The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-09-23
M. L. Brannon, Head of Uni
versity, Talks to Com
mercial Club.
MANY SPECIALISTS
In Charge of Departments Re.
Gently Organized for Benefit
of Idaho's Citizens.

In connection with the teachers in
stitute OF Idaho county. during Aast
week. Pres Geo. H. Black Of the State
Normal school at Lewiston, and Pres
Melvin A .Brannon OF the State Uni
versity were present to confer with
Co. Supt. y. j.. .Staley. the teachers of
Idaho county and the business and pro-
fessional men OF the county. 1t was
prominently manifest that the repre-
XsentaNhves OF our state institutions
were more deeply concerned with the
cooperative activities which might be
carried on with the community Inter-
ests Of Idaho county than they were
In merely promoting and advertising
the institutions with which they were
associated. This cooperative spirit is
made possible and Is fostered by the
wise legislation which placed all the
state institutions of higher education
in Idaho under the control of the sim
sle board Of education and board of
regents Of the university. This CO.
operative spirit Is one Of the most
fruitful lresuits of centralizing institu-
tional control in he state 1t express
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the activities within the immediate or
ganization Of each institution but what
is far more important, it expresses IT.
self in the effort to unite wholeheart-
erly with the workers In the high
schools. the elementary and rural
schools Of the state, and also to bring
the services Of the state institutions in
the closest possible contact with the
Industrial, social and civic needs of
every community In the state.
Pres. Black .did much to win the
confidence and kindly interest in edu-
actionai cooperation with the | Idaho
county authorities during his two days
so1ourn in Grangeville. He stressed es-
pecially that there was no stratifica-
tion In education; he made very clear
the thought that It was more essen
tal to render good services and to be
known as q faithful and well doing
servant than it was to seek for any
ialse class distinction. In other words,
II was far more Important to do good
teaching throughout the entire graded
system of schools than to. seek for pref
erment and to attach Importance to
rank as teacher lin higher grades.
The benefits of this doctrine win
quickly appear in the Forthcoming prac-
uces which are to be inaugurated In
The educational, work In Idaho county.
This same constructive and sympa-
thetic spirit Of cooperation is evident
IN the plans and organized efforts of
our state university. In this connec-
uon 1t may be interesting to note
ahaN the state university Is not a single
college; 1t has six distinct units, viz:
college of Ietters and science which
deals with the great fields of ntera-
ture. languages. history, the sciences,
the humanities. land the great applied
subjects of home economies, forestry
and education; secondly the college of
agriculture. jdeaiing with the study of
soils. agricultural chemistry. farm crops
pacteriology. horticulture, dairying. live
STOCK. and other important subjects
bearing ON the great business Of farm
ing; the third college lis the college
OF engineering. covering five great
iieids. civil. mechanical. electrical. min
ing and chemical engineering; the
fourth college Is the college of law,
making its best contribution perhaps
N attempting to lead the way in the
development OF better laws for Idaho
as well as giving The best modern train
ing TO students of law; the fifth unit
pf the state university Is represented
ny the Agricultural Experiment sta
non, carrying on original experiments
with the soils, the grains. the plants
ana the animals in the various diver
siried centers where dry farming. ir-
rigation farming. and non-irrigation
farming are practiced- The sixth, and
IN some respects, most important unit.
IS the Agricultural Extension Divis-
ION which is operating throughout the
larger part Of the state by means of
aleid specialists in plant and animal
diseases, plant and animal breeding,
ana plant and animal feeding This
olVision has control OF all extension
work which is carried on In home eco
aomics, boys and girls club work. judg-
ing at county fairs. movable schools
and similar activities.
II is the earnest desire of the board
o. education and the board of regents
OF the university that each of these
sx units Of the state university shall
come Into a vital and intimate rela-
uon TO every Important center Of Ida
no. So far as Idaho county is concern
ed' It win be perfectly evident to the