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Show A WINTER COURSE At the A. C. would be of Great Benefit to Many. Tho Agricultural College of Utah, In accordance with the general spirit of Land Grant College work, alms primarily pri-marily to provide a thorough and practical education for tho Industrial classes. Many people to whom a college col-lege training would be of great value arc unable, because of their home duties, to lake u regular course which requires their attendance IhrOilgll llm year. Many could arrange to spend several months during tho winter at school If thoy could get work of such Immediate practical value as to Justify the effort. For the accomodation of thoso who can attend school during the winter months only, the Agricultural Agri-cultural College of Utah has arranged special winter courses beginning .Inn- i. These courses comprise dlff-Hl)f dlff-Hl)f urcllt sllbjoulrt hi iigrlotilluie, iiiciutl-liig iiiciutl-liig Agroiioiiiyi ;ltldglhg unci Manage; ilielit of Live Stock, Dall'yilig) Poultry; Horticulture, Veterinary Science; Farm Accounting, etc., Domestic Science and Art, Including the science and practice of Cooking, Hygiene, Dress-making, Fancy Work, etc., and Mechanic Arts, Including Carpentering, Carpenter-ing, Forging, and Machine Work. In addition to the special work of these courses, students aro allowed to take any other work In the College, In Mathematics, English, History, Language, Lan-guage, etc., for which they are prepared. pre-pared. Tho equipment of the College for this work Is in every way complete and a special effort on the part of the College authorities and the Instructors will be mado to have the work of as much practical value as possible. During the winter, the Experiment Station will conduct a series of feeding feed-ing experiments and the students will have exceptional opportunities to study different problems relating to tho live stock Industry. Throughout the eastern states, hundreds of farmers and mechanics, from 10 to 50 years of age, take advantage advan-tage of the winter courses offered by the different "Land Grant Colleges". The great value of such courses lias long since been demonstrated. The probability of success, whether on the farm or in the shop or In the home, is greatly Increased by a few weeks work under trained specialists, with every facility for the practical application of the principles studied. The Agricultural College was founded found-ed and Is maintained by the Federal government and by the State of Utah, for the Improvement of conditions among the industrial classes. The pco-plcofthlsclty, pco-plcofthlsclty, county, and state should take advantage of tlio opportunities that are thus provided. Tho College is tho peoples' Institution and they should get as much from It as possible. Every class-room and laboratory and shop should be crowded to its utmost capacity. At least 150 men and women In Cache County alone, between be-tween the ages of 2() and 50, should be found In these special practical courses. Many people, particularly In Logan and other settlements in Cache County, could arrange to take work at the college during the winter mouths without much expense. One or two persons from each of a number of families fam-ilies could Join In providing transportation, trans-portation, and could no doubt spend four or five hours a day at the college without interfering with their home work. Tlio only College charge Is an Incidental fee of ftl.CO. Thero Is no educational requirement for admission to these practical Winter Win-ter Courses. |