The record-union., 1895-01-31
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Prof. Htlgard Replies to Attacks
the Anl.iculfur.aI Dana r.tnanr

Prof. Htlgard Replies to Attacks on
the Agricultural Department..
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3O.-The attack
against the Agricultural Department of
the State University has caused Professor
Hilgard, the head Of the Agricultural De-
partment, to make the following state
ment: The article respecting the ex-
penses of the Agricultural College of this
university contains nothing that is new,
and is merely a revival by interested
persons Of charges which were fully dis
proved years ago. 1t is unnecessary Tor
me 10 say for the department that in the
present, as IN the past, we court the fullest
and most immediate investigation Of our
work, by legislative committee or other
wise, that can be made by tair-minded
and Intelligent men. Without entering
into detailed argument, l will merely
say that whoever compiled the financial
statement IN the article in question, COM
mltteu the error OF confusing the United
States Experiment Station system, the
State Forestry system and portions of the
Morrill, Aid Fund, all used for purposes
of experiment, with the sums used
purely Tor instruction. This wholly de-
stroys the value OF the figures given. In
TACT, this correction reduces by two-thirds
the alleged expense per capita.
AhOi6ONGI, TICuLLuIdl students TAX
ing the full course are scarce everywhere
in the world, even III Europe. but the
number actually in attendance on purely
agricultural lectures at Berkeley is not,
II, but 10. But this represents the small
est group of persons under our instruc-
ton. Apart from the farmers institutes,
a correspondence with between 1000 and
5000 persons yearly reaches applicants
for information all over the State.
1.-The tenor OF the letters and raviou-c
throughout California regarding our
work, and such official reports as that
made by the committee OF the State
Grange at the last annual meeting, sat
lSty US that our work is appreciated by
the farmers of the State. University IN
structiOn, however, occupies barely one
third OF the time of our staff. The exper-
lment station work, all the results of
which are concentrated and elaborated at
Berkeley and published in our bulletins
and reports, fairly oVerburdens the rest
OF the time Of hard working staff.
"Regarding salaries, they are not
greater than in other departments of the
university, and are such as are necessary
to secure and retain the services of com
petent specialists. TO these, moreover.
it makes no difference whether the
classes taught consist of five or seventy-
five students. The preparation and the
time required are the same, and the or
SohIC -NNI VI C6tIhs tLo LINSISlly IN con-
formity to the United States law provid-
ing the funds makes the maintenance of
a fully equipped college of agriculture
compulsory upon the Regents
at is peculiarly fortunate for Cali
fornia that, unlike other States, the
double duty of instruction and experi-
lnentatiOn is done by the the same CORPS
of workers. greatly reducing the ex-
penditure.
Now, as in the past. I decline tO +alya
notice of any personal assaults. A LONG
experience through many years of pro-
fessonal life has convinced me that thew
always show the weakness of cause
which thinks itself helped by such
weapons"