| Show I PRESIDENT WIDTSOE PRAISED I BY LONDON JOURNAL I A recent issue of or Tropical Lifer Life A monthly journal edited by Harold I Hansel Hamel Smith and published in London London London Lon Lon- I don contains a high tribute to President President Pres- Pres ident John A A. A Widtsoe of the time ally sity of or Utah Introducing Dr Widtsoe to his readers read ers by means of or a photograph photo raph and a sketch of or his life me work ark the editor says One of or the greatest advantages that has accrued to us through our beIng being being be be- Ing interested in the international farming dry-farming congresses that are held I I Y f I I I I I y I I I i iI I yi r I t i I DR JOHN A A. WIDTSOE New Head of the University of Utah annually generally generall in the time United States but occasionally in Canada has been in its us having brought us into touch with Dr John A A. Widtsoe oe We Ve have been interested in th the U co con m greases grasses for the past four or five fhe year ear and have immensely by lessons they have taught us on the top of ot which it has placed us on the time corresponding list hat of at the leading men mea meilIn in the time dry farming dry farming world among whom Dr Widtsoe occupies one of the most prominent positions Dr Widtsoe has always been in favor fa ta- favor taI I vor or of or industrial education and has written extensively on the subject ashe as asI ashe he was one of or the first farmers' farmers institute institute I tute workers in western America and has had bad charge of or the institute in l Utah His knowledge is sound and anti extensive and so needless to say it I has always commanded universal attention at at- at I Throughout his career Dr Widtsoe I can be said t. t to have stood up for two ma man n Ideas First to make education I eveh in the higher and highest branch os accessible to all in order that the general level le of or intelligence might be bt raised raisel and developed an and second secondly to make full use of newly nely di discovered covered scientific facts and incite students and workers to discover new ones in order to reclaim and utilize for tor the time use of oC men that vast area of ot the time I earths earth's surface over one one half half which I receives receive only a low rainfall All An this work worl has placed Dr Widtsoe WhIt Whit- soe among the dry experts It has bas made him liim chairman of at the Utah state board of or horticulture and a member of ot other state boards Long Iong may he lie remain In the many positions he occupies occupies oc oc- occupies for we benefit enormously bythe by byth bythe th the of or such men o 0 |
