The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-06

November 5, DR.. r. ID. Ball, direc
tor of the experiment station and DR.
e. G. Peterson, director Of the exten
siou division of the Utah Agricultural
College. left for Washington to at
1,ud the convention of the Associa'
tnp Of American Agricultural Col
u4cs aud Experiment Stations and
Ihe meeting of the American Associa-
ion OF Farmers Institute Workers,
abich are to be held in the nations
np'tal November 10 to IA.
The purpose of the latter gathering
is 20 discuss such questions as The
OhRg zion Of the Farmers Institute
~ Rural People and Rural Conditions
ud How 1t Shall Meet These Obliga-
TONS. and kindred topics and to con
slider WAYS and means to make the
cErcu turll uogab e schools more eff
leJ i've m general. DR. Peterson with
4 r.. Martin Of Harrisburg, Pa, and
T.. Z. Taft Of East Lansing, Mich.
form the committee on Movable
Schools Of Ayr culture, and a. feature
Of the convention will be a report
from this committee. This national
committee was appointed some time
ago to wa.ch over the movable school
movement and present its findings as
10 what changes are necessary ana
what methods work the best. 1t is
probably known by most UtalIns. that
rho Agricultural College aims to hold
about a weeks school for farmers in
each of number of towns in the
Rtate every school year. The same
action Is taken by similar Institutions
a. other states. 1t now becomes the
work Of DR.. Peterson's committee to
fel the convention about the success
1iiat already has been attained and
suggest how the movement may be OF
greater benefit to the farmer.
Other Conditions
m addition there will be discussions
Nhading educators on problems of ag-
riculture and agricultural education,
marketing, rural organization for get.
ing credit and for Other purposes and
general organization and adminstra.
zion of the work of colleges of agricul.
ture. One whole day will be given
srer to a discussion of legislation con
serning farming that is now before
congress. Senator Hoke Smith and
Representative A. p. Lever are book
sd 10 speak on the revised Lever bill
which means SO much for the tiller
al the soil. 1t will be remembered
shat the original Lever bill passed the
house but failed to pass the senate
by de vote. In its present form it
rarries $4,000 more for the Utah
agricultural College per year and a
Ike amount 20 every other such state
institution, besides an additional sum
fOr each state according to popula.
Elon. II Is predicted by conservative
men ia agricultural circles that the
nil will become law within year
and a half.
Among the important things accom-
pltsned by those great agricultural
gatherings in their conventions last
year were TO make thorough analys.
u Of the cooperative movement Of
farmers in general in this country and
abroad and to begin preliminary dis
aUssions of federal legislation In be.
balf Of the man on the land, which
latter will be finished at the session
next week.
fl view of the enlarged activities
which the colleges of agriculture have
assumed within the last few years.
ard the increasing interest which the
FEDERAL government is taking In col
lsGe and especially extension work.
she meetings this year In Washington
are of especial importance. The de-
anition of the policy of the federal
government toward certain new phas
~ Of agricultural education will be
very materially influenced, II is be-
Meved, by the deliberations of the