Show STUDENT LIFE 118 Agricultural Notes The efforts of George C Whitmore one of our new trustees who Is assisting the work of locating the arid farms is to be commended Mr Whitmore is well acquainted with every part of the state and is making many new friends for the college the seed failed to grow It is to be hoped that this year’s effort will be successful Grass has also been sown between the new front and the wings of the main building and two large flower beds have been laid out in front of the west entrance The diseases of sugar beets are being investigated by the Experiment Station in with the Department of Agriculture at Washington D C Prof Ilutt has selected The work of patting in the spring crops on the College and Greenville farms is progressing rapidly The experiment station is doing one acre of land in Greenville and one acre in more work this year than ever before Every Smithfield for this purpose The farmers of department is growing and great effort is being this locality will be brought in very close touch made to bring the farmers of the state in with the department at Washington and with closer touch with the station the State Experiment Station Another The classes in botany are beginning the work tive experiment with sugar beets is being carof classifying plants and collecting material for ried on with Mr McNiel of Greenville The their herbariums Each student is required to question to be studied is the effect of commercial fertilizers on the yield of sugar beets It is collect mount and classify at least fifty specimens of flowering plants Groups of students being carried out on a much larger scale than can be seen almost every afternoon on the foot- usual hills around the town eagerly searching for Breves and Quavers plants The class in soil physics are conducting a The band has lost an efficient member on number of experiments with a view of deteraccount of Ben Gordon snare drum artist dismining the effect of rainfall up the moisture continuing lie has been succeeded by Perkins stored in the soil between the depths of three and B F Riter Jr is distinguishing himself and ten feet This work will be followed by a as a soloist on the bass series of experiments on field crops The large The boys did good work on Arbor day in tanks in the vegetation house will be used for playing during the time the trees of the different classes were being planted these investigations The college orchestra made its debut on re29 Merrill Widtsoe and Profs Arbor day rendering a number of selections April turned from Southern Utah last night where during the indoor exercises The matinee in the afternoon at which the music was furnishthey have been locating the arid farms proed by college players was thoroughly enjoyed vided for by the last legislature Only two of those participating It is proposed that the five to be established have been located — by the orchestra give regular weekly matinees in one near Parowan and one near Nephi The the gymnasiun charging a small admission professors are very favorably impressed with the fee with which to purchase music and other outlook and feel that the arid farming will be supplies Mr Page now does stunts with the baritone the redemption of thousands of acres in the succeeding La Munyon who has quit the band southern port of the state on account of other work which conflicts The work of improving the college campus is The orchestra now numbers ten pieces a will add flute has recently been added and Is ably played progressing rapidly and when complete The instrumentation now is by Mr Eliason very materially to the college surroundings About eight acres of land lying between the piano trombone two cornets two violins two clarinet and flute Any other players Kin building and the orchard have been seed- drums in the college who wish to join arc solicited to ed to grass An effort was made to plant grass do so and will confer a favor in informing the here Mst year but owing to the dry weather manager of their desire to become members co-ope- ra MfiUBfea' 'J ywwrtiiTii ir |