The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-21
The Kansas Farmers State School.

The greatest and valuable endowment of public
lands given by any institution in Kansas upon
its admission state conferred upon the State
Agricultural college, was done for the simple reason
that congress the future possibilities
Of Kansas lay along agricultural lines The Methodist
church turned at Manhattan for such an
institution Fr several the institution failed to reach
the dignity Of college as an Industrial school
and up to the time when John Anderson took hold Of
when it swiftly became both high class college and thor
ough and practical the industries It never lost the
characteristics with Anderson stamped it until il fell
into the hands Pops whose regents and professors
forthwith set about converting the institution into school
Of for and by cranks. 1t is no longer either classified
college an ordinary academy, practical Industrial ns
tuto but creche kindergarten for intoxicating the tenet
Of socialism and psychological vagaries The Missouri Val
ley Farmer non-poltcal publication has been vestiat
ing this Kansas Pop departure what follows is the
editors observations and conclusions
THE main shortening Of the Kansas Agricultural col
lege under its management is its tendency away
from agriculture and hazy realm Of uncertain
bounds which is denomnated economies The staff of the
experiment station departments doing most excellent
work along practical lines; studying problems of the
keenest interest the More they making pub
lie the plain straightforward help
full bulletins, which contrast to the porderous
impractical previous administration
which compare favorabIy with the bulletins Of any
station in the country. The men, however
gradually becoming overshadowed by that
of who dream instead dig they think
stead Of knowing that they Industriast organ
Of the college. furnishes panet proof tendency
1t is the college bulletin, setting the status progress
the thought and the aspirations the institution its
guiders. That is its motives and that It does to
think then, when the Indusalist agricultural
school, deVOtes March issue pages
dissertation why the Farmer Should Study Eco
nomic five pages twelve-page diagram to an
article Civic Analyses" pages Views Of One
Millionaire Economist two to defense Of The
Admirable Record Of Regent Vrooman" an impractical
dreamer Of socialism who farming or of
the needs their sons and daughters than
hog knows Of metaphysics; pages second paper
Wiclin:the Morning Star Of the Modern Day in
Language, Politics Religion eleven pages to treatise
on "Polygon Of Forces and Funcuar Polygon?" These
articles all Of value showing erudon and pro
fundy Of understanding their setting forth
their views the subjects discussed they sadly over
balance the agricultural article which the
issue contains most excellent article by the way on The
Oat Crop by Frank Curtis assistant in the agricultural
department the most valued members Of the
college STAFF.
What the Kansas State Agricultural college needs is to
come back to the EARTH only guratvey but literally
1t is not all Of farmers life to grow corn and potatoes and
hogs but those the things and the AGRICULTURAL
college that gets far away is failing by that
much Of dons lis duty. Let VIII and his faculty.
keep this in mind and devote their efforts more closely to the
things of this times and Kansas people
leaving John Wicln and Carl Vrooman, funicuar poly
and millionaire economists and civic analyses fl, tbA
tender mercies Of New Time and leorge Francis Train
whose profession and are dreaming and frohing
Nothing good is expected these much is expected Of The
Kansas State Agricultural coegeand the Farmer is Ia
10 believe that expectation Will ever lead disappointment