Show STUDENT LIFE Returning after the holiday vacation Miss Tillie Gardner brought from her home in Grass Valley samples of Dixie almonds and raisins which make an interesting addi- tion to the food museum A new class in draughting has been organized A number of beautiful gowns and tailor-mad- e suits were finished before the holidays but many others are now started In the lecture work flax is the subject Assignments are made to students and many interesting facts are discussed Acjricul rural Notes Just before the Holiday vacation Prof Merrill varied the recitation work of the class in Agronomy 2 by showing numerous stereopticon views of rural agricultural scenes He in this and foreign countries also presented views showing the development of the plow from very ancient times to the present giving explanations of the same The department of Agronomy has in all about 500 slides for ster- eopticon views illustrating the different subjects treated in the class room Dr Widtsoe and Prof Hutt went to Brigham City Dec 16 for the purpose of securing an orchard for Nothing irrigation investigations definite was decided upon however as the price of the land was so high some persons wanting $80 per acre 125 for the use of the land for one year Mr Bonnell foreman of the experimental farm at Nephi is taking the winter course in Agriculture The program for the meeting of the Agricultural club Dec 16 was as follows: “Current events in Agronomy” by Mr Beard A talk on “Experi- ment Stations” by Prof Merrill Reading “The Old and the New in Agriculture” bv Mr Pendleton Report of the critic Prof Ball Prof Hutt spent holidays writing a bulletin on the “Pear Blight” Mr Jardine the assistant agronomist who recently had the misfortune of breaking his shoulder is a£ain able to be at his work The Agricultural Glee Club is It made its first now organized public appearance in chapel Dec 18 Prof Clark went on a business trip to Ogden and Salt Lake during the vacation The additional apparatus for the laboratory work in Agronomy 3 lias now arrived This laboratory is conceded to be one of the best equipped in the United States for its purpose A bulletin was recently sent to the press on “Grain Smuts and ITow to Prevent Them” by Prof Merrill and Mr Eliason the latter being one of the advanced students in Agronomy The State Dairy Association will hold its annual session in Logan Prof Carlisle of about Feb 15 Colorado is expected to be here |