Show PETERSON WILL ILL PLAN 4 L PROGRAM lL UA A. A A. A c. c Pr President PI Plans ns W Attend Conference v ws v i C t. t in in St. St Ci Louis Louts 1 t Zt t t. t F LOGAN April 11 President President Elb El- El b G. Peterson of the Utah Agri- Agri f Karol I co college eg will leave lea shortly fr i 0 fit Louis to attend to-attend attend a conference of ot presidents Identa of ot agricultural colt col- col t 5 II and directors of experiment I t is April 21 1 and 27 This on ron onh 0 h has hall B been culled called to consider for tor putting into effect In the nt states the provisions of ot bill which passed con- con during the last duys daye of the theD i on D just jut closed tl fler Jer the provisions of ot the bill bille e Agricultural colle college I will Missive ye an endowment beginning at per year for tor r research carch work 1 I Bew nv phases of agriculture home economics and agricultural engl- engl The per PIr year elir I Is Increase at the rate of 14 r year until per year ear is vall ble The bill specially obI obI- ate the Institutions to conduct work In In marketing agricultural a economics and home economics tr IMPORTANT LEGISLATION The he colleges have been working on On this piece of legislation for about ten years ears fill raja II President Peter Peterson on I who considers consider It on one of th the molt Important enactments in ip the history history his his- tory of American agricultural col cOl- col- col leges In discussing Us Its Importance to Utah President Peterson declared declared declared de de- The Th Purnell act contains provi pro provisions sons which will wUl greatly strengthen and develop the the colleges col col- leges I and the experiment station stations Under the act the Utah etah college will wil receive INthe during the beginning July I 1 1 19 1 5 I On Imp Important feature of ot the Purnell act at Is that it I is not Intended Intend- Intend 1 I ed that this new work shall replace I r existing t work In tact It Is special special- Iv 1 provided pro that sues mien shall not oc oc- oc cur It Is III planned rather to Methe havethe have M the funds now made available go Into new lines of work so urgently needed to supplement existing wor work wor The work is of the utmost Im Importance importance Im- Im in that It provides now for home economics what has ex exIsted existed ex- ex isted lilted In agriculture for many year years This same applies to research n Sri marketing considered the moat urgent ne need d of ot agriculture but bul no not I I in ill any sense displacing the need for continued study along lines linea of I production soils soUs disease and pest put control anima animal anima husbandry and theother the theother theother other phases o of existing work ECONOMICS CONSIDERED It It is expected that at an aD early an early date under the bill experts will willbe be employed cd to carr carry on wink in hi foods nutrition home management child childcare cure care fabrics and and other related important phases of home economics Thus Thug the dream of A 1 generation of home economics Workers is realized in the establishment establishment establish establish- h- h ment nt in iii each state of an experiment I station d devoted to studies of the home and the child It is Confidently conn- conn dently expected that this work will exercise a moat determining influence influence ence not only upon upon- agricultural j col colleges col r leges but upon education in general general general gen gen- eral in America in that It will t turn rn the thoughts of educators to these tremendously Important and vital I fields of study The enthusiasm of or educators educator has baa been confined in K past put too largely to fields of w work rk not unimportant lt but more aca aea academie dt demie and theoretical Hew Here the full power of Influence government Is la to be put upon the side aide of study of children of foods and of home life In g general eral It Is difficult to too o 0 overestimate the significance of the new movement Likewise in marketing and or or- among the farmers we weare we are now speaking of America In general floundering among a mulI multitude mul- mul I of half-baked half reme remedies and andI I I I rostrums Here the government I Inow now proposes to study scientifically i ly Iy In all the states through experts I Ithe the problems of cooperation an and marketing looking to final solutions i of the great problems Involved I It Is la expected that this new nework work ork can be made of great help helt to the farm fann bureau leaders leaders' who are arenow now laun launching out on ft d well or organIzed organized organ organ- an- an I zed plan plait fur lor statewide cooperation and and- marketing The excellent leadership leadership lead lead- which the farm bureau has I I already established In In Utah will swill now soon have e the beat best available expert epert help for tor consultation in their educational problems As Air soon as ae the conference at St. St has defined in detail the plans proposed under the I bill the the matt matter r will wUl be brought to thel Ithe the attention of the board of I tru trustees trustees' tees of the college looking I toward the organization of the col- col I I 1 e work to meet the provisions of oft I t tr the e billIn billIn bill bUI i In the meantime it It can be said that this act represents a a. a turning i point in the of the Utah I Agricultural college cause because b b a sc of or the great enlargement and strengthening strengthen strengthen- ing of our out work which is now possible possible pos possible pos pos- I sible and because It redefines the policy of the federal government ina In Ina Ina I a large and comprehensive way o of aiding Agricultural and home life UCe through the agricultural colleges I At the Hie same time the bill emphasizes emphasizes emphasizes sizes the tho responsibility of the different different dif dif- I ferent states dol their doing g their share In I supporting the colleges and experiment experiment I ment stations It is presumed that the liberality of the federal government govern government govern govern- ment will be met generously by t the e different states Before his return President Pe Pe- teron will terson-will wm visit the Ohio State college college col col- col- col lege the University of Wisconsin the tha University of Minnesota the thel l Kansas KarBas A Agricultural college and the I University of Missouri to investigate Investigate I gate the work work work work-of of the the- institutions and to locate teachers for next year |