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Show WORK OF THE U. JL C. Accomplishments in Connection Con-nection With Great World War Emphasized. BIG ROUNDUP CLOSES Dean W. H. Leary of the U. of U. Law School One of the Speakers. !f,-!.l to Ytic Tribune. LOG AN. .l.i n. -JO. Tho Asru-ulturnl .o'.loji has tiono more for this nation '.r. fur'horirs its war programme, both on tho farm ami in tlio jer ico, than mv othor tingle factor in 1'tnb, do-,( do-,( V, K. I.oarv, ilenn of tho law Vhool of tho t'uiversity of Utah and member of the ststo council of da-fene, da-fene, iu the bic patriotic session that elosed tho farmers' roundup and housekeepers' oonferonee at Logan this atternoon. Fullv l?ii persons listened to Peau l.rarv's addre.-s. The occasion of the pieet'riil "as characterized by the t-vvsker as the most momentous occasion occa-sion ever participated in by the Agricultural Agri-cultural college of I'tah an occasion ivoresentinc the greatest farmers' and housewives' gathoriuc over held in this state, and during a world-wide war. Record Is Reviewed. Discussing the wonderful response rr.ac.e by Utah as a state to the call for patriotic service made upon it by the ,'overnmeut. Iean Leary declared that Vtah had furnished, aside froui men in training camps or in reserve service, 7L':i- men for tho army and navy. Utah has given noblv of her money and of her men," said Dean Leary. "But what has been done ia not so important im-portant as what must yet be done. The usv will come, if this war is not soon ended, wheu we will be called upon to cive our very hearts' blood; when our young men will come home to us maimed and wounded, or will not coc.e heme at ail. We must be prepared, when this time comes, to stand firm and be ready to make the supremest sacrifices for our country and our ideals. We must know what our Ideals are, we must know what we are fighting for, so that we may be fortified against sorrows of the future. If I were to sum up in one short sentence just what Amej. is fighting for in this war, iizZulii say that the is fighting for "li.e fatherhood of God and the brotherhood brother-hood of man." Bennion Is Heard. farden Bennion, secretary of state, di??ing what the Utah Agricultural colleje had done for the success of tie war, emphasized particularly the grfat part being played by the institution institu-tion through its extension division. As an especially important part of Lis work, Mr. Bennion lauded the work of the county agents, who are now at work in every county in Utah, and of the home demonstrators, who cover the most populous districts of the state, in their great campaigns for greater production and Increased conservation. con-servation. "Yet, great and important as has been the work of the college in increasing in-creasing the food of the world, we must not forget the hundreds of stalwart stal-wart men of the institution who have willingly offered their lives, if need be. to their country," declared Secretary Secre-tary Bennion. "The service of these men will be particularly valuable because they will all have had some measure, at least, of military training, secured while at schooL" Talks of Red Cross. In reviewing the work done by the R-id Cross in the war, E. T. Lewis, chairman of the Logan chapter, showed where the millions of dollars subscribed to this movement had gone. Aside -from the organizing, supplying and operating of countless hospitals, ranging rang-ing from the front line dressing stations sta-tions to the huge base hospitals, the Rev. ,Mr. Lewrs declared that manufacturing manu-facturing plants for anaesthetics, splints and artificial limbs had been established in France and that certain parts of devastated Francs had been rebuilt re-built and scattered families brought together. to-gether. This last has been done primarily to sengtben the morale of the French so essential if France is to hold out i7,:l our own troops can reach the front lies, he added. The wonderful war savings certificate certifi-cate campaign now being waged by the government was explained by Oc-orge T. Odell of Salt Lake City. Mr. O'lell emphasized particularly the fact tnat the government is not asking that the people give their money, but that it is offering them an opportunity to invest in the safest securities on earth, at good interest rates. Most impressive services were witnessed wit-nessed today by more than 500 roundup round-up and conference visitors and citizens of Logan, when President E. G. Peter- son of the Utah Agricultural college accepted, on behalf of the institution, the huge service flag, with stars to commemorate those from the college now in actual military service, or who mav later join the colors. The flag, which is eight by twolvo feet in dimensions, was made by tho faculty and students of the school of home economics, and by them presented present-ed to the institution through Miss Alice Eavenhill, professor of home economies. eco-nomies. Assisting in the presentation ceremony were Jiiss Jean Cox and Miss Johanna Moon of the home economics faculty and the following young ladies, la-dies, who assisted in making tho tlag: Caroline Wyatt, Rachel Dunford, Effie Jones, Orissa Brinton, Eliza Thorn, Florence Chipman, Vie Kerr, Olive Woolly, Elizabeth Cannon, Norma Tan,-ner, Tan,-ner, Edith Hayball, Eva Joy Nielsen, Elizabeth Underwood and Mrs. Emma B. Sorensen. There are 350 stars on the flag at present but more will be added as the college s representation in tho service grows. While the flag was being presented pre-sented the entire cadet battalion of six companies, under the command of Captain Stephen Abbott, U. S. A., retired, re-tired, stood at salute. Just preceding the ceremony President Peterson and the board of trustees reviewed the battalion. |