Show NEW DIRECTOR OF EXTENSION SERVICE APPOINTED u taking office as new director 0 of I 1 the utah state agricultural col 1 lege extension service july 1 is W W owens oens former assistant I 1 direct director or for agriculture who has been with the Ext extension ensin service I 1 for 27 years he replaces william peterson I 1 director since 1924 who retires as director emeritus director owens was appointed to his new position june 18 at a meeting of the board of trustees at la sal director owens was graduated from the in 1916 having specialized in dairying and dairy manufacturing he previously had attended the university oi 01 utah ulah and taught two years in the grade schools of utah he also had served 2 years in the swiss german mission field As the extension work grew throughout the state and more agents were added to the staff the position of assisE assistant ant county agent leader was created at headquarters in logan lorin A merrill was the first to fill this new post and upon his death director owens owena was off offered erad the job and accepted this was in 1919 and a year later he was appointed county agent leader for 12 years he work worked d throughout the state under this this title and in 1932 he became assistant director dire ctr for agriculture in addition to his work irethe in the extension service director owens has been active in the church throughout his life at the present time holding the position ot cache stake prescient pre ent he also assisted assi sed in launching the agricultural adjustment administration i in this state and during durin g recent years he has been especially interested in the development of sugar beet seed as a farm cash crop in northern utah in outlining his policy director owens states that he will keep informed as to the needs and problems of the rural people of the state through their organizations through meetings and personal i contacts acts in the counties thru county agents home agents and ana all of whom spend a large part of their time out with the people will co other agencies working in the interest of agriculture will look to the pres ident of the college the board of trustees and the federal extension office for guidance gudan ceon on policy |