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Show A. C. Extension Staff Gathers at College LOGAN, July 14 A general staff meeting of the Utah Agricultural college col-lege extension dlvlcton was held Mon-d'ay Mon-d'ay at the college. Those present In? eluded extension director, state lead-;ers lead-;ers of county agents, home demonstration demonstra-tion agents, eoimtv club agents and all state specialists In agriculture and home economics. The purpose of the meeting was to d'scuss the general policy and program of the extension division bj members of the staff and to appoint committ'-fs to work out details for the coming year's work. The committees appointed are: the State fair committee, whose doty It will he to handle state fair exhibil in connection with the college This ear tho agricultural college exhibit will demonstrate the work of the county farm agent and f irm bureau and this nmniliin innnlntait In Vf much to il" In Us preparation. The members are W . i iwens, chairman; J. C. Hogan-'son. Hogan-'son. Roslna Skldmore, Byron Alder and m J Leigh A specialists' re-, re-, port commlitee composed of Ben R. Bldredge, Blanche Cooper and P. P. Richards, and a lUperVisprs' report committee of R. J Cvanes, M H. Harris, Har-ris, and Iiena B. Maycock An extension exten-sion news committee will be appointed some time In the Piture John T. Caine IH. retiring director of the extension staff was present and spoke. Pres. E. G. Peterson outlined in brief, the history of the extension movement and explained the powerful influence of the various extension agencies in the state for agriculture anil home economP it was decided to publish a monthly extension nous sheet by the extension stiff io lo Issued from the college. The paper will acl as a medium of exchnirc between farm bureaus and other farm agencies and the extension department, and also for the dissemination dissemin-ation of agricultural Information from the Utah Agricultural college experiment experi-ment station and the United Statea Department of Agriculture The pa-1 per Will be pent free to all farm bureau committeemen, to all county and farm bureau workers and to a special mailing mail-ing list. A like meetlntr of the ex-1 tension staff will be hed monthly heretiftci , |