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Show J Extension Staff Hears . Eminent Philosophers Extension service worke.s and special guests in attendance at tile Utah State Agricultural college extension workers' conference and school of philosophy held last ween 1 In Logan had the opportunity cf "i hearing an exceptional group cf j lecturers and educators, Director William Peterson of the college extension ex-tension service announces. Highlights in the various speeches speech-es included the following: Dr.- Carl P. Taeusch. director of the program planning division of the United States department of agriculture: There is a variable civilisation in the United States. I Wherever we go; north, south, east ; or west, we find something unique about each group we contact. Be- I cause of this diversity of interests, ' doctrines, beliefs, and history it is a difficult task to build national 1 economic and social interests for the benefit cf all the people. But ; that is what we are attempting to do. Seme groups will have to sac- j rifice. The strength of the government extension service lies not in Washington, Wash-ington, D. C not in the department depart-ment cf Of. leuiture, but with the extension agents in the field. They aii make or break cur democracy. W. A. Lltyd, in cnarge of extension exten-sion W-rK in .he western section: Membership in 4-H clubs in some jeocias oi the United States hinges upon prizes and scholarships. Tnis J i.nii.. oraihaticn is dangerous to youth. If the wo.k 'were taken oil' t.-e C3m,me cial standard, club membership would not be greatly decreased and a belter situation rf.uid result. Enthusiasm, understanding, and knowledge are the three basic attributes at-tributes of a good extension service worker. Workers in this field cannot can-not ca:ry the heavy lead put upon ihem wi.hcut possessing enthusiasm. enthus-iasm. A deep understanding c rurai h.e, not based purely upon .y-i.,pauiy is essential to proper ...ridueijnee cl extension . work. Extension workers should review' che fundar.enta.s of all p ograms presented to them and .hey should orient the.nstlves for their duties. W. W. OAcns, assistant director fcr agriculture, Utah extension ,l v.ct. In la3I -13 per cent of the Jiiah county agent's time was de-,cu:ri de-,cu:ri to AmA work, in 1935 tr.is percentage drops to 42, in 193S t. ana m is37 to 21 per cent. ij-uro.a j.rap;ridn Brown, professor profes-sor of philosophy at S aniora uni-veisky.: uni-veisky.: People should maintain a elrse -relationship between the .mnt,s ihty it-am and the thing's they do. The whole significance m .Ui-ig oom.es t.'-rough the development develop-ment c; eaucation. H. P. ishe.don, mreau cf biological biologi-cal survey: Fabric loiests contain the bulk or big game, and therefore the talk ci conservation work daould tj concentrated cn them. We will never bo ao-le to go into , puiiio 4a..cs ana ao ex ensive, intensified in-tensified conservation work; the j cost is iar too great. Hut we can j op.er;d cu. work, checkerboard I ,;i.n, over a large area to the1 -.ious ueaem oi tame animals...! There are several gjja.e manage- mtnt pi,..;.e;:s w,urh wmI never be i solved. i,ut most, problems Can be! -"iy clti.ea u.) t-.rr.ueh c:cpe.a- j ive elfort and research. Dr. Prancis G. Wilson, professor .-I i.ol.txal science, University of i Washington: Eoonrmio planning is I o.verr.aient planning. It means a! tremendous inc. ease in authority1 and is tremendously complex, but planning of some sort is inescap-! able ty our society j An.i planned ecrncrry -must be geared wi h other plans through-! hi the v.v.iri. Unless an economy ' is inte; national in scope, it cannot live leng. ... j Agriculture is net seriously cc.n- j side. ed in planning. Planning to-! day is for the city proletariat rath-' r h?n t'le aTricultural producer. Willi rr.i Petersen, director of rr.h Stats Ag icultural college ex-' ex-' tension service: Ti".e people cf Utah ' haven't lived here long enough to I know -whether or not they can stay. Har:ley B. Alexander, professor cf philosophy at Scripps college, j California: The confidence we have in each other' is the essence of de-mo-rcy. '.deas a-e tne greatest a-arces cf energy. They direct our conduct and -make men of us. We have to accompany tneni wim ian,.i 1 rn one another then we have a 1 Lieinocracy. j |