Evening star., 1924-06-22
300 WOMEN ATTEND
RURAL STUDY COURSE
Topics Bearing on Home and Farm
Life Taken Up at Mary
land U.
SOCIAL FEATURES INCLUDED
z. o. T.. c. Unit Gets in Dis
tinguished College Group.
rom a Star Cornspondent

From a Staf Correspondent.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, June 2l.-
More than 800 women from various
sections of the state and the District
of Columbia took part in the rural
women's short course sessions At the
University of Maryland. Tuesday to
Friday. About every phase of home
and farm life was considered.
Among the topics discussed in a
practical way by those in full grasp
Of their subjects were household
mana cement, clothing. foods. health,
millinery. poultry raising, landscaping
Gairying, house furnishings and music
In addition to the sessions for the
discussion of these varied subjects,
there was an assembly hour each day
from II o'clock until noon, at which
addresses were made by prominent
persons.
Albert f.. Woods, president of the
university: DR.. II. J. Patterson, direc-
tor of the experiment station, and DIR.
i. B. Symons, director of the eNten-
sion service.
Women Are Speakers.
Wednesday addresses were given
by Miss Florence Ward of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Mrs. William F. Rogers, state chair
man of applied education of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, and Miss
Adele Stamp, dean of women Of the
university, who told of the "Woman's
Work at the University"
Principal speakers Thursday were
Miss Lavinia Engle state director Of
10 -. Tf Women Voters and q
+. Martin. United States Department
Of Agriculture.
Leading addresses Friday were by
Mrs. J. w. Jones, state chairman of
the farm and home community depart
ment of the farm bureau, and Mrs.
clara Williams, state grange lecturer.
\ number of the visitors also gave
tWo-minute talks on what the short
course meant to them.
On each of these days talks on mu-
sic, were given by DR.. II. c. House
and Prof. Z. l.. Goodyear, the latter
In charge of music at the university,
and the former, who is head of the
English department, director of the
Gilee Club.
Have Social Features.
Social features for the visiting
women included a party by the Prog
resS Club at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Patterson and the planting of an oak
tree by the visitors for the rural
women of Maryland Tuesday after
noon, a reception by DIR. and Mrs
" oOdS Wednesday evening, and A tea
by the home economies department at
GerneauX Hail, the girls dormitory,
Thursday
University of Marylands r. O. T. c.
unit was among those in the "diStin-
guished college" group for the l923-24
term, as designated by the War De-
partment after thorough inspection.
This makes the third year in success
sion that the College Park unit has
been selected for the honor. Only
bout thirty institutions in the coun-
try received such recognition.
The summer school al the CniVer-
sity of Maryland opens Wednesday, to
continue for six weeks until August
>, inclusive. The time for registering
by mail has expired, and those who
now desire to enter must apply in
person.
The program is designed to serve
the needs of three classes of stu
dents-teachers and supervisors of
the several classes of school work,
special students, such as farmers,
breeders, dairymen, home makers,
chemists, public speakers and gradu-
ate students, and students who are
candidates for degrees in agriculture,
arts and science, education, engineer
ing and home economics.
Willard 5. Small, dean of the Col
lege of Education, is director.