The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-05-23
PROF. HAYS WORK.
He Secures Several Old instructors tor
Minnesota. --Sec'y Wilson's Visit.

The Washington correspondent OF
the Minneapolis Journal has the fol-
lowing regarding Prof. Hayes' work
for the state agricultural school while
in the east and also regarding Sec'y
Wilson's proposed visit to Minnesota !:
Professor W. M. Hayes of the Min
nesota agricultural college returns
home early this week after spending
several days in Washington and New
York on business in connection with
the experimental station and rural
school work in Minnesota. In an in
terview with the Journal correspon-
dent he said that the cooperative en-
terprises in which the Minnesota sta
tions and the United States depart
ment of agriculture are associated are
being enlarged, especially the work OF
breeding and disseminating the seeds
, of important varieties of crops. Sec
! rotary Wilson inspected the Minnesota
experiments along this line in July
| last year, and is expected again to
visit the Minnesota station when in
attendance at the meeting Of the
National Educational association in
Minneapolis in July, where it is prob
able he will give addresses on agricul-
tural education.
| Professor Hayes, while in Washing
| ton, completed arrangements for the
employment of Professor John Thomp.
SON as assistant in the agricultural
college and station. Professor
Thompson is graduate of the Mime
sofa college of agriculture. and was
f, for a time assistant chemist in the
experimental station. He is now al
| the head OF the department of agricul'
| ture and chemistry at a school fol
colored people at Greensboro, N. G.
He will assist in the cooperation ex
pertinent, and in teaching in the agri
cultural college and school,
G. G. Schofeld. also q graduate Of
the Minnesota institution, and nov
an expert in the Bureau Of Plant In
dustry of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, returns to Mime
sofa with Professor Hayes, while con
tinuing his special studies in cerea
production and in grading and ship
ping grains, etc. He is now on
special detail to study wild rice ii
northern Minnesota.
j Secretary Wilson and some of tn
heads of the bureau are urging NOR
men for technical and professional
places. Professor Whitney, chief o
the bureau of soils, recently employed
W. @. Palmer, a graduate and forme
assistant in the Minnesota college
W. G. smith, another graduate
formerly in charge of the field man
agement experiments at Coteau Farm
in Lyon county, is also in Professo
, Whitney's bureau. Now that th
school of agriculture or an agriculture
high school is to be established as
: feature in the states educational sys
tenn, the authorities at st. Anthem
Park are pushing the collegiate course
Graduates of the school are NOR
freely encouraged than heretofore t
continue in the state. In addition
three years course there will be
: four years collegiate course in tn
agricultural course.
II There is an increasing demand 70
; teachers, experimenters and editor
who are graduates of college of sgri
culture and the attention Of youn
men and young women should be Cal!
l ed to the opportunities offered. Grad
have had practical farm experience o
| uIsI dbtouuluS LILO oSEIOuAGuA0A AAS
school for year, can enter the col
lege of agriculture. Young men VIII
have graduated or in other college
e can complete the required technics
studies in the school and college {
Z agriculture in two or three years. Th
d Minnesota institution has q goo
reputation at Washington and in othe
agricultural colleges and Dean Liggei
receives many applications to fill pre-
lfessorships and assistants places fo
which he has no supply of prepare
young men or women. In Wisconsi
several college graduates who wei
: brought up on farms and who are al
( ranging to attend their agricultur;
e college, In that state number {
: agricultural high schools are bein
established in different parts of th
8 state, and these young people propoi
o to be ready to teach the farm yout
8 those specialties needed in hig
q schools designed for those who are
be farmers.
e The foregoing is the gist of the tai
IS which the Journal correspondent ha
d with Professor Hayes, who return
. home with increased enthusiasm fl
. his work The department of agricu
o ture here is very close to st. Anthem
h station work and dining all IL can