Evening star., 1926-06-06
Medals and Other HOnOrs.

Medals and Other Honors.
Diplomas, medals, prizes and certifi-
Gates will be presented by DIR. Woods,
while the military commissions for
~ seniors in the Reserve Officers
Training Corps unit will be presented
ny Capt Scobey. acting head of the
department of military science and
tactics.
Rev. Ronalds Taylor. pastor of the
College Park Episcopal Church. will
give the invocation and benediction.
There will be several selections by
the university orchestra.
There are about 120 in the senior
class who will receive degrees, but
with the advanced degrees more than
$50 will be rewarded.
The 1925-26 scholastic term at the
university hardly will have passed
when a series of Summer sessions
begin The fourth annual rural wom-
ems short course will begin June II
and continue through June 10. There
will be courses in foods and nutrition,
clothing. household management,
house furnishings, millinery, home
dairying, poultry, landscape garden
ing and parliamentary law. The health
program will be particularly attrac-
1--WE, lOE III " the houeii Iva
lures under this subject. Miss Harriet
Wilde, posture expert, of New York
City. will give series of lectures.
Special significance is attached to
the course this year because of the
fact that So women are expected to
complete their fourth session and re-
ceive certificates of honor.
Fifteen authorities, most of them
United States Department of Agricul-
ture experts, have been obtained as
special lecturers for the rural life
school for ministers that will be held
at the university from July II to %,
inclusive, These are in addition to
the 30 members of the faculty of the
university who will have places on
the program.
Many Phases of Problems.
All phases of rural life problems will
be taken up, with discussions covering
such fields as agricultural economics.
rural sociology. farm organizations
and the like.
DR.. II. j. Patterson. dean of the
College of Agriculture and director of
the experiment station, who will
direct The school, always has been
interested in improving the condition
of living in the country. His con-
nection with the experiment station
since 1898 has given him the oppor-
tunity of fostering improved methods
of farming and the betterment of
agricultural production throughout
the State. He has been a leader in
organiZa ton activities, at one time
being master of the Maryland State
Grange. and at present connected
with a large number Of organizations
having as their aim the material,
spiritual. social and economic ad-
Nancement of the rural people.
Monday will be given over to
registering. d reception and an ad-
dress Of welcome by DR.. Patterson
Sessions will begin July IS, and there
will be classes. both morning and
afternoon, with the exception of
Saturday afternoon and Sunday,
through to July 90.
July 23 will be given over to a
general conference. at which time
friends will be the guests of the
university for the day.
COnveniences for Visit.
During the sessions of the rural
life school all the conveniences will
he placed at the disposal of the min
listers, laboratories and other scholas-
tic equipment of the university. for
those who wish to do extensive re-
search work.
Special lecturers are:
'Dr. Albert s. Cook, State superin.
tendent of schools: A. G. Ensor, mas
ter of the State Grange: NJ. NJ. Stew
art. secretary-treasurer, Maryland
Farm Bureau Federation; Rev. c. w
Whtmore, rector, the Associated
Parishes, ST. Marys County, Nd; S.
w. Memdum, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. United States Department
Of Agriculture; Mrs. Chase Going
WoodhouSe, Department of Home
Economics. United States Department
Of Agriculture; DIR. c. r. Ball. cereal
Investigations, United States Depart
nlent of Agriculture: J. G.. Gilbert, Bu-
realI of Agricultural Economics,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture; w. F. Callander. senior statisti-
clan in charge of Division of Crop and
1--we Stock Estimates. United States
Department of Agriculture: NJ. G.
Eetts. architect. Bureau of Public
Roads. United States Department of
Agriculture; Rev. w. Howard Bishop,
director, League of the Little Flower,
Archdiocese of Baltimore; Rev. Earl
Al Roadman, pastor, Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church. Waterloo. Iowa;
T3ght Rev. James T.. Freeman, Bishop
ot Washington, Diocese of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church: Jared Van
Wagenen. jr., farmer, Lawyersville,
u. Y.;.Rev. Roland Wagner, pastor of
Zion Reformed Church, Hagers-
town, Md.
members of the university staff. in
addition to DR.. Patterson, VINO will
serve are: DR.. T. B. Symons, director
of the extension service: II. F. Cotter-
man, professor of agricultural educa-
tion and associate dean, College of
Education; DIR. S. III. DeVault, agri
cultural economist; e. n. Corey, pro
fessor of entomology, State entomolo
gist; DR.. DeVoe Meade. professor of
animal husbandry: DR.. w. Il. l.. Talia
ferro, professor of farm management
r. Fl. Waite, professor of poultry hus
bandry; Myron Creese, professor OF
electrical engineering; DR.. E. c. Auch.
ter, horticulturist: w. r. Ballard. eX
tension specialist in vegetable and
landscape gardening; F. w. Geiss. pro
fessor of agriculture; ]. A. Conover
extension specialist in dairying; E. G
Jenkins, State Boys Club agent; Prof
J. f. MetZger, agronomist: DIR. A. G