The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-24
UNIVERSITY. .HEADS
HELD CONFERENCE
AG. COLLEGE, EXPERIMENT STA
TION AND EXTENSION DEPART.
i MENTS JOIN HANDS
Expected That Better Work Will Re-
suit in the State Through Better
Understanding Among Workers

1he cO-OTQlndClOn or the functions
3y,efr the. agricultural college, expert
ment station, and extension depart
ments and means and methods by
which these functions might be
brought into closer harmony, and a
general unification of efforts perfected
along well defined lines was the sub
5ect of discussion at a meeting OF
members of the agricultural college
experiment station, and extension de-
partments of the University of Idaho
held Friday and Saturday in Morrill,
hall.
These proved to be big questions
There were many suggestions and
specific examples of how the county
agent can help those teaching agricul-
ture, how those doing research and
experimental work at the central and
sub-stations can help those in the
extension departments and those on
the teaching staff, and how any in
dividual can be of mutual benefit to
each and every one in all depart
ments.
Although heretofore, there has been
considerable of this cooperation be-
tween departments and individual
works, plans were arranged whereby
it is hoped that even more hearty
and sympathetic cooperation will re-
suit in the future.
At the Saturday morning and af-
ternoon sessions the various ques-
tions which had been opened up in
general way on Friday were discuss
ed in more detail. Plans whereby
more unity of effort and purpose in
all the experimental work carried on
at the central and sub-station were
considered. The matter of publica-
tions, community and county fairs,
movable school, and the agricultural
news letter were discussed from all
angles.
Following these discussions, short
reports from all the county agents
and superintendent of the sub-sta-
tions of proposed projects and work
now under way were made.
One of the prominent points brought
out in the report on the agricultural !
college showed the enrolment of stu
dents taking agriculture to be 1856,
taught by twenty instructors, who
give a total of 81 course besides the |
courses given to short-course stu
dents.
The report on the experiment sta
tions showed ten departments work
ing ON total of 'twenty-one we'll de-
fined projects not including those
carried on at the several -sub-sta-
tioSs.
During the last year the extension
department held 1153 sessions ;of NOV
able schools with total attendance
Of S0,076.
Those from out of town who took
part in the discussions We're: O. D.
Center, director of agricultural ex-
,ension; Amy Kelly, extension work
er in home economics; Frank La
Trenz, superintendent Standpoint su-
station; G.. p Hampson, superintend-,l
mt Caldwell sub-statiOn; ]. S. Welch,
Gooding sub-station;
l. W. Hockbaum, director of county
gents, A. e Wade, county agent, Nez
'erce county; w. T. Mccall, county
gent, Canyon county; w. N. Birch,
ounty agent, Twin Falls county; A. .
v. B. Kjosness, county agent, Power s
ounty; F. L. Williams, county agent,
.da county; E. j. Fjeldsted, field ami t
aal husbandryman; E. P. Taylor,
eld horticulturist; Vernon Fawcett,
tate seed analyst; M. c. Merrill, in
barge of work in agriculture, Idaho :
Institute. n
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