Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

belts. links, fluids and electricity a.
Mechanism and machine design. o.
Municipal engineering, including the
construction and maintenance OF sanl-
tary water supply and sewage dlspos-
al. together with road building b.
Field work. including land, railroad and
hydrographic surveying T. Resist
ance and elasticity of materials
Draughtingroom work. >, Methods ana
principles of construction in iron, WOOD,
and masonry TO- Heating, ventilation
and refrigeration of buildings. Here,
again, the positions held by graduates
in engineering. as experts In the re-
clamatlon service of the government. as
professors and instructors in the lead
ing schools of this and surrounding
states and as successful practising en-
gincers, bespeak the success of the de-
partment.
THE SCHOOL OF GENERAL
SCIENCE.
The school OF general science Is to a
great extent creature OF clrcum-
stances, but Is successfully meeting an
ever growing demand in the institution.
The effective operation Of the courses
in the other established schools de-
mands an ample modern equipment and
mathematics, history, English, and
modern languages, as well as in the
natural and PHYSICAL sciences. These
resources make 1t possible To offer an
excellent advanced course, largely cleo
tive to any one who wshs to special
lie along one of these lines. 1t Is not
the aim of the course TO encourage the
indscrminate mlncing that Is the bane
of the elective system In many places.
The student must plan, under the d.
rectlon Of the committee, a systematic
course Of study, emphasizing a major
subject, and grouping related subjects
around II in their proper order and I'M
portance. The work extends over the
four college years and leads to the
bachelors degree. A number of stu
dents have already taken advantage Of
these opportunities and larger num-
bers are constantly doing so. AS af-
fordng the broad culture training now
recognized as so essential to the learn
ed professions. this course offers adj
vantages equal TO those of any college
in the country.
THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERT
MENT STATION,
The agricultural experiment station,
which, by law, Is a department of the
gressional appropriation of $4,000 an
nually, In addition, 1t receives q GER
tain amount OF financial aid from the
state.
The main purpose Of the experiment
station is the investigation and deter
mnation Of such laws Of nature as may
be applied I'm the art OF agriculture.
In this respect then, this work diff
fers materially from the work Of In
struction carried on by the college, and
represents the most advanced work
done in the institution
The experiment station Is divided into
the departments Of agronomy, animal
husbandry, horticulture, chemistry, ir-
ligation engineering, poultry and ento-
mology Each department carries on
Investigations that belong to its special
field; besides, several OF the depart
ments carry on cooperative investiga-
tons Of problems that cover II wider
field than those represented by any one
department.
Among the many experiments per-
formed by the station may be mention
ed the following: The feeding of cat
tie, sheep ana hogs, dalrying, including
butter and cheese making; horse feed
Ing growth and composition Of lucern,
sugar beet production, growing of corn,
production of chief fodder plants suit
able for the arid west. varieties of
fruits suitable for Utah conditions;
pruning OF fruit trees, thinning Of
peaches, ringing of grape vines, the
best methods for destroying the cod
ling moth, poultry keeping and feeding,
composition OF Utah soils reclamation
Of alkali soils, proper methods OF irri-
cation, and the possibilities of growing
crops without irrigation,
Some very notable results have been
achieved by the station In several OF
these lines Of work. The poultry ex-
perlments are known the world over,
and the results are being generally
adopted by poultry Keepers
The Investigations OF the proper time
TO cut and harvest lucern are followed
throughout western America. and re-
suit annually In the saving OF thous-
ands Of dollars to the Utah farmers.
The studies In horsefeedlng have been
commended by the hghst authorities
as being Of exceptional Importance and
interest TO all horse owners
The Irrigation investigations of the
station, though they have not baen
conducted long, have already yielded
results that have attracted the atten-
ton OF students OF irrigation generally.
The United states department OF agri-
culture, recognizing the importance OF
the station Investigations In the art OF
irrigation, hns entered into co-oprta ton
with the station IN It's irrigation studies,
and VIII appropriate $1,000 for the pur-
pose OF carrying on the work during
the coming year A fruit farm will be
leased near Brigham City, which, In