Catoctin clarion., 1923-06-28
FOR A 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 Ap-
pointed BY The Governor, And
Pledged Its Support In Resolutions
Passed.

the state assembled last week IN y
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 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 a 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.
fly make the Rural Women's Confer.
ence an annual feature of the pro
gram. The part of the resolution re-
ferring to the University reads:
I'VE urge that the Rural Women's
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 1t offers. We especially
approve the Home Demonstration
work of the Extension Service, and
urge that this phase Of the work OF
the University be broadened 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"
1t was left to the Committee on
Resolutions, OF which Miss Mary Ris.
teau, OF Hartford county, Is chairman.
to appoint members Of the legislative
committee and also appoint Its chair
man. Miss Risteau announced that
Mrs. Hayes Brown. Of Frederick coun'
ty, would be chairman Of the commit
tee, and that the other members
would be named shortly. A repre-
sentative OF each of the twenty coun
ties composed the Committee on Reso
lutions.
The conference consisted OF gen
eral class room demonstrations OF
work in which the women Of the State
are particularly interested, Of special
lectures on various topics of State
interest, and special musical pro
grams.
DR.. A. F. Woods, President Of the
University; DR.. T. B. Symons. Di
rector OF the University Extension
Service; DR.. H. J. Patterson, Director
Of the Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion; Dr. Norment, in charge of the
health center at Hagerstown; M. M.
Stewart, Secretary of the Maryland
Farm Bureau Federation; Miss Mary
the only woman to sit in the
House of Delegates at Annapolis and
of the State Board Of Educa-
ton, and Miss Lavinia Engle, State
Chairman Of the League Of Women
Voters, were among those who ad.
dressed the various assemblies.
Carroll county led in the number Of
present at the confer
once with a total of SO, while Fred
erick county was second with A, and
county was third, with II.
Kent county led the Eastern Shore
with a representation Of 8.
Talbot, Somerset and Calvert counties
were the only counties not repre-
vented.
So successful was the conference
that the University authorities have
to make 1t a feature OF
The annual program. Special efforts
will be made within the next few
months to organize the women OF
Somerset, Talbot and Calvert counties
70 that next year no county will be
Missing from the conference. =
Active preparations for the confer !
Dnce and its entire management was !
inder the direction of Miss Venia M.
Keller, head of the Home Demonstra-
ion work of the University. The sue
,sss Of the conference was due large
y to her efforts. As one OF the au-
horities Of the University puts 1t,
The conference gave the women
Of the several coun-
les much useful information they can
AXE back to their club organizations
md went long way towards showing
hem just how the women may take
advantage Of the opportunities the
,tate University offers"
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