Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-03
ATTENDANCE At WINTER MEET
ING At AMEs TO BREAK ALL
PREVIOUS RECORDS.
IOWA STATE COLLEGE NOW
REACHES 10000 PEOPLE
Dean curtiss Tells Students Of ~
markabIs Growth Of Short Course
System Since its. Organization
Twelve Years Ase-iowa School
Father Of Extension system.

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Ames, Jan. s. More than 200 young
men and women came to Iowa State
College yesterday. to enroll for the win
ter short course, making more, thon 500
In all. Todays newcomers will bring
the total beyond the 900 mark and the
indications are that the records of the
past few years will be broken before
the short course ends.
In his welcoming address last night
Dean Charles F. Curtiss told the as
sernbled students that Iowa State Col
lege is reaching something like 10000
men. women. boys n girls every year
thru its short courses and other extern
sion activities. The agricultural
courses of the college. the four-year
courses, enroll about 1000; the short
courses at the college, another 1000:
the short courses at the college, am
other 1000; the short courses in twen-
ty-four to thirty other places, from
5000 to 5000: lecturers from the college
reach at least $4,000 at farmers iI:-
stitutes; at county agricultural picnics.
fairs and the like, they reach another
IL, 900 to $4,000; on special trains they
reach still another $4,000; add to this
the $4,000 boys and girls enrolled n
the college educational clubs, and the
grand total passes 10000.
Iowa State College originated the
short course and extension idea in g
r%icultural education. When Dean
Charles F. curtiss arranged h pro-
gram of short = No. I, twelve
years ago., he planned the pioneer short
course. Out Of that has grown all the
short courses and the %extention work
in Iowa and everywhere else.
How strongly the extension idea has
gained a hold in ONE parts of Iowa
was Illustrated with the arrival OF
thirty-seven boys and girls from one
county, Page, in a special q
Rural Church Life Conference.
A western Iowa preacher. Rev. c. 5.
Lyles, of Logan, has set the pace for
men who are interested In the move
ment for building up the rural church.
He lbs aroused every Metnocist con-
gregation in Harrison county to SEND
its minister to attend the rural LIE
conference Of the short course at Iowa
State College, Jan. 6 and T.. In addi-
ton, he has arranged a fund con-
tributed by these ministers 10 seno the
district superintendent Of Metho-
dist church, Rev. DR.. c. L. Baxter. also.
TIL eleven preachers will come down on
Ames in a body this week and remain
for the conference and also tax IN
some of the short course work.
Mr.. Lyles is SO enthusiastic about che
conference because he attended a sim
liar meeting at the college last summer.
He is one Of the preachers in Iowa who
are doing a live work in rural churches.
He has organized boys and girls clubs
and he will tell Of his results with them
during the conference. He is also be-
hind the Logan short course which will
be held Jar. Is to 20.
Dean Charles F. Curtiss has already
received many a~cceptances from Iowa
ministers in response to his invitation
to attend the conference and h meet
ing promises to set a new mark of in
terest In rural life uplift.