Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-09

enter business, to become bankers,
teachers, civil engineers, electrical en-
gineers. craftsmen. stenographers,
The rural communities need not only
farmers, dairYmen, stockmen but also
skilled craftsmen bankers bookkeep-
crs accountants, men with excessive
ability irrigation engineer, as wen as
engineers who can lay ont roads, sur
VcY and take charge of huge improve
ment projects, community builders
and all these the college Of Agrcul
ture is prepared to furnish not only
to the rural communities but To- the
cities as we'll It is munificcntly sup
ported by the United States, has
splendid plant ANA farm, a large fac
ulty and experts ms teachers. The trip
through the engineering building,
which is an architectural beauty, three
! stories high With Il campanile and
! built IN mission style, resembling the
beautiful buildings Of the san Diego
exposition, was especially interesting.
The electrical department in charge
OF Professor Goddard, is a revelation
of modern electrical equipment which
he has practically all created himself.
The college is the only one in thc
southwest that has the testing appar-
atus for structural and other mater
ials. il has fine Corliss, gasoline and
other engines, air compressors. ro-
frigerating. wood working and auto
mobile building and repnir machinery
All is kept In the pink Of condition
under the supervision of Dean Arthur
f. Barnes. who formerly taught at the
University Of Pennsylvania
Heading for Tire Home.
Miss Floy French. college librarian
at the forenoon session of the New
Mexico farmers congress, held the
closest attention Of the meeting with
- talk ON Reading for the Home" IT.
was a most helpful ana intensely prac-
teal talk She had brought with her
the books that she has found in her
experience most helpful in the farm
home ana distributed the official bull
lctlns that are the most applicable TO
the problems on New Mexico farms
and in New Mexico homes. She dis
tributed Suggestive list Of books
for teachers and mothers compiled
By the library section of the New
Mexico Educatonal association The
talk covered the field Of reference
books as well as books for mothers
and altogether was one OF the most
helpful talks Of the week.
On the program also was y. r. FL
dredge Of Salt Lake CITY on silosI
and Siage." and the discussion that
followed was led by r. w Latta, state
agent of the dairy extension work
u W Working of Washington y. e.
was on the program for an address
on Extension Work in the United
STATES Miss Gertrude Mclcyene,
state agent of home economies for
Utah on Home Economics Demon
STATIONS" and w T. Conway state
agent Of club work, gave a canning
demonstration
Miss Edna Lou Walton Of Silver
City was in charge Of the musical pro
gram. last night There was selec
ton by the orchestra Miss Tholma
Coleman played a violin solo ana Pro
lessor Matthews sang a baritone solo.
The congress was 50 successful the
weeks short course for farmers and
the homemakers conference so help
ful and interesting that it Is certain
that next year the attendance will bel
double Of what it was this year I'M
fact. each year Tho attendance has
doubled and within three years it
seer certain that at least thousand
"A g. "a. q. Lon. ..
hold similar meetings IN other part
of the state during the year Or
George T.. Laid the president. has
such far reaching plans that the work
Of the school the experiment station
and the extension projects Will he
come so invaluable 20 the state that
they win get the fullest measure of
public and legislative support ana Will
help to make New Mexico one Of the
richest states In the union