The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-11
prosDerouse Condition Of Affairs
at State College
ENROLMENT 400 per CENT
IN TEN YEARS GROWTH OF AGRI'
CULTURAL SCHOOL HAS
BEEN MARVELLOUS.

PULLMAN, Wash, Feb. 1.-THE re-
cent developments in the agricultural
|department of the Washington State
college have been noteworthy to all
who are interested in that phase of the
work. Within the last two years an
instructor in animal husbandry has
been added and specialist in that
work. Professor Linklater, appointed
The full time of an instructor in dairy
ing has been employed and Ira p.
Whitney. a graduate of the dairy school
of the University of Wisconsin, chosen
to fill the place.
A cerealist, G. w. Lawrence has
heen Amounted and the cereal investi-
cations have entered upon a new stage.
There. are now seven instructors and
investigators giving their entire time
to this work on the faculty, besides
their assistants. This has made posi-
BILE better differentiation of the work.
Besides these two men in botany,
two in entomology, one in zoology, four
in veterinary science, four in chemistry
and four in domestic econOmy-a.l
closely allied subjects-24 in all, are
now at work. 1t is we'll known that IN
struction in entomology, for example,
or the fungus diseases is as essential
to agriculture as any other.
Story Of Great Advances.
The strictly agricultural work of to-
day contrasts strongly with that UNI
dertaken when President Bryan took
charge in 1898. Then one man. E. r.
Lake. had the combined work in agri-
culture and horticulture. In year he
had been replaced by two men. Profess
sor Balmer in horticulture. A veterin-
arian was added in 1895. The agricu!-
tural subjects were in the hands OF
two men until 1899, when Professor
Elliott was added. In 1904, an assist
ant in horticulture and in 1905 three
more men were added to this depart
ment. In the quantity of work to be
done this department has practically
doubled in the last two years.
More Than 300 Students.
The number of collegiate courses in
5 to 80, while the number of students
in them has increased 400 per cent.
while the increase in collegiate agri-
cultural students has increased from
1902, the year Professor Spillman left.
to the present time. 600 per cent. Last
year the agricultural department en-
rolled in all departments of it's work.
more than 800 students. So large a
part of the work does not appear under
this name-fOr example. entomology,
in figures is far below the real facts Of
the agricultural studies. The interest
in the work and the pride of the stu
dent in his achievements in this direc-
ton are of equally great Importance.
The enrolment in the entire college
for the year 10000, was 40. in 1866
it was 1870. During the last four
years the enrolment ran 56S, 653. 1888,
1879. For the current year it will like
ly reach 1900.
Short Practical Course.
For 10 years the college has given a
larger or smaller number of short
courses of a practical character. One
of the most important of these has
been a 12 weeks course in butter and
cheese making. The attendance upon
this special course, has varied some
what with the status of the dairy in
dustry. but it has been on the whole
rendered an important service. Instruc
tions in dairying is also given to stu
dents of the regular agricultural course
both elementary and advanced.
The winter school for farmers has
been most useful. Sometimes it has
been alternated with extensive courses
in various local communities. The
farmers institute work has been of in
calculable value throughout the state