The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-02-04
\NlTOW0C, WIS.,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY a. 1909.

country share in the benefits of another
department known rs the Extension
Division of the University of Wisconsin.
This work was partially planned in 1891
but has been developed most RAPIDLY in
the last two years. Since its organiZa-
tion is so recent | shall take the liberty
of reading extracts concerning its func
ton from recent circular of the divi-
sion.
1T is the purpose of the University
Extension Division of the University of
Wisconsin to aid every citizen and every
official and unofficial organization in
Wisconsin to use all the resources of the
University in men knowledge, and
books, for the education and improve
ment of the individual and the com.
munity.
The Extension Division will use the
most direct and simple means to instruct
the artisan, the farmer, the home maker
the clerk, the public official in all
branches of knowledge which will make
him more efficient in his daily work and
more useful to his family and the state.
1T will use the most simple and direct
means to inform communities aud public
bodies rs to the best methods of promot-
ing the public welfare and to inspire
them to surround their citizens with the
best possible physical, moral, and educa.
tional environments
To facilitate the work the Extension
Division is divided into four depart
ments; the department of instruction by
lectures, the department of correspond
ence, the department Of general inform
alton and welfare, and the department
of debating aud public discussion. There
are four methods of instruction-lec
lures, correspondence study, publication
and distribution of bulletins, and loans
of printed material for study Lecture
courses or single lectures are provided to
any organization in the state at reason
able expense, more than two hundred
persons living in the country took in
|
several bulletins on important problems
have already been published, and sug
gestions and materials for study were
sent out to at least twenty five farmers
organizations during the past year. TO
quote from the circular, in regard to
| loans
1t gathers and lends materials for
The study and discussion of all important
questions and topics of the day. The
great q,,s,stions which must be decided
by the nation or the state, and those
which must be settled by city councils
ana town and county boards, are all
within its province. Questions which
are important to home makers, civic
leagues and Improvement associations,
organizations of business AMI profession.
al men are Investigated by the Division
in order that it may help Others to in.
vestigate them.
The books, articles, reports, address.
es, and other material which it gathers
for its own Investigations will be loaned,
without cost to official and unofficial
organizations.
When possible the Extension Divi.
sion viii borrow and lend to all student
and official organizations, books from
tine University, state and national libra
ries which are essential to the wide
| of a Vpi
direct inquirers to the best sources Of in.
formation, To federal and state depart
ments to national societies, to men and
women who have special knowledge
'In order to carry on ts work most
effectively, the Extension Division will
aid in forming classes, societies, and
cluos for study and civic work.
1T is evident that information of
great value to farmers which has been
obtained by the College of Agriculture
of the University Of Wisconsin, can be
made more Immediately useful to them
if the Extension Division can send lee
turers, letters, and loans to Farmer :
Club in every neighborhoO1 than If it
must try to deal with every individual
farmer in the state.
Az a further example of the influence
of the department we may state that
thru the Extension division II course was
planned in highway construction, The
chief Of Highway Construction Of the
State Natural History Survey arranged
the course of instruction without charge
for his service. The Department handled
the office work This course WAS given
free, with the exception of n postage
charge of seventy five cents to any pub.
lie officer in charge Of highways. over
200 ava;led themselves of the course.
The attitude Of the Department toward
| country conditions was well shown
, when the Director made the proposition
to the County Superntendents in their
! convention at Oshkosh last September to
provide "A course Of instruction in Agri.
, culture for the country school teacher.
The plan was to give comprehensive
correspondence course, to follow it thru.
| ou, the year witt leaflets for the proper
: teaching uf the subject To take charge
Of this work the Department would have
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