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Show . 6-, i Q 2 ' VW-;'-ir A. V . - . Jris. . i:" ":V. . ' vv.,-" ": " v." - Idea of First President Has Been Developed to Wonderful Won-derful Extent ttT STOOP ija December, I on the desolate colUgs site, viewing its command of scenic beauty. A part of the south wins; was all that esisted of the oier which I was to pnMiiie. Should a viral force arise there, ere- tive of a new and richer life for the tolling wealth producers of Utaht And should that forte run in tne narrow Una conceived for it bv the public! the line or sgricuituref ."J of the soil, and fascinated with the philosophical problems of agriculture. agri-culture. I believed that the highait ter-vic ter-vic that I could render the state would consist in the organization of courses cl instruction in which agriculture siiould be the centra! pillar foi training to the highest efficiency the citizen lirnier. Vet only the central figure for fnicienor. In ail the industries each ao.es to the general wealth, and such general efficiency should be taught in an industrial school. "It became the policy of the management man-agement to enter the entire unoccupied . . -f n'-ius;riaJ education in Utah, t::is field, of course, embracing domestic) s-ience and arts, commerce and me-onar.ie me-onar.ie am.'W. W. Sandborn, first presio.ent of the 1'tah Agricultural col-Dream col-Dream Made Real. Following the policy so concisely and aomirably stared V President :andborn the state of Utah las built on the brow-it brow-it tne Wasatch foothills in Logan a S.oii.f-.'u school devoted to the making or efficient, useful citizens. Today that scnool sranus as one of the best" institutions insti-tutions for agricultural, industrial, commercial, com-mercial, demesne and mechanical train ing m me entire west. It turns out annually between seventr-rive and one hundred yeuug men and women trained tor agricultural engineering, agTonomv, animal husbandry, botany, chemistry entomology, horticulture, general science! nome economics or mechanic arts. Each ci these is awarded the degree of bach-e.or bach-e.or of science in agriculture. In addi-r?o addi-r?o tins hundreds have been trained t:e nne arts, commerce and along otaer special lines. The school, there I V. :.-p, nas extended its educational in- ' Hue nee into nearly everv industrial field I v- tne state and graduates have won :c.e in other states and other nations. Adds to State Wealth. out tne Ltan Agricultural college has goue even further. It has not confined l-seit to training those who can afford to come to it it has gone out to the people of the whole state through its extension division. Correspondence courses are given to scores of persons unaoie to attend the college. Lectures ana demonstrations are given almost every day of the vear in all parts of the state. They are attended by old and young alike. As the pioneer "presi-cent "presi-cent aptly said, the school has become, indeed, a vital force for the creation of a new and richer li- for the toiling wealth producers of Utah. And yet, when this broad general description de-scription of the school's activities has been outlined, one of the most important impor-tant phases of its work has not been mentioned. The eirjerimenral work con-dncfed con-dncfed by the staff of college experts Has added millions to the wealth of the s'ate, and the benefits derived from this branch of work must inevitably emulate the growTh of the little snowball rolling down a hill. It would be difficult to set out, within with-in the limits of a certain article, the multitudinous activities of this great institution. in-stitution. Only a perspective, as it were, can be shown. All Industry Aided. Here, again, it might be we'! to quote a man who has devoted his life to the worl: of the college. President John A Widtsoe. who has been a factor in its development for a quarter of a century says: Tnt Agricultural rollepe of T.Tta, provides In accordance with the spirit of tne law under which It was organized, or-ganized, a liberal, thorough and prac-,Ir! prac-,Ir! education. Th two extremes In enucauon. empiricism and the purJv -neoretical, are avoided: for th prac'. 'Val ! ba-ed upon, and united with ..no thoroughly scientific. In addition to tne practical work of the differer.t rourses. students are given thorough training in the sciences, mathematlce history. 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Under this general ooliv. t vp.-lai purrose of the Agriculti:"rai co:i.-cc o: Utah is to be of servi.-e in the up-buDdlng up-buDdlng of tlie state and tie crt weat to which It nploncs. Th- instruction in-struction in agriculture "and apriru'-tural apriru'-tural engineering, therefore, deals with the special problems relating to the conquest of the great areas of unoccupied un-occupied lands the proper use o' water supply, and the kinds of ciop or livestock which in Utah mav' b made nio5t profitable: that in rr.o-1 rr.o-1 chanic arts joino on the most promising trades and fashes !hm so as to meet the r..-df; of the state; that in commerce Medics the iti.oe-veioped iti.oe-veioped resources and the present commercial conditions of the stale and investigates the principles and methods to be applied In the commercial commer-cial growth of Utah: that in home economics, housekeeping, teaches the women rieht living, and economic Independence In-dependence from the point of vicw of pre ailing Utah conditions. The dominating spirit of the pollcv of the Agricultural college of Utrth Is to make the common work of the world the work that most men and women do both profitable and pleasant. pleas-ant. The motto of the college is. Labor La-bor Is Life. Has Many Buildings. The college proper now has some thirty or more buildings, large and small. These include the large main building, with its t.vo extensive wings, the mechanic arts building, the woman's wo-man's building, the Tlininas Smart gymnasium. the chemistry building, opened this year, the experiment station sta-tion building, the, barns, the poultry plant, the greenhouse, and others. Residences Res-idences are provided for a large number num-ber of the college faculty, on the school property, thus even more closely associating asso-ciating them at all times with their work. There are excellent, fully equipped laboratories, which arc used both for experimental and instructive purposes. The college farm is maintained on a standard such as to make it a model by which farmers, old or young, can actually see with their own eves what is best in agricultural equipment. The mechanic arts building houses shops that are splendidly equipped to teach trades. The machine shop is an inspiration in-spiration to a young man who is of mechanical me-chanical bent. There is a fascination fascina-tion in it for the man who enjoys the handling of tools of all kinds. Superior Equipment. The school of commerce occupies the entire third floor front of the main building. The best types of office equipment are here provided. In the women's building there are beautiful classrooms and an extensive equipment of household appliances for demonstration demonstra-tion work. The college museums contain valuable and practical collections illustrative of geology, mineralogy, paleontology ;m, zoology. There is an extensive colic,. tion of grains, contributions of fo-sils ores, animals, plants, reln-s and other materials valuahlo to a museum. The art rooms, on the. top floor of the main building, compose six bright, well lighted studios, and are supplied with ail necessary equipment, as well as cn.-ts and copies of old musters in sculpture and painting an,i collections of ceramics, textiles, books on design, household art, sculpture, painting and architecture. The department b eouipred for training in iut'-rior dei-o-ralion. household furnishing, ceramics, potterv. art leather, &rt metal and jewel jew-el 'y making. The library is coming to be one ol the most ali;abic possesions of the collet:. col-let:. It no'.v contains niore than 2s,-1,1 2s,-1,1 . 1 volume.-- and a large number of pamphlets and records. Has Cadet Battalion. Th college, including it? several departments, de-partments, occupies ,,r utilizes some 116 a,-rcs of ground, situated on a hiuh bench, overlooking rich t.'.-iche valley. Thirty-five acres are used for the campus cam-pus and buildings and the remainder is devoted to practical farm work. There is an athletic field and a parade ground for the college cadets. Everv male student entering the college is required to take military training, the cadet battalion bat-talion being one of the best in the west. The experiment station, under the capable management of Dr. E. 0. Rail, is co-operatively mtpported bv the state and by the United States department of agriculture, through congressional appropriations. As far as possible, the expert there confine their investigations investiga-tions to problems particularly vital to intermoiintain farming. Owing to the fact that nearly all of the members of the experiment station staff are nl'o instructors in the college, col-lege, the students receive the benefit of fnst-hnnd information on results of important im-portant findings made by the station. Experiments Valuable. Elaborate experiments are conducted in the fields of irrigation and drv farming, farm-ing, water requirements of crops" water-holding water-holding capacity of soils, movements of plant, toods and the like. Breeding experiments ex-periments for the improvement of crops and of livestock tiro conducted some of them eovorine- a series of years. The greatest problem being handled now, perhaps, is the control of the alfalfa weevil, and in this branch the station is doing a most important and successful success-ful work. This vear the station is conducting especially interesting experiments to determine de-termine the quality of irrigation waters in the state. It is also investigating the use of hacteriu in the soil. It has been found iu many instances that through simple cultural methods bacteria found in the ordinary dead-looking western soil can be harnessed to help produce better and bigger crops. Extensive experiment are being conducted con-ducted to determine "the beneficial use of water." It is tho theory of the college col-lege experts that the d.'iy must come in Utah when "the beneficial use" will determine the distribution of water among irrigation farmers. There will always be more land in the stato than there will be water to cover it. Water, in Utah, is precious, and the station is endeavoring to determine how it can be used lo best, advantage over the widest possible are,-!, so that the state's population popu-lation can thereby bo increased by providing pro-viding more farming opportunities. There are five general departments, with eight -sub divisions, In the exten sion department. This division is capably capa-bly and efficiently managed by Dr. E. (i. lYlerx.n, a g:id.int of the' college, who later studied in ( ornell university. The farm management extension work includes the holding of farmers' institutes insti-tutes and schools. Through lecture courses and practical demonstrations on farms in all part.-, of the MMe, privately private-ly owned, this department is bringing to every progressive farmer the best tnought and latest investigations iu the fieii of agriculture. .Next in importance ranks the home management extension work. Under this department women's social and home economic associations are maintained main-tained in every community of the state-Actual state-Actual home demonstration work is given by trained authorities. Women of the state are learning to make pleasures pleas-ures out of what was formerly drudgery. drudg-ery. Tbey arc being taught the scientific scien-tific management of children. They are being shown how to select, prepare aim serve foods. Thev are taught food values. Home decoration and ornamentation orna-mentation is taught in this department, too, and many other sub.iects intended' to make the home the most attractive spot in the universe. The third general department includes the junior vocational work, for both boys and girls. Boys are organized into agricultural clubs and girls torm home economics clubs, under capable guidance. Thus wasted play hours aro turnod into useful play hours. Boys are interested in learning more about plant life, animal ani-mal life, farm life. Girls are interested in home decoration, sewing, elemental cookery and the like. The fourth department is that of correspondence cor-respondence studies. Here preparatory work is given for high school and college. col-lege. There are freo courses for the farmer in agronomy, animal husbandry, horticulture, farm machinery and bee keeping. Por women there are courses in sanitation, homo management, cook- ; i ing service, sewing, home decoration, home euro of the sick and the liKe. To a limited extent credits leading to a degree may be obtained through this department. de-partment. In mh-Ii cases coi rcspon ien, e ! study ij usually supplemented later bv resi.ient college work. The filth ui-partim ut includes that of trams and fair exhibits, and the division divi-sion publications. Demonstration tiains are conducted .jointly with railroads, and county, state and municipal exhibits in agricultural lines are arranged. The department will supply, on demand, exhibit ex-hibit outlines, lectures, premium lists and judges for exhibits. Publications Issued. Many publications, describing the results re-sults of experiments and outlining the best farm and home management methods, meth-ods, are issued from time to time. These publications aro distributed without cost in most cases. The college proper is divided for ad ministrative purposes into seven schools: Agriculture, home economics, agricultural agricul-tural engineering, commerce, mechanic arts, general science and the summer school. The, latter offers a six-weeks course in summer on subjects taught during the winter. Mature students may also enter winter courses, which cover, ordinarily, a year. Graduates of the University of Utah normal school may enter Agricultural college courses to fit them for special work as teachers in home economics, agriculture and mechanic me-chanic arts. There are twenty-eight courses of instruction in-struction offered to resident students, as follows: Accounting and business practice, agricultural engineering, agronomy, agron-omy, animal husbandry, art. "bacteriology "bac-teriology and physiology,' botanv. chemistry, chem-istry, domestic art. economics 'and sociology. so-ciology. English, finance and banking, tood and dietics, geology and roads, history, his-tory, home construction aud sanitation lorticulture. library work, mnthematics, uechauic arts, including forging and lainage Dunning, machine and automobile automo-bile work, aud wood work and house building, methods in experimentation and, extension, modern languages and Latin, music, physical education "for men and tor women, physics and farm machinery, ma-chinery, political science, veterinary science, sci-ence, zoology and entomology. Cost of Operation. The government of the collee i vested primarily jn a board of trustees, trus-tees, appointed bv the governor of the state. Lorenzo X. Stohl of Salt Lake is now president of the board. This board also controls the affairs of the branch Agricultural college, located nt Cedar City, in Tron county. Presi-dent Presi-dent John A-. Widtsoe is also the administrative ad-ministrative head of this institution, while Professor "Rov V. Homer is principal. prin-cipal. Instruction in many practical sulyieets. identical to that given at the mam college in Logan, is given at Cedar Ce-dar City, for the benefit of those in an isolated part of the state who are unable to conveniently attend the college col-lege at Logan. The college at Logan is now valued at. approximately $7.50,000. The annual an-nual cost of operating it, including the three big departments, college, experiment experi-ment station and extension division-is division-is approximately $2.10.000 at this time. in the college department the state tax brings to the college about $70 - WO c- annum. United States govern-I govern-I meiit appropriations add to this approximately approx-imately SoU.Ojo per annum, and the land grant fund brings in an aunual income of about li;,dil(i. Entrance ices and the like add a small amount to this income. For the experiment station the state appropriates annually about Slo.O'X1. liie luited States department of agriculture agri-culture adds double this amount, or Jto.000, to the annual income of the department, making a total of $45,000 ior the annual maintenance of the experiment ex-periment station. In the extension division approximately approxi-mately $22,000 is appropriated bv the state, and under the new Lever act the 1 nited States government, through annual an-nual congressional appropriations, gives to the extension department approximately approxi-mately $20,00(1. giviug the department more than $40,000 with which to conduct con-duct agricultural education work in all parts of the slate. I Housing Completed. Speaking of the most important phases of the work of the college this year. Dr. Widtsoe said vesterdav: Fro'eably the most important achievement of the year is the permanent per-manent housinq: of all departments. For several years we have been work-fner work-fner on this plan and we now have all departments commo.licuslv and scientifically scien-tifically airansred. The new chemistry building- has clone much to permit the final rearrangement of departments. Under the present arrangement the college can take care of extensive enlargements en-largements of many departments with very little extra expense to the state. It is a noteworthy fact. too. that our department of economics is now 1 the lareest in the west, with the single sin-gle exception of California. In the extension division I believe the most Important piece of new work is the develop uent of farm manaee- I lnent demonstrations under K B Rrossard. This is really the application appli-cation of efficiency principles, such as are applied to business institutions, to Work Is Effective. j The experiment station is doins very effective work in many lines. Important Im-portant amoipr Irs investigations this year are the experiments to determine deter-mine the quality of irrigation waters in the state, the experiments in the utilization of bacteria in the soil and the proper use of irrigation water. Therein, briefly, is a rough general sketch of the Utah Agricultural college col-lege and its work. In less than thirty years, since it was founded by tie legislative leg-islative assembly in 1SSS with "only mca- I i ger funds to lay the cornerstones, it j has become one of the most valuable of the state institutions. It is a factory ! designed to turn out men and women ' who can go into the ordinary walks of I j lift? those which must always be fol- ! j lowed by the great majority -and be ef- j ficieut citizens in every sense of the i w-ord. As its president "delights to sav of it, ''It is the school for all of the people." Truly, the dream of President San- I born has come true! 1 t |