The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-16
CHANGE OF COURSE.
It Is Urged Upon State Agricultural
School by Live Stock Breeders !.
Association.
The Breeders Think More Time
Should Be Given to Study
of Breeds.

Sharp criticism of the curriculum of the
state agricultural college was expressed
yesterday afternoon at the Commercial
Club parlors, st. Paul, in a committee re-
port that was tabled by the Minnesota
Live Stock Breeders Association. The
committee was appointed last year to seek
an increase in the time allowed at the
school for the study of live stock breeds.
Through it's chairman, Charles Kenning,
the committee reported yesterday that
the three-year course at st. Anthony Park
allowed for the subject Of live stock
breeds thirty three lecture periods Of for
ty -fve minutes each. Everything consid-
cred, said Mr.. Kenning. this allowance was
fair proportion. Yet it might be in
creased with more practical benefit to the
students. by taking little time from the
study Of chemistry~ He wished to say
also that the text book used at the school
devoted too much space to the origin of
breeds. It was far more important to
study the breeds as they are. Professor
Thomas Shaw of the agricultural school,
who teaches the subjects named, declared
that the committee had ignored it's prin-
cipal object and had s1detracked itself by
going into an investigation of the whole
| curriculum. The school did not devote
too much time proportionately to the ORR
gin of breeds-only five hours in the whole
three years. But it was true that too
little time was given to live stock breeds.
He had always been trying to secure more
time. No man could teach the brightest
pupils all they should know about the
| forty-two breeds in the time now allowed
The report was tabled. A motion for the
appointment Of another committee to de-
mand more time for the subject was
adopted by a decisive majority. j,
After. the meeting Dean w. M. Ligeett
OF the agricultural college said 1t would
be impossible to give the subject Of live
ISfr h,sa1 le
lum.
| The transportation committee reported
progress In it's attempts to have the rail
roads grant half rates for the transpor
tation Of blooded live stock within tn,
state.
A committee was appointed to presen
to the governor "a resolution asking hin
to appoint on the state board of healtl
two men identified with live stock inter
u ests. q;
Before the association adjourned all tn
officers were reelected. They are: j
]. Furlong, president; A. II. Bulls, frs
vice president; D. S. Hall, second vic
president; Professor Thomas Shaw, sec
, rotary, and J. c. Mills, treasurer. Th
executive comrnittee was enlarged to in
Cube members from the eighth and tn
,, ninth districts. The committeeman wi
be: First district, L.. D. Baird; secon
, district, L. c. Hodgman; third district
J. A. Tunpane; fourth district, Lux
Stannard; fifth district, c. W. Baird
sixth district, N. X. Hunt; seventh dis
!, trict, Charles Kenning; ninth district, 4
i l.. Huntune. A member for the eigh
district will be selected by the COMMITTEES
Annual meetings were held by subsid
larry observation-disclosures Of the shee
: breeders and the swine breeders. Officer
: chosen by the sheep breeders were
= President, W. j.. Boynton; vice president
G. w, Glotfelter; secretary and treas
!. urer. Professor Thomas. Shaw; .executiv
, committee. G. W. Patterson, j. ]. Fur
long, A. w. Hale, James OConnell, J..
Anderson, Thomas Keogh and N. K
Hunt j. J: Furlong was made presiden
Of the swine breeders; N. K. Hunt, vic
. president. and Charles Kenning, secre
tary and treasurer. The executive com
nittee will. be: ames O'FIara, L. c. Hods
son. J. A. Tunpane, J. S. Anderson. an
- G. w. Patterson