Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-25

most cases where the agricultural
school is a department Of the unlyer-
s!ty the agricultural work IL Of inferior
grade and the system works decidedly
against the students enrolled Ia the az
ricultural courses,
Prof Brand OF the bureau of plant IN
dustry OF the department OF agriculture
while visiting land grant institutions,
spent few days inspecting the work
Of the agricultural college at Logan.
When asked his Views on the advisable
Ivy Of consolidating the agricultural col
lege with the university he made a
statement TO this effect What do
think OF the idea OF consolidating agrl-
cultural colleges with state universe
ties? / don't think much OF H. II
sounds well IN theory. The economy
plea and the plea OF broader education
an sound good, but work out poorly,
am a graduate Of q consolidated school
the University OF Minnesota and my
experience with agricultural colleges,
generally. places me In a position 10
Judge. IN our school aud every other
school where consolidation has been
carried into effect. IL has been my ex.
uerlence that Il has been the agrlcul-
NNl al NANlAfMA NNN AlNAAN VIZ EN' n a aN'
Illinois or Cornell. At Cornell n Is
practically impossible for an agricultur-
al student TO make a fraternity or 10
even Join the better literary societies.
They are Isolated from active particle
patton Ia the student ne Of the school
altogether. lu the instances cited the
student gets good training. but 10 has
not worked out SO here in the west.
"a fH1HffUY
MIA are conspicuous examples Of vest
ern consolidated schools. In the lnsl-
tutions OF these states you will find
very, very few agricultural students.
Idaho has less than hali-dozeu, ana
California comparatively few consider
ing the agricultural wealth and popu-
latiou OF the state. In fact, my eNperl-
ence in the past has taught me that
about the onl' function Of the agricul-
tural departments Of universities seems
10 be their ability OF obtaining money
from the taxpayers, money which theS
ind useful IN building up rival depart
ments OF the university with the
strong agricultural school you already
have. It would be the worst thing pos.
sible for the agricultural interests OF
the state TO consolidate 1t with the
state university"
II is an lncontrovertIble fact that IN
most Of the smaller states today where
the agricultural schools are united with
the state universities. the agricultural
departments are being suppressed and
starved.
FEWER STUDY AGRICULTURE.
4 general comparison. from the
standpoint OF students enrolled, Of agri-
cultural colleges maintained IN con-
nection with state universities and COLI
leges maintained separately viii prove
that considering agricultural condi-
lions and population. In states where
the institutions are separate there are
many more students pursuing work IN
agriculture than Ia states where united.
HI this connection. permit me 10 COM
pare several states ~ about the same
population and where the conditions
agriculturally are about alike. The pop
ulation and value Of agricultural pro-
ducts are taken from the United states
census FOR 1869 and the number OF stu
dents from a signed statement from the
registrar Of each institution under date
Of Feb. l6, 1906.