The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-06-04
YOUR STATE UNIVERSITY
HAS 1T HELPED YOU7

YOUR STATE UNIVERSITY
HAS 1T HELPED YOU?
The University of Idaho. your state
university, gives expression, and con-
ducts work for the state through
three main lines of endeavor-teach-
ing, extension service, and research.
service is especially emphasized in
connection with Agriculture and
Home Economics.
What We Plan to Do.
Through the Extension Service you
personally, or your community, NAV
receive real and active help. That
you may become thoroughly familiar
with this branch of University acti-
WITTY, The Tribune plans to have a
series of articles telling of the organ
izatlon, methods of operation, lines of
work attempted, something of what
each line is doing and general infor-
nation about this active and important
department, of your state university.
Prof. DIN First Director.
The Extension Department came
into existence in 1911 with the ap-
pointment of w. H. DIN as Director
of Extension. The work began to as
sumo something of its present organi-
cation early in 1913, when a field man
in animal husbandry began work.
Since then there have been added,
from time to time. other field workers
until at present there are sixteen men
and women directly engaged in max
ing the University of Idaho a vital,
active, helpful force in every home,
and community of the state.
Extension Organization.
The Extension Service organiza-
ton consists, Q) The Director, who
has active charge and supervision of
the entire force of workers. He is,
too a representative of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
since much of the work done is CO.
operative with the United States De-
partment;
ca A vice-director, who is also
State Leader of county agriculturists
and in charge of farm management
service;
(3) A field animal husbandman,
who gives helpful service in every and
any line of live stock;
~ A Field Horticulturist;
(5) A Field Dairyman;
(6) A woman who gives her en-
tire time to Home Economics in all
its phases;
~ An assistant Home Economics
worker who also gives her entire time
as we'll as;
(8) A third woman who gives
portion of her time to the develop
ment and improvement of the prob
lens of the rural home.
Then there is a:
~ A Pure Seed Commissioner and
analyst;
Q0) A Supervisor and Organizer
of Boys and Girls Club work with
two part time assistants already at
work. This last activity of the Ex-
tension Service is so heavy that it
will be necessary to have several more
helpers either on full or part time.
The county agents in:
QD Canyon;
Q2) Lewis, and
O3) Franklin counties are includ
ed in the extension organization. For
most readers of The Tribune. it is
unnecessary to comment on the char
acter and value of the help rendered
by the county agent. Add to the
twelve men and women already given
the superintendent of the demonstra-
ton farms at Aberdeen, Gooding,
Caldwell. Standpoint and Clagstone
and the present force of extension
workers is complete.
Not Assembled in a Day.
AS already indicated, this working
force was not secured all at once. For
more than a year the entire extension
force consisted of the Director and
the Animal Husbandman. Now from
time to time as the work develops and
warrants, and as funds permit new
workers are added. The whole plan
and intent of the work and organiza-
ton is that real help, actual service of
the pull off my coat. roll up my
sleeves and pitch in" kind may be
given to the farmers, ranchers, stock
men, orchardists, gardeners, dairymen,
home-makers, home-keepers, boys
and girls of Idaho.
In our next article we shall tell
more of the detail work which each
man and woman on the extension staff
are doing. We shall also tell of the
amount OF money spent by the govern
ment and state in this work, how II is
spent. and what il has done.