Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-31
FUTURE Of
A. c. ASSURED
President Ladd Issues Optimistic
Statement to Students and
Graduates.
NO CHANGES IN
COURSE OF STUDY
NO CHANGES IN

friend of the college would allow its
future growth and development to be
harmed in any way. OF this you may
rest assured. The institutional work
will be continued in full harmony
with the spirit Of the Morrill, Act,
namely, ito teach such branches of
learning as are related to agriculture
and mechanic arts" These stand in
the law as separate and distinct types
of education though not necessarily
independent of each other. They are
coordinate and of equal rank. Meth
er can be subordinated to the other.
If agriculture is of college rank, me-
chanic arts must also be Of college
rank and, therefore, each give degrees
for full collegiate work. The work
for the coming school year will con-
tinue without any changes in courses
of study as in the past and as given
in the catalog as already approved
and published by the board Of regents.
This should be our guide.
Outlines Work.
AS l view the situation from infor-
nation furnished me the work Of the
future for the Agricultural college
will be as briefly outlined:
In addition to the practical and pro-
fessional courses in agriculture and
home economics, there are to be Of
fered degree courses of civil and me-
chanical engineering as growing out
of agriculture and the industries.
In civil engineering the degree
course will be offered with the EN-.
phasis on road building, farm survey.
ing. drainage. sanitation, irrigation
and refrigeration. These are all prob.
lens growing out Of agriculture and
the industries.
Degree Courses In Mechanics.
In mechanical engineering there
will be degree courses emphasizing
farm mechanics, power machinery,
farm machinery, mill work and in.
dustrial engineering in all its phases.
The course in chemical engineering
now offered will be continued and
strengthened with special emphasis
placed upon the industries, for exam.
pie, paint and varnish industries, SUI
gar and beet factories, canning indus.
tries, etc.
The course in agricultural engineer
ing will be developed when there is
sufficient demand to warrant the ex-
pense. Until then the work can best
be offered in connection with that Civ
en- in drainage, irrigation, etc., as
above outlined, or as given in nom
degree courses
The course in mechanic arts will
be developed and in connection with
education the work offered will spe-
cially prepare teachers for manual
training and vocational work for the
public schools.
Emphasize General Science,
The course in general science will
in the future have emphasized more
: fully the applied features and qualify
students satisfactorily for the posi-
ton of principal, and teacher in the
consolidated, rural, vocational, or vii
lage school, where agriculture and vo-
cational studies are largely emphasiz-
ed and will undoubtedly be more fully
emphasized in the future. This course
will enable students not desiring to
specialize in either agriculture or
home economics to take elective
groups in these courses together with
rural economics, sociology, modern
languages, marketing, rural credits,
citizenship, agrarian, economic and
social history Of the United States.
The course also offers splendid pre-
paration as the background on which
to qualify as trained workers in the
field of botany, sed testing, fertilizer
work, feeding stuffs problems-in
fact for the whole field of regulatory
work for agricultural journalism.
The course in architecture will be
given more of an agricultural trend
for the present and be designated es-
pecially to deal with the problems of
rural farm building, mills, elevators,
warehouses, factories, etc.
Continue Farm Courses.
The courses in dairying, veterinary,
chemistry, pharmacy and biology, as
now offered, of course will be contin.
ued and strengthened as rapidly as
possible.
The several non-degree vocational
courses heretofore offered, namely
farm husbandry, home makers, power
machinery, craftsmen and builders
ETC., will be continued and developed
In addition to all of the foregoing
the work Of the department Of educa
ton will be enlarged and made a
school Of education for developing
teachers in agriculture, home econo
mics, mechanic arts, manual training
as we'll as to train teachers for the ru
raj, consolidated, vocational and vii
lage schools. In fact the Agriculture
college is to be the one institution
that will have the preparation Of
teachers for all vocational and indus
trial subjects.
Asks Cooperation.
Students and friends, there is plenty
to do, as above outlined, If we leave
the professional side of training To-
railroad building, structural work
ETC., to other institutions. l ask, there
fore, that you give me your full ant
loyal support, in making the Agricul
tural college and institution that no
only every Thoughtful and progress
sive citizen of the state may point t,
with pride but one that other state
may ind worthy Of emulation. vii
VIM mt Al a former afndenf mr. M ,