Show FORT SELECTED AS FARM SCHOOL 1 SITE Summer Course Announced to Start July 6 With Camp Lewis Lewi Wash and Ft MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur Mac- Mac Arthur Cal Cat Ft Douglas adjacent to this city has haa been selected l as lone one of or three army agricultural schools Sn n the Western stern department of the army Training TrainIng Train Train- Ing memos have e been Issued and arrangements arrangements ar ar- have already been concluded with instructors of the Utah Agricultural college collece to give lectures on agriculture and animal husbandry In a summer lummer course beginning Jul July 6 6 Some time ago aso educational officers at Ft Douglas s took look up with the commanding commanding com com- manding general ana the educational of officers officers of- of facers of the Western Vestern department the matter of having Ft Douglas designated as 88 the chief agricultural school of or the entire Western Vestern department Claim was made on the ground that Ft FL Dou Douglas las lashas has acres of arable land available water waler supply for Irrigation ample acreage acre acre- ago age for grazing purposes and climatic conditions particularly favorable to both agricultural and animal husbandry pur pur- suits It ft was ul suggested In this connection connection connection tion that arrangements could be made with the lie Agricultural college by which that Institution would give to 10 the school at Ft Douglas the full service of or Its extension extension ex ex- tension division dl tI tl was alto suggested that men enlisted In the arm army for the thet purpose t of securing S an agricultural Fo cu dl or animal 1 husbandry education could b g be besent sent ot of the school at nt Ft Jt Douglas for this tra training III I n and at the same me time lime receive their military and perform their military duties dutle The Tho war department department department depart depart- ment however howo plans to provide at each and er e every post station and camp throughout the time arm army educational and vocational vocational vocational vo vo- vo- vo training raining In all the branches As result of or tho the action detailed plans plan have been worked out for the first tint six elx months' months course In agriculture and animal animal animal ani ani- mal to be given at nt Ft Dou Douglas Doug Doug- las by instructors from the state The course will cover er a period of ot twenty six lx weeks beginning July 6 and ending December 30 1 1920 1020 O. O This course will Include a a. general atud study of or agriculture ture c and animal I husbandry The second o six months months' t course u will DO be devoted o to specific branches of the thc general subjects and details for the tho pro program ram of ot this course are now being worked out Under the present plan members of or the staff taft of f the Agricultural coll college Je will spend two t days a week at Ft FL ot Douglas las This arrangement un gives the Ft FL Douglas school the part time services of practically Uy every professor and expert on the staff of or the th state school Preliminary to the opening of the summer sum sum- eummer summer mer course In the Agricultural school at Ft FL Douglas Douglal a mass me meeting of or the tho soldiers soldiers sol sole diers deers will be held In the Service club Theatre building U. 66 Tuesday July 6 at p p. p m. m at which Dr F. F F S S. S Har Harris Itar ris director of or the Utah experiment station sta ata lion tion of or the Agricultural coll college ge will deliver de liver a n. lecture on The Opportunities and Advantages of oC Agriculture as nil a a. Pro Pro- Cession |