Show STUDENT LIFE 47 facilities for its instruction in our Each college and agricultural experiment station estabAlready a agricultural colleges lished under state or congressional report has been published which will authority is entitled to one delegate do much in aiding the development and strengthening of this line of inThe association is divided into struction A similar report was sections upon (i) college work made one year ago regarding inand (3) chemistry (2) agriculture struction in animal industry Much horticulture and botany (4) entohas been accomplished by this assoGenarts mechanical mology (5) ciation in additional funds eral sessions are held each day at for varioussecuring purposes in connection which miscellaneous business is with the work of land grant coltransacted I11 surveying the progIt is largely due to their efress of the Agricultural Colleges leges forts that regular army officers have and Experiment Stations during the been detailed to carry on the work past few years we have abundant of militarv instruction in these in- evidence that it is due in part to stitutions the work of this association Our institution has been honoc 1 The attitude of the association this year Dr Widtsoe Director of and the work of its committee as the Experiment Station having its representatives have borne fruit been given a special invitation to in stimulating and aiding the moveappear on the program The work n ment for the specialization of agriof the Experiment Station in cultural instruction in our colleges has attracted the attention the strengthening of the agriculof prominent station workers and tural faculties and the betterment scientists in the Department of Agof the material equipment for agririculture and in recognition of this cultural education fact Dr Widtsoe has been requestAs an illustration of the kind of ed to outline the methods employed work the association undertakes we and results obtained in these investimay cite a single example At its gations Those familiar with Dr scientific attainments Widtsoe's last session a committee was appointed which had for its purpose have no doubt that he will represent the institution with credit and the collation of information regarding courses in agronomy and honor to all concerned association w irii-gatio- 7 Consolation Prize There little boys don't cry We have shattered your pride we know And the transient gleam Of a winning team Is a bluff of the long ago lint perhaps you can dirty our “rep'’ if you try So there little boys don’t cry |