, 1901-06-26
UNIVERSITY NOTES
INTERESTING COMPILATION OF
SALIENT POINTS FROM THE
ANNUAL REPORTS.
kindergarten Course Of Study in the
Normal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
Failures Of the Year at the Asri-
cultural Experiment Station-TeIe.
phone for the Presidents Office.

lHouSH our university Is well equip
ped in many ways, in some things, it
is sadly wanting indeed. Perhaps the
greatest unfulflled need that the stu
dents of the university feel is for a
good gynasium. Though the word good
is used, it is not meant to imply that
even the very poorest excuse of one is
possessed by them. 1t is no rash asser-
ton. to say that the University Of
Wyoming is the only institution of its
Kind thai does not have a gymnasium
of some sort attached to it. Why this
is so is, however, not difficult to an
swer. The state loo not possess the
requisite funds to erect the building.
But have we not in the state a hun
dred well-to-do citizen each of whom
would donate $50 towards a gymnasi-
UNI for the university? 1t seems that
this should be so. A building that
would fill every need could be built
and equipped for $4,000. This build
ing, while adding greatly to the profit
of the student body. would also en-
nance the appearance of the campus.
OoO
Prof. Roberts in his annual report,
to the president of the faculty, from
the department of pedagogy, says:
There have been so many calls for
kindergarten teachers, and so many
students have asked for instruction on
this subject. and SO many letters have
been received regarding such a course,
that a course of study in Kindergarten
work has been arranged. The follow
ing arrangements as to the courses of
term will consist in studying Froebels
gifts and their relations to the devel-
opment of the child mind. THE sec
ond term the Occupations are studied,
and the manner of presenting them to
a class of children throughly mastered.
The third term, under the head of the
department. the students will conduct
a kindergarten school. This school
will consist of children from the town,
and will be run on the lines of a model
Kindergarten.
Prof. Foster in his report says in
part as follows: When | assumed
control of affairs the lines of work
found under way for the season of
1900 included the following:
l.. Irrigation Investigations.
=. Alkali.
3. Soil work.
T.. Cereals.
3. Forage crops.
6. Potatoes.
Z. Horticulture.
s. Pigs on alfalfa and artichokes.
During the fall experiments were being
carried on at the greenhouse in re-
gard to plants n vegetables. All
these, however, were ruined by a fire
which took place in early January.
Previously the field crops had been
destroyed in July by a heavy hail
storm, SO the years work in these two
lines availed practically nothing. The
live stock industry stands at the head
of all agricultural interests in Wyo-
ming and, no doubt, will continue to
do so for generations. Therefore, In
order to make its work most profitable
and generally applicable, the station
should establish its leading york along
closely connected to the stock inter
ests, and upon which they are becom-
ing more and o dependant, are
those of irrigation and forage produc-
ton, both of which are already looked
upon as a part of the stations perma-
nent work, and in both of which the
station has the cooperation Of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. | would most earnestly advise
that any new work undertaken be
along the line of stock industry The
next year the positions of the wo as
sistants in this department will be fill.
ed by Mr.. Burton p. Fleming. n grad
uate OF the Utah agricultural college,
and Mr.. Elias Nelson OF the Universe
ty of Wyoming.
The board OF trustees will meet
again Monday, June %, when the bids
for the central heating plant will be
opened. The plant will be placed at
the rear of the mechanical building.
All Of the present buildings and all
those built hereafter will be heated by
this plant Steam will be used.
A telephone will be placed in the
presidents Office this week.
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Fossils and flowers alike are now
falling victims to collectors from the
university.
E. E. Smith, president Of the Y. M.
C. A.. left last week to attend the an.
nual national convention Of the Y. M.
C. A.. which is at present being held
at Lake Geneva.
The commercial course has been
strengthened, one year being added to
each department. Students can, how
ever, finish both in three years.
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