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Show NEW DIRECTOR FOR COLLEGE . Professor Ray B. West Appointed B Director of the School of H Agricultural Engineering. H Ilay D. "WoBt, C. E grnduato of Cor- M aoll, an engineer of varied and cxton- H llvo practical experience, professor of ' H Agricultural Engineering at tho Utah H Agricultural Collcgo for tho past threo B rears, has been elected Director of tho J Bchool of Agricultural Engineering, ac-, cording to nn announcement made by. J President E. Q. Peterson. Professor! HH &LLElintK'ijtittiuu Vil kkkkHnRw wkkkkH kkkka Prof. Ray B. West, C. E. jH West Is especially fitted for this post- H Hon because of his exhaustive knowl- IH odgo of tho engineering problems pa- jl tullar to tho rural community. Thoso jH aro very different from tho problems M of the civil engineer and require men M of speclnl training in their solution. jflH In defining tho Hold tho School of S?3 grlcultural Engineering covers, Pro- ' P fessor West said: gop "griculturnl Engineering is hirgoly Sr the adaptation of cuil moclunicttl and SR$i archltccural or.ginoBrlng to tho prob- Sof lems of ngrlcu ture. It Is true, how- f ap tver, tint now branchea of ngricultur- Wk)I. al erg ncering aro being developed nnd sSd extended. Ab now generally recog- mm nlzod, ugricu'tural engineering con- IsSyS 'jlsts of tlio following seven branchea: Mia Irr.gi. ion and Dralnago, Farm Machlu- . w Lry, Rural Architecture, Rural Uoads, Sffl llural Sanitation, Farm Surveying, gjgjj Manufacture of Agricultural Prod- jZZ&i UCtB." . Qd! Not only will men bo trained to ' fitWJ work out tho engineering problems Wm of agriculturo, but tho uvqrago rarra- rp or will find many coursoB designed to ut'M give him Just tho technical knowledgOj WM necossary In his general farming ac-j Kjl uvitics. ' mm It Is interesting to noto the work OH tho govornment Is doing to encourage N tills work in Agricultural Engineering.) mU A now bill has been formulated byi H Congress providing for financial aid to) M tho various agricultural Institutional H throughout tho United States. It is, H proposed to establish Experiment. Sta- H tions in Agricultural Engineering ns B wo havo Agricultural Experiment Sta-i fjona,, to aid In tho development ot 'Mm this important Hold, ' mm! (' ill ibBhIbbI |