Show STUDENT LIFE existed and will continue to exist for centuries They satisfy the intensely practical needs of a The courses come during practical people r those winter months when it has been the custom of the farmer to hibernate so to speak During these months any intelligent young man can equip himself to be better able to compete with the new generation If he be in step with the times he must realize that he cannot live and prosper exactly as his father has done He must know that the farmer of tomorrow should be an intelligent scientific man Different conditions are bringing about this change The Agricultural colleges have realized the situation and the winter course is one of the results The Agricultural College of Utah offers excellent courses this winter in the following branches: Mechanic Arts Domestic Science and Arts and Agriculture in its various phases More students are enrolled in these courses than ever before Dr Moench's Journey Dr Moench has returned from his Christmas vacation which he spent in Missouri and especially in St Louis where he attended the meetings of philologists most of whom were men who have studied in German Universities lie also attended meetings of the teachers of Missouri and heard inspiring lectures among them one delivered by Dr Jordan of Stanford University lie accepted an invitation to at- tend a meeting of 400 colored teachers It is his opinion that the race problnis rapidly being solved by educating the “Blacks” The Dr says that the most inspiring scene h$f witnessed was in St Louis on Christmas day when he was invited to attend a celebration where 14000 poor women and children were made happy by an excellent Christmas dinner and in addition each child received a useful present Dr Moench delivered three lectures one on “Latin as aspoken language” the others on Goe-th- e and Goethe’s “Faust” From newspaper clippings and private correspondence we have seen that the Doctor’s lectures were well received One professor writes “I enclose clippings from ' 53 two papers and I want to tell you that the impression you made here could not be better” Dr Moench says that he has tried to represent Utah in a worthy manner Judging from newspaper reports and other evidence we feel sure that he has succeeded Miss Baker It is with regret that announce the release by her request of Rena Baker from her duties in the College Miss Baker was made a member of the faculty in 1900 and since that time has labored as Instructor in English As a teacher she has been earnest and thorough sparing herself no labor that would be for the interests of the student We that have been members of her classes have learned from her that self reliance and persistent effort are the essentials we of success She has rejoiced with us in our victories and has cheered us in times of defeat and now as she passes from the halls of our Institution we but voice the sentiment of the student body w hen we say may success and happiness attend her through life Professor Clark R W Clark recently elected to the chair of “Animal Industry” in our Institution has taken up the duties of his new position Professor Clark is a native of Minnesota After graduating from the common schools he entered the Minnesota University and in due course of time graduated from the College of Agriculture and Dairy School with a degree of B Agr In 1896 he accepted a position as assistant in the Agricultural College of North Dakota but in the following year returned to his native state to take charge of the Station at Grand Rapids For one year he was student assistant in dairying and the department of dressing and curing meats at Minnesota University From 1899 until the time he accepted the position in this school he was assistant in charge of the dairy and work at the Alabama Agricultural College and Experiment Station Sub-Experim- live-stoc- k ent |