Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-13


Administration.
Printing and distribution OF bull.
letins.
Home economics.
Movable schools or short courses.
Creamery extension work.
Dairy extension work.
Boys club work.
Rural credits.
Work with negroes.
Farm demonstration work.
Rural organization.
Farm engineering.
II was 10 plan the details Of the
years work under these various
heads OF projects that MIR. Ousley call.
ed a meeting last week 81 all EN-.
ployeS OF the extension service. \
sort Of efficiency meeting where the
specialists OF the service were given
full information as to the plans for
the coming year, invited To offer sug'
gestions as to how the work may be
improved. and 10 receive fresh en-.
thusiasm for their labor.
At this meeting President Blzzell.
Director Younghlood OF the expert.
ment station. and representatives of
the agricultural departments of rail.
roads were present and addressed the
extension workers on methods OF max
Ing the work effective,
Specialists in the various divisions
discussed their work with each other
and submitted recommendation To
| Director Ousley for rendering the
work more effective. The organila-
| ton Of the experiment station, the
college proper and the extension sery'
ice was explained by Director Young.
blood. President Biz2ell and Director
Ousley and the heads OF the various
college departments In the school Of
agriculture explained In what ways
their departments could reach the
people Of Texas through the extension
service
To carry on the work as 10 has been
planned the employment of number
OF new specialists has been made
necessary. The home economies de.
partment now has four women
leaders who will devote all 90 their
time to work In domestic science and
club work with women and girls
/ Miss Bernice Carter, assistant state
agent In charge 81 girls club work
| Miss Cornelia simpson, demonstrates
In domestic science for girls. Mrs
Nat p. Jackson. in charge of organi
zation and reading courses for farm
women: Mrs. G.. VI. Garren. until re-
Gently In charge OF domestic science
for the State Department Of Agrlcul
ture In North Carolina. will conduct
demonstration work for the farm
women. In addition to these four
women leaders specialists In dairy
ing. poultry. home gardening and
other such fields will be available to'
addresses and demonstrations be'or,
women's meetings. In fact. much ol
the time of one dairy lecturer and o
the poultry expert will be given Il
this leature OF the work.
Movable schools or short courses
will be conducted all through tn
coming year rather than through th'
summer months alone. as has beer
the practice heretofore. A team 81
experts will be kept In the Held th'
wear around for this work and VII
be available for short courses at small
towns and country communities. {. VI
Evans. animal husbandman. VIII b
in charge of this team. lie VIII lave
the assistance OF +. W. kazmeier
poultry expert: G. VI. Garren. agron
omist. r. l.. Pou. dairy she 'ialist
W b. Lanham. horticultural: J. {
Olsen. agricultural engineering AM
others. For creamery organization
and work along that line. !. l.. Thom
as OF the United states Department
OF Agriculture will be stationed a
College Station. Sanitary milk pro
duction campaigns also will be con
Quoted by him.
Special efforts To increase the IN
rollment and interest In boys clu
work will be made during the mex
year. II. n. Williamson. state agen
i'm charge of this work. will he assist
ed by c. &. French. until recently o
Fort Worth. who has had much e'
perience. representing the stock yerd
interests in pig and baby beef clubs
The enrolment now Is more thaI
5000.
In rural credits. Il. l.. Bennett O
Paris will continue his campaign !
developing safe systems Of farmn
as a basis for bank credits. Ills wor
has been considered so effective tina
: the United States Department
Agriculture has endorsed his rat
sheet and recommended the adoptio
OF his credit plan throughout IN
Southern States.
Farm demonstration work will b
, continued with redoubled energy. v
Il =. Proctor. State agent, and his 81
. district agents have placed many ne
II agents in Texas counties during u
II last fiscal year.
Il Work with the negroes OF Texl
!. will begin for the first time. r.
Smith. a negro educator. has bee
+ selected TO lead team OF two n
groes, one man and one woman,