Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-03
The 3t,te University.

Following tine business session Prosi-
dent Van Ilise OF the state university
was introduced The only allusion
no made To the attack on the univer-
sty by State superintendent Cary
was in his introduction to his nd.
dress, whose topic was The Uniyer
aity and the state, In which he said
Certain things that have been said
In Milwaukee Of the university have
not been based on deep research but
on mere rumor and not after an adc'
quate Investigation. His speech was
in part IA follows!
In It's gyatom Of public instruction
the state of Wisconsin has provided
for all branches OF education, from
the kindergarten through tho profess.
8ional schools Of the university. The
country schools, the graded schools,
the high schools, the normal schools,
md the university are each part OF
the system, and should be so org8n.
lied that the pupil may begin in the
Rrade3 and, by successive steps, pass
through each As the stage at which
different pupils school training cones
10 an end will necessarily be differ.
ont, each part of the system must be
complete in itself The high school
must be of the highest possible service
TO the community In which It exl ats,
" II Is TO most successfully perform
It's function, In order to do this, It
must At lbs pupils for the active du-
ties of life which most OF them viii
take up upon leaving the high school,
but II must ALSO provide adequate
training for those who desire to con
tinue their education In the colleges,
normal schools, or the university,
In order to give the high school
the greatest possible latitude In
courses of study, the university has
made It's entrance requirements as
elastic as possible
Under the existing system of ad.
uniting students practically no one Is
barred from the university.
The university has always undcs.
taken to be OF the greatest possible
service TO the high schools OF The
state.
III the most effective work Is to be
accomplished by the educational instt.
buttons of the state, | believe that they
should cooperate to The greatest pos.
.ibe extent, Each can without doubt,
assist the other and all should work
together for common end
gives Aid TO Farmers,
"A large part of the work of the
college OF agriculture Is devoted to
investigation Of the agricultural pro,
,nlems of the state and the demonstra.
riou Of results Of these Investigations
FOR the benefit Of the agricultural In.
}-erests. II has been repeatedly point
led out that the direct material gain to
dhE state which has come from the In.
vesugatiye work In the college OF
agriculture has been vastly greater
than the eutire cost to the state of the
establishment and maintenance of tns
university.
Extension and Correspondence Work.
"ln another effort TO be of direct
benefit to as many citizens of the
;tate rs possible, the university dur
ing the past year has reorganized It's
extens On department, and has added
20 ii a correspondence branch. The
extension department will not only
provide public lectures as heretofore
but will assist all groups Of people
that wish to undertake work OF Sc
rious character of whatever kind In
sfny part of the state. To this end