Show i u. u A. A C. C Chooses New N Extension Head county Ai ts Chief Chief Given n Position N THE l' l right Dr K R. Th J J. Evans new director of the U. U A. A C. C ON O extension division and V. V V. V Owens who succeeds Dr Evans as state tate leader of county agents V ir I i. i 4 c 4 i Succeeds to Work Conducted Conducted Conducted Con Con- ducted b by John T. T Caine III HI Resigned HE directorship of or tho the extension T THE division of ot the Utah Agricultural college changed hands Thursday Dr R. R J. J T Evans for tor the the- past few few- years year s to s1 Li to leader of ot county agents succeeded ded as director Professor Protessor John T. T Calno HI Ill who re resigned to enter private vate nto life ute Dr Evans Is a a. graduate of ot the tho Utah Agricultural college and Cornell uni uni- He JIe h has been actively ely connected connected connected con con- with the direction of tho the extension ox- ox tension division for several se years ears and has become nationally known through the excellent organization work work he has done lone In county agent alent and farm Carm bureau work Under his leadership the same wise policy o 0 expansion begun by Professor CaLne Caine will be bc continued AIM OF DIVISION The eThe extension division has always alwn's I kept as it Its Ita aim alm the the bettering of agricultural agricultural agri rl cultural sad and home conditions In Utah declared Dr Evans In discussing his I plans for or the tho coming year ear We e arc able to get Jet very close to the tho real reat rural problems through the farm tonn bureaus tho the home demonstrators demonstrator th the county agents s and the agricultural ap and hon home homa economic sp specialists This has bas enabled us to work ork out very satisfactory to many of or these problems problem Our plan for COI next year will wll be to car carry on out our work with tho the people In Inthe Inthe inthe the rural through locally appointed committees 8 of or the farm Carm bur bu bu- bu- bu r aus In a number of or counties this I plan In J. already in operation and Is Js L proving provina very ery satisfactory We hope to have It generally adopted HOW PLAN WORKS In operation this plan functions as follows follows- The county agent and m the local farm bureau decide what problems problems lems Im are pre pressing for tor solution In a particular particular particular par par- locality Then a project leader eader Is It led appointed to supervise the tho working out of or each eich problem This Thi project leader lead lend er secures the cooperation of ot those farmers most Interested and Is re responsible TC- TC for the carrying out of ot the project In Tn this way the county agent can supervise a large number o of ot project projects pro pro- in his territory The Tho aid given by n agricultural specialists will be largely Tarel upon call from Crom the county count while that of the home eco ceo specialists will wilt bo be largey short shori nUNe work In Sn the or organized d counties These short courses counes will cover a period pc of oC from three to 10 five davs days in local to which the work ork Is carried It tl will willbe I be up to the local farm bureau leaders I Ito to take full charge charle of advertising ad meetIng meet meet- lags Ing arranging Co for demonstrations and assisting the specialists or home demonstration dem dem- agent in conducting g the work LOCAL LEADERS Under this general organized plan I It is hoped to develop dc local leaders I who can assume local responsibilities for tor tho the line of ot work for tor which the leader lead er is particularly trained There will be beer er very little change In ir Inthe Inthe c the general policy of conducting ex cx extension extension ex- ex tension work The present system ha has hns 3 be n so well work worked d out under tho the direction direction di di- di of oC Director John lohn T T. T Caino Caine III lIT that little be bo I change chanco can looked for W W. W Owens who has been assistant assistant assist assist- ant state slate leader of ot count county agents suc sue succeeds succeeds Dr Evans E as state leader A An assistant state leader has not yet bees been een 1 j I appointed to succeed Mr Owens Mrs I- I Rena B. B Maycock I remains as state stab IS S I leader of ot home demonstration agents I. I Miss MIs Amy J J. Leigh will be assistant t I homo home demonstration leader in charge charse a of or nutrition work and Miss Blanch Bland 2 Cooper will conduct tao otc woric in n calli i 1 welfare Dr M. M Of H. H Harris will hay have C direction of ot the boys boys' and girls girls' club work Dr J. J H. H LInford of or the the- correspondence correspondence cor cor- stud study und S Professor F. F R. R Arnold of oC the community community it ity service ser bureau In addition to 10 those named above tb the C extension division lon staff comprises comprise S I two twenty two county agents eight home horn e hornC demonstration three club leaders lenden am nine C specialists and several assistants w C. C t i 4 |