the Extension Service, and
urge that this phase of the work OF
the University be brO8dened to meet
the needs of the general program Of
the University, especially the prOvi-
sions for additional facilities for the
education of young women, and sug-
gest that legislative committee be
appointed before the next legislature
in support Of this program"
It wa left to the Committee or
Resolutions, of which Miss Mary Bis-
'7@u' ol Iii-'"'u county Is cl'ai man
to appoint members of The legislative
'0I'iili' ZEE anu aL1o appoint us '"aII-
man MISS i'.7'."u a.+oU"ct" 'L'a'
MIS- nay - ID '''' VI i t''s-i'A 'ouH'
tee, and that the other members
would be named shortly. A repre-
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al III i'Ui eau + e''eI'''lo"' MISS MAJ!
niS'eau' 'ne only woman TO SIT IN tie
Iio"se u Delo61les dt AHnapolIS anu
iileiiloeI oi Ihe oI1le BOARD Oh Aduca-
tIo", anu MISS Lavlh'a hhgie, stare
N,'i0Il man Vi 'ile League OIL women
So'7iS, were among I"oSe VINO au-
dressed lne various assemblies.
aaron county leu III me IuinDer OF
representatives present at lhe CONFER
ehce Win toIah Oh o9' WhlIe FRED
eIlch county was 8econu with a. ana
washington county was thlrd' Wl'h H.
heHI county leu me Eastern ShoGe
counties Win representation OF :.
laIoot' somerset ana CaiVert counties
were Ihe only counties not repre-