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Show 3 THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Of UTAH Thrco1 plltS Tho Agricultural College nil ' havo licnrd of it, somo have seen Bnte jt an(i tho entire citizenship of irebnii the fitate liag indircotly profited grewl by and through ir hut how ,nnnv ' nrc familiar with tho fact that in A. V tliis school tho State of Utah pos- , scescs un institution which in the Sa sixteen years of its existence has m made a record for educational cf- ficiency and general worth that ; places it high among the schools s dI its hind attaining a rank sc- . J I'imd to none of its age? ' , forthoj How many know that at the St. Ics.Jlr! Louis and Portland Impositions tho abot the work of the students of this in H. Garj stitution, in competition with that for tho1 rrom many of tho great institu- iMtwco lions of the country, was given returned the highest awards gold medals. MrCutS ,r , , . Bon The many know that ironi a Potter c SINGLE small and poorly equip- Dvld fi ,)C(' huihhug f sixteen years ago, Frj. j the institution has reached a mag- wj(li nitude requiring twenty (lifl'erent week. huildings? How many know that the farm Frank, nnd grounds, and entire comple- awalttnr ment of buildings and c(iuipment, tho dIP represents a value conservatively Boutbo estimated at about $150,000, and 10 presents such an appearance that ovcr , tho beholder, even though he be a hoh? world-wide traveller, is filled f?m1 with enthusiastic admiration? Terr ( How many know that the Col- . ' JJJ leB opened in 1800 with but 22 ih' students, and that in 15 years the " student body increased to more lb f r ' than 700, exclusive of summer W&yit school students t B',;"4 Hw many know that since its gljjkVt inception this institution hay had M&vj und still numbers among its i'ae- liLid ulty educators of national reputa- iP$2 tion; that tho Agricultural Do. Ii partment of tho College, espccial- Psjf ly, has attracted favorable attcn- u tiou .throughout tho United States; that experiments perform- pVj cd there and disseminated i J through bulletins have resulted in ., a gain to tho farmers of Utah of ''' hundreds of thousands of dollars ; and that, through tho College, 'r farming has been raised to the V. ! dignity of a profession; how ' :'i many know these things" v , 'i 'k -j How many know that the stu-. stu-. ji ' deuta and graduates of this insti- I tution rank with those of higher , t- educational institutions in other ' j states, und iu many instauces 1 . i have attained extraordinarily ad- ' ('; vautageous positious in eompeti- ii tiou with the world! v How many know that in its j: present location this institution rests upon a sito possessing a ' , physical and moral environment ?: ;i unquestionably beyond compare 1 M Knowing these things, for each ' paragraph is but an iucontrovcrt- U ji iblc fact put interrogatively, how t many realize that the Agricultural $1 College, with its present extensive buildings and grounds, splendid Jpi equipment, magnificent student fl1 body, strong faculty, and incom- gjjj parable environment, is in truth afc. an institution of such magnitude jpt; nud wortli as to demand the $ heartiest admiration and warmest appreciation of the people of ffi Utnh A SCHOOL OF SCHOOLS. The Agricultural College is all this, and more. It is a school among schools, ono that any rich and populous state might well be proud of, ono that the farmer and masses generally in any other state would guard with jealous care. It is a school that reflects supplements facts calculated to enable the people to see tho institution insti-tution as it is in all its splendid magnificence facts calculated to suggest to them, the advisability and desirability of patronizing and co-operating with the institution insti-tution this year and each succeeding succeed-ing year. t MAIN BUILLING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. the intelligence aul progressive-ncss progressive-ncss of the people of the state, and is a strong factor in dispel- ; ling certain erroneous ideas en- . tertuiued in other states in reference refer-ence to Utah's purported disbelief ' iu the education of the masses. This school is so distinctively of, by, and for tho masses mas-ses that its success is incontrovertible in-controvertible proof that Utah ' is not unmindful of tho advantage ad-vantage and desirability of giving even the humblest a liberal and practical education. Tho Agricultural Agricul-tural College is a most potent, if not the greatest, factor in the development de-velopment of this state's latent forces, and at thia time it is a strpng and healthy institution, possessing tho buildings, equipment, equip-ment, and working organization calculated to enable it to do its most effective work. This is the kind of school that enters en-ters vitally into the life of the individual student, into the ideals of every community commun-ity within its reach, and in Utah, as well as in most other states, it is the kind of school that meets tile educational needs of the present pres-ent time. The College begins its seventeenth seven-teenth year on September 18th, and the school lias never yet en- Itered upon a new year with greater great-er possibilities for good work, and for results advantageous to the young people and the general educational edu-cational interests of the state. It is well that the people of the state should know and realize at this time the importance and worth of ' this institution, and it is the design de-sign to present in this and future PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT First, take a general view of the institution's physical environ, ment. Located on a "bench" or foothill of the Wasatch range overlooking the city of Logan and the whole of Cache Valley, the view is inspiring beyond words, and such an one as is not the portion por-tion of any other educational institution in-stitution in tho United States. To the east and but one and a half miles to the rear of tho institution institu-tion the rugged peaks of the picturesque pic-turesque Wasatch range tower in their magnificent grandeur and majestic strength to a height of 10,000 feet. To the south fifteen miles, to tho north twenty-live miles, and to the western range fifteen miles, stretches that portion por-tion of Cache Valley within, easy view of the College hill. At the base of the hill, 500 feet below, nestles Logan City, aud to the south Logan river, a mighty torrent, tor-rent, rushes oh its way through the valley, marked in its course by luxuriant vegetation, or else appearing ap-pearing in the distance as a great silver thread. In the valley ten towns are easily discernible, and irrigated and dry farms, each in their different coloring, appear as a gigantic checkerboard. Beyond the confines of the valley rise range above range, and as one gazes upon the wondrous panorama pano-rama extending fifty miles to the south and seventy-five miles to the north, the soul is stirred to speechless admiration, then tp enthusiastic appreciation. Students, Stu-dents, especially, readily acknowledge acknowl-edge the ever-present inspiration of the view and confess its marked influence i directing the mind to COLLEGE SHEEP BARN AND CATTLE BARN, FROM N ORTH-EAST. higher and better thoughts. As an incentive to nobler ambitions and the desire to conquer in the fight of life, the physical surroundings of the College are unequaled. MORAL ENVIRONMENT. Having noted the superb physical physi-cal environment of the College, note its no less perfect moral environment, en-vironment, a most vital consideration consid-eration when it comes to selecting select-ing an educational institution to which you will send your boy or girl. Logan is a city of 8,000 inhabitants in-habitants with not a single house of ill repute, and but live saloons, a condition that compares more than favorably with that of any city of its size in the cast or west. Tho city is remarkably free from vice, vicious allurements, or attractions at-tractions calculated to take the student from his work. The city boasts of one of tho four temples of the state, a spacious tabernacle in the heart of the city, ten ward meeting houses, three sectarian churches, and two other higher institutions in-stitutions of learning, as well as a splendid system of city schools. The citizenship of this city is on a high moral and intellectual plane, and the moving spirits in the city's business life, the various schools and the religious organizations, organi-zations, have combined with sympathetic sym-pathetic councils and officials generally gen-erally to make this a city of high ideals, a model college town, and have been singularly successful in tlifcir efforts. The city is progressive progres-sive to a marked degree, owning its own electric light and water syEtems, possessing miles of paved walks, attractive residences and well-kept properties. At the College Col-lege itself there is a dignity, poise and uplifting influence aud insistence insis-tence upon regularity that has a most wonderful effect upon the character. Tho moral environment environ-ment of the College is such as surrounds sur-rounds but few educational institutions, insti-tutions, and will unquestionably commend itself to the good judg- ment of those who may be interested. inter-ested. j BUILDINGS. While a first-class physical environment en-vironment is helpful, and a good moral environment is essential, both combined will not make a school it takes buildings, equip ment, and teaching force to make any educational institution worth while. Go with the writer to the base of the College hill, walk with him around the well-itept winding pathwuy to the brow of the hill, and there in a setting of trim lawns of large extent, beautiful shrubbery, and great llower beds, now in all their gorgeous beauty, note the magnificent structure, a cut of which appears on this page. This is the main building of the Agricultural College. It is built of white brick and cut stone, is 3G0 feet long and 200 feet deep, contains 12G rooms, and was completed com-pleted three years ago at a total cost of about $195,000. This building is devoted to class rooms, museums, and laboratories for all departments other than those of Mechanic Arts. It also contains the various offices, the big chapel, with a seating capacity of 1500, a spacious library and reading room the dairy department, drill hall, and gymnasium. Tho building is a most imposing structure. To tho south of the Main Building, Build-ing, with but scarce ten rods between, be-tween, lies (the Mechanic Arts Building, a likeness of which appears ap-pears ou the following page. This building was completed during the recent winter, and replaces the one of about the same size destroyed de-stroyed by fire immediately before I the opening of the school last year I This is an artistic building about 250 by 250 feet, and is devoted exclusively ex-clusively to work along tho different dif-ferent lines of carpentry, forging, pattern making, foundry work, carriage building, and machine work in wood and metals. To the north of the Main Build ing lies the ExperimeutAStatiou building, a brick structuJ 45 by 35 feet, and on around the brow of the hill come the President's residence, the residence of the Director Di-rector of the Experiment Station, and finally the Dormitory, a four-story four-story brick structure with a set- J ting that causes it 1o appear to marked advautage. This entire complement of buildings is connected by well kept drives, and all are on the brow of what is known us College Hill, which curves slightly to the east. All of ithesc buildings face fhe west, overlooking the city and the panorama mentioned above. "Would not even this extent of building inspire one with the idea that there is something real, something some-thing substantial about the institution? insti-tution? FARM AND FARM BUDDINGS However, the foregoing build ings ure but scarce half the ex-tent ex-tent of ithe College plant, and we now take a look at the barns, various experimental buildings, orchards, and meadows. First, note the Conservatory, a bower of beauty in a building, 90 by 25 feet; the veterinary hospital, hos-pital, a two-story structure 18 by '12 feet. From here we go to the great barns. There are four of these, all frame and model in every ev-ery respect. These are the delight of the farmers who visit the big school. They are designed for in-structional in-structional and scientific experimental experi-mental purposes, of course, and at the same time are supposed to prove valuable object lessons to 1 visitors. Tho H.-rse Bail is GO by ! GO feet, the Cattle hj,fk 106 by I 104, Sheep barn 94 by 41, and the Hog barn G5 by 31. These build- I ings, with their equipment, are worth something near $55,000. j The Poultry building, removed J but a short distance from the barns, is a structure 25 by 230 j feet, and 100 feet on each side is ' devoted to pens. Here are to be found all the standard breeds of chickens, and under tho experimentation experi-mentation of Prof. Dryden, who returns this year after a two years' vacation, the experimenting experiment-ing that has ulready attracted world-wide attention will, be continued. con-tinued. Considering the extent of tltt.se farm buildings, their perfect mo-deling, mo-deling, together with the high bred animals which thw house, it would certainly appe;5ff that no small stress is laid upon the agricultural agri-cultural side of the College. But in this respect there are still other ,thiugs to mention the orchards and small fruit sectiou of the farm, covering about ten acres. The old orchard is indeed a thing of beauty, and a new one of several hundred trees gives gmat promise. In close proximity are certain flxperimeiital plats, anJ to the east, running almost to the base of the mountains, are the ir.t'atlows on which graze the tlmr. eughbrcd cuttle and sheep. C'r-taju C'r-taju cxtpnsivo sections produee luxuriant crops al alfalfa, three SHEEP BARN AND CATTLE BARN, FROM SOUTH-WEST o p COLLEGE DORMITORY splendid crops having been gath- s ered this year. The -pnrnde grounds and certain cottages for i College employees complete the College plant, which altogether 1 embraces 1115 acres. i Consider the fact that each and 1 every building has the most up-to-date equipment, and the insti- i tutiou in all its extent is before ' you. Does it not impress you thnt i this is an institution worthy the pride of any people, of any state? SPE OF WORK. If then, the institution has the physical and moral environment desirable, and the buildings and equipment necessary for the most i Jl'f ctive work, whnt other phases are there that enter into a con-J i sideration of the value or need of the school? The courses offered and the educational worth of the instruction, of course. The bill providing for the land-giant land-giant institutions sets forth that the colleges are instituted "for the purpose of promoting the liberal lib-eral and practical education of the industrial classes in the several sev-eral pursuits and professions of life," especial emphasis being placed on the necessity of instruc tion in agriculture and mechanic art." and related subjects. Under the direction of the Board of Trastees,"ind in thorough accord with the evident intent of the bill. , which created it, the Agricultural College offers instructive work logically divided into six schools: Agriculture, Domestic Science and Arts, Engineering and Mechanic Me-chanic Vrts, Commerce, General Science, and Music. All the work throughout the College is arranged in strict accordance ac-cordance with both the national and State laws under which the institution is working, and is in Hue with the spirit and policy of the best agricultural colleges of the country. NEEDS OF THE STATE. Does the State of Utah need l broadly educated and scientific j farmers? Then the Agricultural I College a necessity. Does uie State have need of young women who know how to make a home along the most ap- j proved scientific lines girls who j know how to cook, and what to I cook, girls who know how to sew, girls who know how to be practi- I eul in their home life? Then in- J deed has the State need of the j Agricultural College. 1 Does the State need competent 1 craflMiit'n in carpentry, at the ' forge, in factory and machine mop? lliis Utah need of first jlass mechanics, surveyors, and irrigation engineers? Then most certainly is the Agricultural College Col-lege fulfilling the design of its founders and meeting the situation situa-tion most creditably. Do we need men of business training, men who know how to keep systematic hold of their own uffairs, and men who can systematize systema-tize business for others as well? Then is the Agricultural College meeting the need. If the State needs men and women wo-men with scientific knowledge along the special lines offered by the Agricultural College, men and women who also possess the broadened mind that comes with a comprehensive knowledge of language and literature, incidental inciden-tal instruction offered in the various vari-ous courses, then the Agricultural College is meeting the need as no other institution can providing the work is given effectively. EFFECTIVENESS OF WORK. The effectiveness of any school is best told in the success of its students and graduates, its recognized recog-nized standing among other schools, in the decision of competent compe-tent judges where work done has come into competition with that of other schools, in the scholarly attainment of its faculty, and in the general spirit of the student body. The high position in educational, edu-cational, business, governmental and industrial life now held by graduates mid students of the institution in-stitution speak volumes for its effectiveness. A list of graduates with positio'ns held will compare more than favorably with a list from any western institution. SUCCESS OF GRADUATES AND STUDENTS. More than 100 students have graduated with degrees and 110 have been given certificates from the various high school courses If space permitted, it would be interesting to print a complete list of Agricultural College graduates, gradu-ates, giving their present occupations occupa-tions and salaries. A few reprc-sentativo reprc-sentativo alumni selected at random ran-dom will suffice to show how universally uni-versally successful A. C. graduates have been. The following named persons have received practically no training other than that given by their alma mater. They are re-ceiving re-ceiving salaries ranging from 1200 to $2400. W. W. McLaughlin, '9G, Pro-fessor Pro-fessor of Irrigation and Drainage, A. C. Logan. Amos N. Morrill, '9G, Professor of Agriculture, Brighnm Young INTERIOR VIEW-CATTLE UA11N. College, Logau. T. II. Humphreys, '1)7, Engineer U. S. Reclamation Service, Klamath Klam-ath Falls, Oregon. I Chas. A. Jeiis'ii, '!)7, Soil Expert Ex-pert U. S. Bureau or Soils, Department Depart-ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. John S. linker, Professor of Civil Engineering ArieuItural College of Montana, and Irrigation Irriga-tion Engineer Montana Experiment Experi-ment Station, lloeinan. W. D. Peers, ".ID, Assistant District Dis-trict Engineer V. S. Reclamation Service, Salt Lake City. Christian Ilogensen, '!)0, Soil. Expert U. S. Pureau of Soils, Washington, D. C. A. P. Stover, '99, In Charge of Irrigation Investigations, U. S. ment of Agriculture, Portland, Port-land, Oregon. Stanley Crawford, '00, Malinger and owner of n large poultry farm, Manti, Utah. B. P. Fleming, '00, Irrigation. Engineer Wyoming Experiment Station, Cheyenne. Wm. Nelson, '00, Soil Expert U. S. Bureau of Soils, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. i C. B. Smith, '01, Engineer U. S. Reclamation Service, Boiae, Idaho. E. P. Pulley, '02, Instructor im Mechanical Engineering, A. C. U., Logan. Lydia Holmgren, '03, Professor of Domestic Science, L. D. S. U. Salt Lake City. C. F. Brown, '03, In Charge of Irrigation aud Drainage Investigations, Investi-gations, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Salt Lake City. W. M. Jardine, '04, Professor of Agronomy and Agronomist Utah Experiment Station, Logan. W. G. Swendsen, '04, Engineer Telluride Power Co., Provo. J. K. Taylor, '05, Secretary State Board of Horticulture, Salt Lake City. J. II. Smith, '05, Engineer Oregon Ore-gon Central Railroad, Union, Oregon. Ore-gon. Besides the above named graduates, gradu-ates, many others are engaged in positions equally lucrative in different dif-ferent phases of agriculture, chemistry, commerce, aud domestic domes-tic science. A great number, also, have received advanced degrees from Eastern and Westru colleges and universities, where, without exception, credits aud advanced standing have been given students for their work at the A. C. of U. Aside from the degree graduates, students who have been graduated from the certificate courses have always been in demand as special teachers in high schools, mechanics mechan-ics in various trades, clerks in commercial aud banking establishments, estab-lishments, and many are prominent promin-ent farmers and stock raisers in Utah aud adjoining states. STANDARD OF COLLEGE. The high standing of the College Col-lege among other schools is at. tested iu the fact that the work required for certificates and degrees de-grees exceeds that rquired by many other schools of recognized standard, and iu the fact that full credit for work done here is given by the great eastern and western universities, such as Harvard, Cornell, Chicago, Stanford. COST PER STUDENT. According to the report of the 1 U. S. Commissioner of Education, the average cost per student for the colleges and universities throughout the country is .$325.00. In this connection the following statistics taken from the report of the Secretary of the Hoard of Trustees of the Agricultural College Col-lege of Utah will be of interest: The average total cost per student per year, from the time tho College first opened in 181)0 to date, for buildings, equipment, 1 and maintenance, is $110.58. The average total cost TO T1IU Vl'ATH per student per ye.ir from 1800 to date, for buildings, equip-iicnt, equip-iicnt, and maintenance, is $80,G2; 'or maintenance and equipment )uly $43.GG. Segregating the cost of students of college grade and of high jMj MECHANIC ARTS BUILDI NG FRONT VIEW. I ' school grade, it will be found that for the year just closed, the total cost per student of collegiate grade was $20G.S5. ATTENDANCE. During the year 1004-1005, there were 710' students iu the Agricultural College, exclusive of summer school students, representing repre-senting 15 states: Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Colo-rado, Maine, Maryland, Moptana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Wyo-ming. The students from Utah represent the following counties: Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Davis, Emery, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Sum-mit, Tooele, Uinta, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, and Weber. The attendance by courses was as follows: Agriculture, 115; Domestic Science and Ails, 131; Commerce, 142; Engineering and Mechanic Arts, 168; General Science, 21; Specials, 8; College Preparatory, 91 ; Sub-Preparatory, 40. There were 145 students of collegiate grade. FACULTY. The faculty of the College and members of the Experiment Station Sta-tion Stall' number about sixty, including professors, instructors, and assistants. They have received re-ceived their training in the best colleges and universities of America and Europe, and are preeminently pre-eminently qualified for the work of their respective departments. On the arid farms last year, "Forty Fold," or "Golden Coin," "Lofthouse" aud Martin Amber wheats ran as high as 27 bushels to the acre. Other wheats, still used by Utah farmers, fell, where grown under exactly the same conditions, to 15 bushels and lower. low-er. Supposing wheat to be worth seventy-five cents per bushel ten bushels arc worth $7.50. $7.50 more to the aero by using the right kind of wheat 1 Is it worth while? Under the direction of the Cdl-lege, Cdl-lege, "depth of plowing tests" were made last year. Plats side by side in the prosecution of this j work were plowed various depths, j The results show a difference of 12 and 13 bushels to the acre between be-tween very shallow aud the eight and nine inch plowing, and between be-tween the latter and the deep sub-soiled sub-soiled plats there is a difference in favor of the subsoilcd of from two to live bushels. It would be well for the farmer to note such facts as these. Experiments on wheat ground in Tooele County in 1905 with a view of demonstrating the value of spring harrowing showed a yield of from five to six bushels more to the aero on plats that had been spring harrowed only over those that had been harrowed and rolled. The results from other farms corroborated these results At this rate, tho roller costs tho farmer practically $3.75 for every aero rolled. Experiments at the College in-jdicato in-jdicato that "Bromo Grass" stands second only to alfalfa in ( nutritive value and drouth resistant. resis-tant. It gives promise of converting convert-ing into green pastures, areas heretofore regarded as absolutely valueless. All it needs is a little intelligent handling to give it a good start and after that it requires re-quires no attention. The value to Utah each year of tho experiments on alfalfa alone at the College exceeds the entire state appropriations for the support sup-port of the institution. The product of the poultry industry in-dustry of Kansas for 1905 was greater than the mineral output of Colorado in the same year. Poultry raising required little capital and is work suited to women wo-men nnd children. Let a daughter daugh-ter take a winter course in poultry raising at the Agricultural College Col-lege and get a start in a healthful paying occupation. During this time of agitation over pure foods such appetizing and wholesome fruit preparations as arc taught at the Agricultural College would find ready sale at good prices. In many homes in Utah the bui. den of the summer sewing has been taken from the tired mother on and well carried by tho daughter who took a course in Domestic 0Q Arts last year at the Agricultural College. oj If a young woman has the ue- to, ccssary taste and ability and will tea properly prepare herself for the work by a course at the Agricul- 1 lural College, she will have ' ind good position awaiting her when 'y she is graduated. ek' This year's graduates of; the ' Agricultural College who desired I to teach Domestic Science and 1 to Arts had positions offered them at- , ' before commencement, one young 5 lt woman having her choice between three good places. t ' . V Board and lodging in Logan a may bo obtained by, students at v from $2.50 to $3.50, an extraordi- t ' uarily low rate compared with I ' that of tho city and most college v towns. S V 1 At tho St. Louis Exposition, the exhibit of the Agricultural CoL. tt lege secured the GRAND PRIZE W '' over all competitive schools, these '' numbering more than 40. The J '5 collaboration of work in Mechanic k Arts was awarded a gold medal, the highest. With but two or three exceptions excep-tions every one of the seventy odd creameries in tho State of Utah is in charge of a student or gradu- $ ate from the Dairy department at tho Agricultural College. That's quite a record. v rw. m'-fi Logan has the advantage of 1 more water than any city or town 1 " in the state. The city possesses a I ' network of great canals and its I gutters and ditches are ever filled i 1 with running water. The Agri- m.t cultural College is particularly I - fortunate in having abundance at ' ; any season of the year. At the Portland Exposition last W year the collective exhibit of the jf Agricultural College was given jf tho highest award gold medal this in competition with all m , schools west of Denver. Depart- ' ment Exhibits were awarded two S gold medals and various silver K medals. m . , VIEW IN COLLEGE ORCHARD. 1 sls REAR VIEW OF POULTRY BUILDING BEFORE COMPLETION OF YAKDS. ' By |