Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-11-21
Th. stat. University.

Tho following appe Ied in the form Of
nm illustrated article in the Pacigc Rur-
al Press, and does much credit TO Me-
vada's leading institution and ednca-
tors: 81
We are glad to have opportunity to
show a neighborly satisfaction over the
progress of the chief educational insti
tuition OF our Sister State on tho east
and to show our readers its distinguish
ed president and II general view Of the
buildings in which his we'll selected
faculty and it, large numbers OF pupils
do their work together. The Inst an
nual register shows Il total of Ala pupils,
of which 23l are young men and 1871
young womeD This attention to high
er education IS very credi,nb!c, and the
number Of pupils collected is crafty.
ingly large considering the population
of Nevada. The State University is the
head or the educational system OF the
State, and is in fact the only institution
Of College grade in Ne !Hda. II is cligi.
bly, situated at Reno. II thriving town
Of I0C0 inhabitants and has a campus
0f nearly forty acres DO Iutifuily located
I'm mn eminence overlooking the city.
There are nine buildings now III use,
eight Of which are shown in the accom-
panying engraving, and they show i'll a
general way the housing of the institu.
ton. They include very c~reditable
anniVp,nnf fAr inefr,tT,,p ,nI got a.,
University shares with other 81 the
institutions OF the farther West
the embarrassm mint Of inadequate space
for the fullest discharge Of it's work,
sPys the Pacific Rural Press.
The president Of the University, Dr.
j.. Il. Stubs, is n widely know educator
and was thoroughly fitted for his work
by his training at the Ohio Wesleyan
University and 10y the experience in Tie
several position to which he WAS called
III eastern institutions before coming to
this coast. We are particularly drawn %
him by his earnest work for the promo.
tion Of agricultural education and agri-
cultural science. Tie occupies Il prom
iuent position III the councils Of the
Association Of American Colleges aud
Experimental Stations and held the
presidency thereof during 1899 and 1900.
At the long aforementioned meeting
which this body held in San Francisco,
and which was attended by leading cdu-
Gators from all over the country, DIR.
Stubs contributed greatly :o the sue.
cess OF the occasion and demonstrated
to the acceptance of all .hni the msuir.
ing activity and mercy of the Pacific
coast comport well with the qualities Of
Il scholarly gentleman.
DIR. Stnbbs liz director II the Nevada
Agricultural Experiment Station. which
IL ut the University in that State us in
California, ami it il fact chiefly because
Of the work Of this station, that it oc.
Cured iO US to give II readers a
glance at the Nevada University.
The Station staff is well known in
California. Prof. f. II. Mcdowell, who
has the branches Of agriculture aud nv.
imal industry, has published bulletins
which are very suggestive in some parts
OF California.
Prof. \. f.. Wilson lIas participated
very a%cceptably at our dairy co nven-
tons. We would speak particularly at
this time Of Prof. P.B. Kennedy, bo'anist
and lOrticultTrist, and Instructor $. b.
Dotcn. chronological, who have jointly
completed Il piece OF exploration and
economic study which we regard as one
Of the most important which has been
done for the advancement %. it's State by
any Pacific coast station. This work Is q
careful exploration NJ the Nevada
ranges, the report of which will he Of
great and lasting value la the develop.
ment not rn!y OF Nevada, but Of adj
~jacrut parts 81 California. On another
page Of this issue we give an opening
chnptcr 0f this report, from which the
reader can judge for himself Of it's per.
Thence ana value. Later parts which
VI shall present III future issues will
give our readers II ". y definite Ihca Of
Nevada ranging and 81 the plants. both
good and bad, which are chiefly rm.
rountcrcd.
1t is exceedingly important that the
Department 81 Agriculture at Washing
ton and the several stations on this
cOnst atc taking up this wOrx in the
promotion ~ the livcstucI, mtcrrsts.
MI th" way from Arizona to Washing
ION we are advancing tOwar.l better I'M
lcrstnnd!ug uf rang" conditions and u
ways 10y which they may he bcttcrcd
Nov. hHF taken place III this work. Hnr
tho preliminary showing Of results 10y
MGssrs. Kennedy and Dntcn promises
that much will h. accomplished 10y thci,
undertaking.