The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05
CONFERENCE Of
EXTENSION MEN
FIRST CONFERENCE OF AGRIcUL.
TURAL EXTENSION MEN
HELD THIS WEEK
OUTLINE OF WORK TO Be CARRIED OUT
Is Given BY the State Leader, G. w,
Randlett-Pres. Dwight of State
Board Of Regents is Present

Inc HrSt conference OF the South Ia
kota agricultural extension workers
was held at the State College on Mon.
day and Wednesday of this week. The
meeting was called by Prof. Gordon
w. Randlett, State Leader of Exten-
sion for the purpose of: %. Discuss
ing matters of policy, what the extern
sion department does and does not
stand for, what the extension depart
ment is undertaking to do in South
Dakota and the relations between the
extension force, the college and sta
ton, and the extension force and the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture; (2) For the purpose of confer
ring with the heads of the department
and experiment station, and acquaint-
ing themselves with the latest results
of the experiment work carried on by
the college; (3) and to permit the ex-
tension workers themselves to get in
formation for the purpose of exchang-
ing experiences on organization and to
plan short course work.
The following extension workers
were present at the conference: State
Leader Gordon w. Randlett; Fl. H.
Stoner, superintendent Of short
courses; Geo. w. Dixon, short course
lecturer; w. NJ. MAR, superintendent
of boys and girls club work; w. A.
Ostrander, agent for Dist. No. l; Guy
Morrison, agent for district No. 2; A.
W. Palm, C%odington county; e. w.
Hall, Sphinx county; c. B. Gursley,
Beadle county; l.. v. Wisman, Clark
county; C. f. Bird, Douglas county;
Sam Sloan, Day county; Dick Level
len, Lyman county; NJ. R. Meeham,
specialist in dairying for the West
River district, and S.. ID. Van Benthuy-
sen, demonstration in boys and girls
club work and short courses. G. Z.
Michel, agent for district No. 8 and w.
E.. Lyman, agent for Lawrence county,
were unable to be present. Hon T. w.
Dwight, president of the state board of
regents; Elwood Chappell Perisho,
president Of State College, DR.. A. N.
Hume, agronomist, Prof. James w.
Wilson, director Of experiment station
and professor of animal husbandry,
James H. Shepard, professor of chem
istry and other heads of departments
took part in the discussions.
Prof. Randlett outlined the follow
ing six projects under which the ex-
tension work would be effected: %
Administration project, in which one
third of the effort of the state leader
and Office force would come out of
Smith-Lever funds; (2) County agent
work covering work of three-fourths of
the time and energy of the district and
county agents; co Short course
work to occupy one-fourth of the time
of district and county agents who shall
give not less than four-day short
courses in each county unorganized,
under the direction of superintendent
H. H. Stoner: (4) Boy and girl club
work under the direction of w. NJ.
MAR for the purpose of organizing
clubs of boys and girls between the
ages of 10 and Is years; (5) Special
woman's project, which provides for
the employment of women agents to
W. aortoip dict orc ruhn cho11 rnrE
toward improvement of farm homes
and home labor !; co. Certain special
lists who shall devote their time to
special agricultural features needing
such attention, a dairy specialist now
being supported in the West-River dis
trict.
Hon. T. w. Dwight, president of the
state board of regents, and Pres.
Perisho discussed the relation between
the college and extension workers. Mr..
Dwight compared the work of the
county agent with that of the Mission
airy, the teacher, and preacher, where
the results would be slow in coming,
but which would surely come. He
stated that the new extension field
afforded great opportunity for con
structive service. Pres. Perisho en-
phasized the fact that the people en-
ployed in this work were members of
the college faculty. and as such may
look to the other members of the
faculty for assistance and advice. He
stated that at all times the college
stood ready to give the agents a good
substantial backing in their work.
Special demonstration conferences