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Show '. ' Main Building Utah Agricultural College h-n $ -j v-1. ! -., i ,: tfWMPi -o . $ '''-JfSSaK EXTENSION WORK IS BOOMING Last Two Weeks has Shown Utah the Leader in Carrying Education to the Farmer and Housewife The Extension Division of the Utah Agricultural College has demonstrated during the last two weeks that it is living in an excellent measure up to its large destiny. HOW FINANCED The Extension Division is a federal as well as a state institution. For every dollar that the State puts into the work the Federal Government puts in $1.30 during the present year. The. F.cdcral .Government, is giving to the Extension Division this year $21,000.00 for work in Utah. In order to receive this money the State must approprcitca certain sum, which it has already done under the provisions of the "Farm & Home Demonstration Dem-onstration Act," passed bj e 1913 Legislature. Machinery of Extension Division 1. Fanners' Institutes and Short Courses. 2. Boys' and Girls' Clubs. 3. Associations for Women. 4. Correspondence Studies. 5. County Agents. C. Publications. 7. Trains, Fairs and Exhibits. Finances of Extension' Division Cooperative arrangement with tho Federal Bureau, From Buroau of Plant Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture. From Smith-Lover Act. From other sources (counties) . From Farmers' Institute Act. From Farm and Homo Demonstration Demonstra-tion Act. For ovory dollar Stato puts Into work tho Federal government and other sources put in $1.30. Tho Spirit of Extension Work Tho great educational agency for tho purposo of dovoloplng tho home, agriculture and mechanical arts. Not patronizing or patornnl. Not a temporary tem-porary shift. A national determination determina-tion and program. Uoro for 100 years. It Js our hopo to llvo up to tho destiny which Is clearly ahead of us. Tho ldoals of the American dcnioc-rosy dcnioc-rosy aro by no means fulfilled. A natlou concolvod In liberty and dedicated dedi-cated to tho proposition that all men aro created -oqua (aud furthermore, that all"men ard given equality of opportunity In tho strugglo for hon-orablo hon-orablo place in tho world) neods the constant constructive stimulus of an enlightened nnd prosperous agricultural agricul-tural llfo; needs tho constant regeneration regen-eration of tho clean blood nnd strong mind which tho open country produces. pro-duces. This Is America's opportunity for world leadership in that she has nchlovcd tho glory of peaco nnd has given herself nlono of nil tho great nations, to tho most wondorful of warfnro, tho wnrfaio ngaliyst Injustice, Injus-tice, Ignorablo nnd povorty. And wo hero in Utah have au3o for great nnd stirring emotion n3 wo contenv pinto tho flold of conquest boforo us. With a history of high dovotlon to i tho light that God gavo and a pros-ent pros-ent full of powerful, urodlglous promise, prom-ise, wo may lead tho nation ns wo will. And lot us not forgot In the stir-ring stir-ring times ahead that tho most powerful pow-erful of ngoncles Is tho homo; let us look beyond tho moro drama of snow nnd peril and strong men nnd vlsl-bid vlsl-bid conquest to that finer, moro subtlo thing which bronzo or verso or oven music has foiled yet to flguro worn-nnhood, worn-nnhood, tho quiet nbldlng, world making forco from which nil comes and which is boyond mere prolso. |
