Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-22

! 70 carry On important research wOrl
that in the past has led to valuable
results. Adequate provision shoulc
be made. President Van Hise ex
planned, for equipping the new chemi
cal laboratory now in course OF
construction; for the completion OIL
university hall, BIZ the erection of the
north wing to relieve the overcrowdeo
condition of that building: and fol-
the erection of new science build
ing owing to the overcrowtled condi
ton in science hall
College Of Agriculture.
In the college of agriculture funds
are necessary for bulletins, circulars
of information and other printed
matter, in order that the results OF
the investigative work in the practical
problems of agriculture may be
spread broadcast to the farmers of the
state. In this college also the rapid
increase in the number of students
which in the long course alone this
year amounted to so per cent, makes
necessary considerable increase in
the instructional and administrative
force. The important uvestigative
work which in the past, as in the case
of oat smut and the solution Of other
practical problems, has proved of so
great value to the state, must be
maintained. AS soon as the neces-
sary funds are provided, the college
of agriculture plans to take up the
soil and drainage problem, 1. e in,
vestigation of which Illinois annually
expends $4,000; to investigate dis
eases of potatoes; to carry on more
expensive tests; and to begin a cam.
paign for poultry raising and horse
breeding, for both of which the state
is admirably adapted in order to
continue its present instrrctional and
investigative work and to carry on
these new undertakings President Van
Hise showed that the college of agri-
culture needs funds for the construc-
ton and equipment of an agronomy
building, tool house, poultry building.
and several barns.
College of Engineering.
In the college of engineering, Presi,
dent Van Hise pointed out, there has
been an increase of $50 students. and
the indications are that with the in
creasing demand for engineers. the
number of students will grow even
more rapidly during the 1ext two
years. This rapid growth has result
ed in an overcNwded condition of the
engineering building and shops, and
it is therefore necessary, as President
Van Hise pointed out, to 'JlFld wing
on the engineering building, erect a
hydraulic Laboratory, and extend the
shops for a now foundry An increase
in the Institutional force is required
including professors and instructors
in chemical engineering and mining
engineering. 1t is also recommended
that funds be set aside with which to
carry on important research work
which is likely to produce results that
will prove Y1luable to the whole state.
College of Law Needs Support.
The college of law, which has not
advanced as the other departments
have done recently because of the
long established policy of making it
largely sef-supporting, was shown to
be in need of increase and strength
ening of its Institutional force.
The present university heating
plant was shown to be inadequate for
future needs. and the university wat
e1'work:- and means of fire protec-
tiOn, it was pointed ort, are also in
sufficient.
Economy of Concentration.
AS result of the fact that all the
colleges and departments are grouped
together in one place, the university
as at present maintained, President
Van Hise argued, can be operated to
the greatest efficiency with a maxi
mum degree of economy, and at the
same time the students have all the
advantages of combined courses in the
college of professional schools at a
minimum cost to the state.
In closing President Van Hfse
showed that in spite of the fact that
the university income has Jagged more
than a quarter of a million dollars
behind that of some other large state
universities comparable to it, the Uni
versity of Wisconsin has taken high
rank and is being recognized as one
of the important institutions of high
er learning Of this country. IT has
also been able to renu1- valuable ser
vice to the state not only by educat-
ing thousands of young men and WON.
en- for all walks of life, but by a valu-
able investigative work which has in
creased the wealth Of the state many
millions of dollars. On the latter
point he referred to the report OF
Dean Henry showing that the Babcock
milk test has increased the wealth Of
the farmers more than $1,000 900 q
year; that the Introduction of Swed-
ish oats has added 100000 to the
farmers income; and that the work
upon the smut of oats has resuFed in
an increase of about s4.500.O00 annu
ally. Thus the university is returning
to the state annually many times the
amount of the appropriation for
which the bill provides.