The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-12
NEWS OF rae COLLEGES.
Demand for Graduates In Forestry and
EnGIneerlng women Farmers.

From ne iHsrtccB Edutr'ioHal Perisu
The Maine Agricultural college pro-
poses 10 establish textures especially for
country pastors
The ANDY bill ~ the country IL some
thing over $500. OOo. oOn the shool hill 10
abou, ttso. IN
Not often s the American srhool with
all - students transferred 70 another
country Rui such was done Nth tho
B.ltmore Forrest school. numbering FORTY
i've students. after George " Vanderbilt
had decided that he no longer cared 10
have Do oTrupy h.s estate m North Carolina.
IN November last he school vas taken 20
Germany for me winter
During the last siN months the Uni-
v.rs.ty 81 Wis. onsin has developed The
first municipal reference hureau estab-
Ilsrsd nv n state university tor The benefit
Of The cities ~ the Commons ealth and D.
is nov one Of he most active DEF artments
N the UNIVERSITY eXtebsi sion WORK The
aim il 70 colie-t information On all sub ects
n city organization and administration
and 10 furnish II a. once 10 anv clty or any
ctvic oncial Who desires b.
Sta,i.tics compiled from data furnished
by ..s out 81 the go members of The
present senior class ~ Wellesley College
show that - Of the number expert 10 teach
during ~ yea. after graduation. - 10
remain az home. . - take up some form Of
philar thropic acti-itv 70 be married S
% do library work, 70 travel. 2 70 fam
and each 20 write. take up domesti, - i-
ence become a secretary. while 10 Of the
number are undecided m their choice
The Forest Service In Colorado and por-
tons Of wyoming will employ hfty-hve
extra men during the coming summer
70 cruise timber on national Nnreats and to
investigate the rate of growth n forests
These men will report for work ~ soon
a. their college work ends this spring
The Colorado school NJ Forestry ~ COL
orado Springs will furnish nine men. Har-
ward two. Iowa Agricultural College nine
Michigan Agricultural four Michigan INT
yer-ity eight. Nebraska University Two.
Yale four. Pennsylvania State College two.
colorado Agricultural college one The
work will not only furnish these students
with he best possible experience bur uiI
give them opportunity 10 earn consider.
able money
The engineering school Of the niyersitv
~ Michigan presents statistics concerning
the success Of IT. graduates In 1871 -Os
n Was found that there were rs grad
yates. NJ whom ~ we're decreased FROM
the "a who answered o. cards we're
received
II was found that n the highly rsspon-
sible positions ~ graduates veTe managers
Of various companies, ~ we're chief snRi-
neefs - we're presidents and 10 were vice
presidents OF the students Who have but
recently been graduated :. per rent found
themselves In responsible positions In ak
months. ~ per cent a. the end Of FIVE years.
81 per cent a. the end Of ten years. IS per
cent by fifteen years. % per cent by twenty
years. and 100 per cent. In twenty-five
years.
The School ~ Commerce and Admins
traiion AZ the University ~ ChicaRo. some
times tsrtnsd the consular school. though
established less than two years ago. has a
faculty ~ twenty-nine professors ana In -
structoTs. and l. gTowing n be re- oEniyed
a. In oil essentials a. truly professional
~ are the Law OT medical schools
While NJ yet no special diploma j. given
graduates Who are candidates for United
niMieH fuWaulaNlUA WI ~ fRNtlWHn 10 Inc
President n the Juitsd states for appoint
r1ent The course occupies two years and
students are not admitted ~ 70 until they
have completed two years n undersradu-
ate wOrh The courses are Intended how 10
ever not merely - preparation for 'he
Z nited states Government ser vice but
for ne larger foreign field IN which ths
great exporting r-f importing interests
81 The country are concerned
~ 'hs Ios students graduated from
the Minnezota State Agricultural Jollere
lasi month ~ least Is ser sent gill 90
back 10 The farm and put into practice The
things they learned during their ooursa
/ This percentage may he increased ~ IS
/ yearly all ~ ne others will take advanced
/ work IN he agricultural college and heroine
I teachers and Inspectors Tor The state
/ Dean Alhert p Woods. who recently
came from me Department ~ Agriculture
~ Washington N take charge ~ the col
: ls-e, points OUT that he hEurpa given above
indioafe an Increase over Last year. though
4 for me most par ne figures have remained
stationary 81 about y per cent for the
~ fhs iota n,unhsr NJ graduates thirty
seven are girls some n Them Own farms
~ have interests IN trarta ~ Minnesota
land, and though ihe average age ~ The
girl graduate " mo farm srhOol h a.. Dean
/ Woods de"larrs he RiT graduate j. fust
- rlpahle NJ going harL snd taking up
'he management n g farm 81 tha boz -
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