Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-31

urged by Dean e. A. Birge and Dean
c. r. Bardeen, as we'll as by President
Van Hise. as one of the most pressing
necessities.
While 1t may be practicable to To-
cate these medical departments in the
biological building temporarily, it win
be necessary in the near future to con
struct the medical wing of the biologi-
cal group OF buildings in order to give
adequate quarters for the medical de-
partment now in the chemical engi-
neering building and also for the de-
partmeats OF bacteriology and patholo-
Ky and for the hygienic laboratory. all
OF which are temporarily located in
south hail. as well as for the depart
ment of anatomy now in science hall
/ This wing for the accommodation OF
| the college of medicine will cost not
| less than $l50,000
/ Engineering College outgrows Building
The inadequacy of the present build
| ings OF the college of engineering, both
| for the instruction and the laboratory
requirements OF the many engineering
students, furnishes still further reason
/ for the extension of the educational
permanent improvement fund. The
present engineering building was con-
structed when there were about 400
students in engineering; now there are
over 900 So rapid has been the growth
in the number Of engineering students
during the last few years that, IL it
were practicable, President Van Hise
believes that il would be advisable to
construct at once an entirely new eng,
neering building which would be ade-
quate to meet the needs OF at least
200 students OF engineering, In con-
sideration OF the other very pressing
needs of the university. however, it
tc C,y seems possible TO construct an
adequate engineering building imme-
diately since such q structure would
cost not less than 5000 900. Temper
arily, to meet the pressing need, TWO
saUtt wings could be added TO the pres
ent engineering building at cost OF
Sd, COO each and the new mining de
paiment could find Temporarily labu-
lla,oly accommodations in the old CEN
tlal heating plant when the boilers
are taken out.
More Land for Pure Bred Grains.
Because the state gains millions OF
collars a year as the result of the
growing, on farms throughout Wiscon-
sin, of high bred seed raised on the
university faSm, the report urges that
Ideduate provision be made for farm
land upon which to develop these
grains. In the past years the universe
ty has been able to furnish only a
portion of the amount OF these pure
bred seeds that have been asked for
by the farmers of the state. At is GER
tain that the exenditure Of money for
a sufficient amount of land 10 furnish
All the high grade seed which the
farmers OF the state request, would be
repaid to them many fold There
rhould therefore. he available at once
$4,000 TO purchase land for the agri-
cultural department, this additional
land to be used largely for the raising
Of pure bred seed for dissemination to
the farmers of the state
Poultry and Dairy Needs.
Although for number of years
there have been very numerous re-
quests for instruction in poultry, it
has been impossible for the college Of
agriculture to give this instruction, be-
cause the funds available were made
quate TO establish this department, and
at the same time conduct efficiently
the existing departments Additional
income, therefore is necessary to pro-
vide for this much needed line of work
The rapid increase in the number OF
students in the long course in agricul-
ture has made II very difficult to pro-
vide for their adequate instruction in
dairying in the present dairy building
Within the next year the dairy build
ing should be extended to the north,
, President Van Hise urges, or else the
: pavilion west of the dairy building
should be much enlarged for the stu
, dents of the long course.
More Demonstrations for Farmers.
| The development of the many lines
of demonstrating practically to farmers
the more effective means OF getting re-
: suits in their work and OF preventing
! | needless waste is likewise dependent
I upon the increase in the income of the
university For studying the peaty
: and sandy soils of central Wisconsin,
| additional permanent sub-Stations,
| President Van Hise shows are much
!, needed, and could be secured with the
i necessary buildings and equipment for
/ about $4,000. The demonstration work
q which has been SO successfully carried
I on and which should be continued, in
e cludes such important work as, spray
a ing potatoes for blight; spraying and
q renovatlng orchards; plant breeding
!, work in corn, barley, oats and tobacco
weed eradication by iron sulphate; the
discussion of bovine tuberculosis, with
post norton demonstrations at county
r fairs. institutions. etc; drainage or
g land: butter and cheese scoring exhib-
it's; the improvement of the horse in
/, dustry: dairy tests; cranberry work;
g seed control; northern Wisconsin sub
r stations: extension courses at county
. agricultural schools and elsewhere; as
: vel, as nursery, feed, fertilizer, ana
stallion inspections.
ANY appropriations which the leg
7 islnture may make for these lines Of
d agricultural extension work 20 direct
n ly TO the people Of the state writes
j President Van Hise. "They are not
for the students in attendance at the
university, either directly or Indirect
. ly"
Increases In Salaries.