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Show I: 1 K ! Agricultural College of Utah and Its Work -4 Bv W. L. Peterson fcw, Iq i . . . As a person enters Cticlio valley by I way of the Bear Eiver canyon ho is i thoroughly imprcscd by tho unique benu-I benu-I ty of the valley. Looking to the oast lie sees towns forming a chain along the entire east side of the valley. Ono V tuwn, on account of its sizo and location, loca-tion, is particularly striking. It is Logan, tho "Athens of Utah," ttcII known as tho homo of tho Utah Agri-j Agri-j cultural college. Indeed the college I buildings, set on tho broad green bench at tho very foot of tho "Wasatch mountains, moun-tains, arc very noticeable. I So unusual and impressive is this i tcono that the first thing ono dons upon npprouching Logan, is to look for the Agricultural college. There it is, a i solid win to wall, capped with red. the central part rising to almost doublo tho height of the wings, a green hillside l dotted with trees below, and in tho I background a massive range of snow-crested snow-crested mountains, their slopes covered with tho rich color of mountain vege-i vege-i tation, Tho high green bench forms I an appropriate baso for tho white col-i col-i logo buildings standing in relief against I Iho mountain range. I A trip to Logan immediately reveals I tho excellent moral atmosphere of tho (own. Her citizens are sober and in- dustrious. Her wide, shady streets with ! miles of paved walks, her neat, atf.rac- live homes and her flourishing business I district, all testify to tho integrity of her population. Tho Agricultural college is, in many I ways, tho center of interest in Logan. The friendship between citizen and stu- dent, city ami college, has grown until the interests of both am practically as one. Every citizen point with pride to "the big school on tho hill." In the College Grounds. Tho college grounds are artistically laid out, gracefully winding paths and driveways leading to tho main entrance from several directions. The face of tho broad hill upon which tho college stands is generously dottod with trees of all kinds. Tho smooth velvety lawns, almost perpetually green, which surround sur-round tho main buildings, call forth remarks re-marks of ndmiration from all who boo them. Numerous groups of thrifty evergreens and raro ornamental tree's I and shrubs adorn tho lawns. Beds of j brilliantly colored llowors cause Iho visitor ro stop and gav.u with admiration. admira-tion. Going into tiio main building, tho ab-solulo ab-solulo cleanliness of ovory thing is, particularly par-ticularly noticeable; floors, as clean as in a privato home, calsominod walla spotlessly white and windows -liko crystal, ."all. show that tho health nnd comfort, of students rcceivo duo attention. atten-tion. Spacious halls lead to the classrooms class-rooms nnd laboratories and tho congested con-gested condition ao noiiceablo in somo schools does not exist hero. Class rooms are well lighted, cloan and cheerful. Upon coming into tho school for tho first timo during class hours a visitor is tempted to eay, "Not many students here 1 guess." But tho hourly gong clangs and in a few seconds the rumble of many feet in a distant part of tho building Is heard and tliG rumble of other loot In all parts of tho building as class after class pours out into the halls swells tho slight rumble into a rolling, swooping din. The halls arc alive, students pass quickly to their next class, or perhaps to tho library if they havon't a class during tho next hour, In fivo minutes tho bell again clangs and the building is once nioro frco from all noise. Everywhere; tho students move about liko nion and women with a purpose. No aimless loitering ia scon. A student goes from tho library to the classroom in the same mood as a business man goes from his office to ;i department of his store. In tho spacious, well-equipped library dozens of students arc industriously searching tho shelves for information on some particular subject for class preparation. prep-aration. Mission of the College. The mission of tho Agricultural col-logo col-logo is to leach agriculture and its kindred kin-dred sciences and arts. To this end elaborate provision has been made, especially in agriculture. Tho college farm is in every respect a model one. Besides tho major part of Iho ono hun-drod-acro tract, upon which tho buildings build-ings arc located, the farm includes several sev-eral acres of experimental plots iji Greenville, about a milo north of Logan. On the farm aro carried out detailed, accurate experiments in all tho branches of scientific agriculture. New grains aro tested, problems in irrigation workod out, soil conditions investigated, plant and animal diseases and pests studied and eradicated. Men are educated edu-cated to combat successfully tho problems prob-lems that confront tho modern farmer. Tho col lego farm is equipped with the latest machinory and appliances. Strictly Strict-ly modern horse, cattle and sheep barns.'bcsidcs up-to-dato piggery, poultry poul-try house, veterinary hospital and other buildings necessary for tho work aro on tho farm. In connection with tho farm, tho collcgo laboratories and tho government experiment station aro used in securing results. Tho Mechanic Arts building is an I elegant two-story brick structure. It contains tho wood-working dopartmcnt. forge-room, mnchino shop, foundry, draughting room and class rooms. All the rooms aro fully equipped with power lathes, saws, planers, mortiors, furnaces, forges, triphammers, drills, iron melting furnaces, annealing furnaco, carriage-building mnHiinory; in fact, everything necessary for teaching flrst-class flrst-class courses in mechanic arts. And tho student who completes a course in these shoos may rest assured that he has an up-I up-I to-dale knowledge of mechanics. From S.'lO a. m. until 4.30 p. m. students in tho shops make tho campus resound with tho din of industry. Tho ring of anvils and thn buzz and whir of lathes, saws and pianos make the building rescmblo a groat far.loiy, which indcod it is, for tho students make ovorythiug from simple chisels nnd punches up to thor-roughly thor-roughly finished carriages that cannot bo distinguished from custom factory products. Experiment Station. Ono of tho largest buildings of tho main group is tho experiment station. lt is ono of tho most important constituents con-stituents of the Agricultural collogo. Tho results of all tho field experiments aro hero reduced to presentablo form and tabulated and published in pamphlets for frco distribution to tho citizens of tho state. Tho experiments on tho farm aro outlinod hero by tho station staff. Tho purposo of tho experiment ex-periment station is to test tho practices now in vogue among tho farmers and lo disco vor now truths nnd to apply the old-established laws of ngriculturo to now phases. Therefore, it is entirely a department of rnsearch. At present the station is wrestling with tho mighty problem of irrigation, it is ondeavor- ing to reduce irrigation to a science with invariable laws. Not only is the experiment station doing work on tho farm of tho college, but by a scries of nix sub-stations and experimental farms throughout the slate, the agricultural conditions peculiar pecu-liar lo tho various sections of the slato aro investigated. In connection with tho government, tho station is cariying on extensive, experiments in drainage, sugar beet sood production and in allcali land reclamation. At present tho collogo is offering courses in six different lines of work, the most popular being that of agriculture. agri-culture. Such subjects as agronomy, horticulture, animal industry. voter-iiuiry voter-iiuiry science. dairying, irrigation, draiiiagOj forestry, farm mechanics, rood building, etc., arc included m theso courses. Tho demand for agricultural agri-cultural graduates is greater than tho supply. Graduates from this course aro now holding numerous responsible positions in government, state and pri-vato pri-vato service. Domestic Science and Arts. The school of domestic science and aria is, of course, for tho ladies, and its popularity and success is attested by the fact that a vast number of students stu-dents aro taking tho course and the good positions open to graduates aro far more numerous than the graduates. Cooking, dietetics, sanitation, hy- f;ieno, sewing, household economics, mmo nursing, as well as numerous other branches pertaining to tho homo, arc taught in a thorough, practical manner. man-ner. yor tho young man wishing to become be-come a first-class mechanic, courses in mechanic arts aro offered. These in-cludo in-cludo enrpentcry, forging, pattern mak- ing, carriage building, foundry work, machine work, otc. My an excellent blending of studies in mechanic arts with those of tho line arts, a woll-bal-aucod, practical education is assured. Students from all parts of this and adjoining ad-joining states avail themsclvoy of the excellent opportunity hero, one red to obtain scientific mechanical training. Tho commercial couruc is von correctly cor-rectly called "the course that teaches mon and women how to earn money." From this department of tho school a constant stream of graduates and also students who have not completed a regular reg-ular oourso, iVfilling tho good positions of tho industrial world. Tho wido roputation rop-utation of tho good work of this department, de-partment, causes a constant demand for gradual os. A thorough education in modern business aud tho economics of commerce, as offered by this school, fits iho student to go out and conquer the obstacles in tho road to success. Courso in General Science To moot the demand of men and women who want to spend the last years of tho college course in special preparation of some scientific subject a courso in general scienco is providod. To tho lust threo years of this courso tho work is almost entirely elective, and the student has a large field to sc-lect sc-lect from, and can, of course, chooso subjects that appeal to him. It is a very popular course and has supplied a large number of able graduates. Man3' people find it impossible to pursue a regular courso at collogo. For those the college offers short courses in all the foregoing departments. Theso courses vary in length according to subject sub-ject Ono reason for the uniform success suc-cess of students is found in tho fact that tho collego laboratories and class rooms are equipped with modern ap- K?- :( pa rut us. Tho laboratories for botany, jnoi chomistry, physics, bacteriology and mt'1 zoology aro especially well fitted. Labora- lalron tory work is ono of the most important jH' inic student hero gets his knowledge, first; j ifV hnml, he seen things for himsolf, and yHorr' moreover he is trained to observe, his a. A. duck individuality has an excellent opporlun- Wiunt ity for development. jhini"" During all hours of tho day tho vari- EXnl'i ous laboratories aro filled with HtudcnlH, L . each industriously working out prob- M---1 loins or carrying on experiments or in- me vestigations in somo subject. This work is praiseworthy for tho studious behav- ior of the students. All nro working K,' for certain results and hour after hour jH thoy toil through tho intorostiug, though 9Ea difhcult, stages of the work and finally flre triumph by discovering somo useful bit mfc- of knowledge for themselves. Ml-" After the day's work tho students step from tho building and aro con- Br fronted with a clear, broad view of h Cache valley. Just below tho college is g- Logan. Great masses of free tops givo W&. it a green, wavy appearance, numor- Wfrr cms churches send their spires far above JK: the treo tops, tho temple looms up mountainliko in tho dislanco and far- w. ther down tho business houses stand jH?"' out liko fortress walls. A littio to tho south glimpses of tho smooth-flowing Mt;' silent Logan rivor are caught through Wt'i- tho gaps in tho linos of poplars. K.'i The valloy slrotchcs be.foro us liko 'Wi a great patch-work quilt. Thriving littio towns thickly dot tho vallev, Wf-. tho sugar factory scuds forth its column flp. of smoko into tho clear, crisp air. Down Mm- in tho middle of (ho valley tho river's -Mm courso is marked by a thread of wind- w ing willows. Tho western mountains Sir form an admirablo border to tho entiro WW- scene. M, |
