The annual Founders’ Day exercises were held at the National Farm School here yesterday. Paying tribute to the late Dr. Joseph Krauskopf, founder of the school, Samuel M. Vauclain, chairman at the board of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, said that “no institution in the country sends out better equipped farmers”.
Herbert D. Allman of Philadelphia, president of the school, in his address of welcome, declared that “the Jews of America can be proud of this contribution to agriculture started thirty-seven years ago by Dr. Krauskopf.”
Mr. Vauclain, who was the principal speaker, characterized the actions of the German Chancellor as “foolish.”
“He is depriving Germany of its best brains,” he continued,” its best men and its most enlightened people. If the Jews are driven out of Germany, Mr. Hitler can hang out a sign—Germany to Let.”
The invocation at the exercises was delivered by Rabbi Henry Fisher of Atlantic City and the closing prayer by Rabbi Julian B. Feibelman of the Congregation Keneseth Israel of Philadelphia.
The committee in charge of the program consisted of Drue N. Allman, Julian B. Feibelman, Horace Fleisher, Stanley H. Hinlein, Louis A. Hirsch, Maurice Jacobs, Mrs. Joseph Krauskopf, Judge Theodore Rosen and Edwin Silverman.
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