The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-06-19
RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED DURING
TEN YEARS PRESIDENCY
OF DR.. AYLEsWoRTH.
INCREASE OF STUDENTS
GENERAL BROADENING OF THE
WORK AND ADVANCES IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS.
By n. N. cATTRELL.

| With the commencement just closed.
Or. Barton o. Aylesworth has COM
pleted ten years Of work as president
Of the Colorado Agricultural College.
These years have shown steady prog
ress and gains in every line: In In
crease in teaching force and In num-
Der Of students. In almost yearly rise
In the standards for entrance and for
graduation. In library. in buildings. and
in lands, in appropriations and In ex-
penditures. in experiment station and
farmers institute work. and in the in
fluence Of the college through the
State.
Some Of the gains In ten years may
be mentioned:
The number OF professors. instruc-
tors and members of the experiment
station staff have increased from 80
to ~.
The total enrolment has increased
from 34s to 745. The enrolment Of
ten years ago includes preparatory,
sub-freshmen, and commercial stu.
dents. classes in all three OF which
have been dropped. The enrolment
for this year includes all taking short
courses at the college. but does not
include 1880 persons who were given
short courses outside of the college
by college instructors during the past
winter.
The number of students taking col.
legiate work has increased from l33
to 259.
The land used by the farm and
horticultural departments has In.
creased from $40 acres to 1.s7s acres.
OF which At tho present tims l7S acres
are under irrigatioa.
The library has increased from H..
900 TO $4,000 volumes.
The mailing list Of the experiment
station has increased from $500 70
$4,000.
There was spent the first year Of
DR.. Aylesworth's administration, $50
for farmers institutes. and for the last
twelve months. $500.
The practical short courses in the
college aud through the state have
been established. The veterinary
course. ranked among the best In the
United States by the U. 8. govern.
ment inspector. and the four-year col.
legiate courses in horticulture and In
electrical engineering have beea o.
tablished. The preparatory. sub
freshman. commercial. and normal
domestic science courses have bssu
dropped. as was also instruction In
Latin. at the beginning OF his admin.
istration.
There have been expended for new
buildings S95.s00. and for the better.
ment Of aid buildings. and other per.
manent improvements. moro than this
amount.
The total annual expenditures Tor
college and experimental station work
have increased from $4,000 to $780,.
900. In the twenty year, preceding
Dr.. Aylesworth's administration the
State had made special appropriation
for the college axgrsgating $500
The first appropriation received under
bis Administration was In 1909 for
5000. Since that date. the apprscia-
ton Of the college and IT. needs has
grown 20 that the last Legislature ap.
3ropriatsd for Il $4,000.
A. the beginning e Dr.. Ayiss-
worthS Administration. the Agricul.
tural College was little appreciated
throughout the state. Now. shout half
the total income Of The Institution 70
expended outside Of The college In a.
vslopinG The Agriculture o. the state.
and this work meets with gsosral ~
proval By both farmers and busiAsss
msn.
The experiment station has 1890
names o. IL mailing list. end bssidss
. strong staff working q The eollses.
maintains fouf experts II the field. CIV.
ing direct help 70 Thousands Of farmers.
One hundred and ssvsnty.six fArm.
efs' Institutes aad short eoursse were
held b. The college during ths pasl
year u different parts q The stats.
witA . total atsndancs Of $1,000.
The members Of The experiment "a,
tioa staff furnished Information d.
reetiy 10 1890 corrsspoadsats dssias
~ past year.
These linss a work eoe ~ farmers
Aavo glvea ~ eoels0o . olrooG Il.
f)ssaee tAsoagAost tAe sGafe, ~ have
beeagAG - 4 ~ tatseeee a11 stsua0
saDDege e ~ lsa1inG FARMERS ~
buG1Dooo ~ a Co1efolA.