, 1891-03-29
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT.
The Honor Awarded to Rev. A. A.
Johnson of Cheyenne.
Prof. Dice McLaren Elected to the
Chair of Agriculture.
Preparing TO Extend the University
Course in Several Directions.

The starting point for actual university
work vas reached at tie meeting OF the
board of trustees IN Laramie during the
past two days, when Rev. A. A. johnson,
pastor of the First Methodist church of
Cheyenne, was elected president OF the
state university. He was succeeded as
president of the board OF trustees BY Col.
s. W. Downey.
Mr.. johnson came here from Fort
Worth, and for eleven years had been
identified with educational interests. He
was the founder of the Fort Worth uni
versity.
The last meeting of the board of trus-
tees was attended by Rev. A. A. johnson
and Miss Grace Hebard of Cheyenne,
president and secretary, respectively.
Mrs. A. V. Quinn of Evanston, Col. s..
w. Downey and F. f. Scyrmser of Lara
nile. c. L. Wagner OF Carbon. and j. D..
Loucks of Sheridan. The two absent
members of the board were Bishop Tai
bot. who is in New York, and A. Kendall
of Rock Springs, who is confined to his
bed with IN attack Of la grippe.
Hon Frank j.. Annis. secretary aud
treasurer of the Colorado state agricul-
tural college, met, by invitation, with the
board, and his information, based on ao-
tual experience, proved invaluable to the
board in this feature of their labors. SEN
ator Warren also met with the board and
gave information as to the manner of Sc
curing appropriations from the govern
ment and the general way in which the
money must be used for agricultural col
leges and experiment stations.
Steps will at once be taken to have a
military instructor sent to the university.
The government will furnish one free of
cost.
The department OF agriculture of the
university will furnish instruction in agri-
culture, horticulture and related sciences,
in the mechanical arts and military science
and tactics. In the same department will
be included the agricultural stations of
the university. Nearly all these depart
ments are already established and sub sta
tons for agricultural and experiment
work are to be located in different parts
of the state. Mr.. Laucks OF Sheridan
county is chairman of a committee to Sc
lect a site for the location of a sub station
in the northern counties. The necessary
lands must be donated. Forty or eighty
acre tracts are desired so as to obtain the
best results and a great deal is looked for
from the northern counties. Sub-stations
will be located in either johnson or Sheri-
dan counties, in Crook, Fremont aud Car
bon provided sailable lands are donated
and appropriations can be secured, about
which there seems to be but little doubt.
Prof. Dice McLaren, a graduate of the
Kansas agricultural college and the Johns
Hopkins university was elected professor
Of agriculture and director of the ex-
pertinent stations. lie comes highly rec
commended, having had several yeats of
actual experience on agricultural farms.
The executive committee in charge of
the experiment stations consists of Messrs.
Scrymser, Downey aud Wagner.
Professorships of meteor ologist and ir-
rigation engineer and entomologist and
agricultural chemist we're established.
No further meetings OF the trustees
will probably be held until commence
ment week in June.
1t is the intention to plant trees and
seed the ground about the university so as
to add TO the attractiveness of the sur
roundinps