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Show PRACTICAL COURSES AT AGRICULTURAL AGRICUL-TURAL COLLEGE WILL BE STRONG New Organizations Designed to Aid Working Men And Women. Tho establishment by the UUh Agricultural College of twojear short practical courses In Agriculture, Homo Economics, Commerce and Mechanic Arts, provides u means r.vr tho education of tho maturo men and women of tho State who do not wish to tako tho regular high school woik given In tho State, and tho regular College work. Following Immediately upon tho notion of tho Hoard of Trustees, Trus-tees, tho faculty in Agriculture mot In Director Hall's offlco Friday last and officially established tho work to bo given during tho first year Very practical courses aro announced In horticulture, entomology, veterlnaiy science, soli, crops, poultry, live stock, dairying, farm bacteriology nnd In ono or two other subjects. Students will havo rather freo cbolco In tho Boloctlon of thoso subjects. The courses It Is believed, will extend from Novomber to April of each year. Tho practical short courses havo not yot been announced In tho othor branches of study. Tho raising of tho requirements for tho college degree Is n result of hot ter opportunities for tenoning. The laboratory equipment nnd teaching staff not- ranks with tho best In tho country nnd nn Intensifying of I ho work is a natural result. The Collego In theso readjustments maintains Its closo nffillntlon with tho working men und women and boys and girls of Utah. It's training ol leadors In Industrial education and development has becomo so conspicuous!) conspicu-ous!) successful that It has been fort cd to demnnd higher standards from 1 1; c 3 o leaders. State Track Meet Saturday. Tuo h.ng string of successes of the Agricultural College this jeur an.l the year previous which In athletics, debating and other public work has led to tho attempt by divers small intciests In tho state tn block th's path or victory. Tho College Is at present holder of State championships In debating nnd in track woik, nud gives promise of nddlng to these. Tho recent cry against two collcgo athletes bocnuso of nlloged Ineligibility Ineligibil-ity was suddenly smothered when it was discovered that the games In which theso tjvo men appeared wero lost b tho College, thlb In fnco of tho illy whlto declaration that tho attempt at-tempt was not to crlpplo Collego teams but solely for "puro" athletics sako Tho standnrd of athlotlcs ut tho Agricultural Collego Is higher than nt the University of Utah or tho Hrlgham Young UnUcrsIty, nnd alwns has been. |