Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-05-25
EDITORS MEET
AT STORRS
Spend Day at Connecticut Agricultural
College
Are Guests OF President Beach

Mem bers of the Connecticut Editori.
al Association, consisting of newspaper
men from all over the state, met Tues
day at Storrs where they were guests
for the day of the Connecticut Agri
cultural College, Charles l.. Beach
president. About eighty-tive were
present, including editors and their
/ wives.
The visitors were conducted over the
entire college by members of the fac
ulty, after which a dinner WAS served
In the college dining hall.
President Beach talked informally
and explained that the college closed
May II so as to allow tie pupils to
help carry out the preparedness pro.
gram of the state. Nearly twenty. five
boys have gone to Plattsburg and
Others are doing garden supervising or
are being used to fight white pine
blister, while still others are on farms.
Only thirty. four students now remain
on the campus. He also urged that
institutions of learning be kept open
In time OF war as long ~ possible. He
believes that college trained men will
be O. valuable - soldiers at the front,
particularly after the war is over and
the reconstruction period Is reached.
Il. 3. Hill, Of New Haven, spoke
briefly for the association and urged
all editors to use to the best advantage
ell that they had seen and learned
during their tour Of inspection.
Connecticut Agricultural College is
not the small college that many be
lieve it to be, but, to the contrary, is a
big institution doing . big work. The
lsnds owned by the college contain
about SIS acres, and located on 1t are
many modern. and large buildings
used by the students in the various
branches OF study. There are nearly
fifteen large buildings, beside the nu-
merous dwelling houses occupied by
instructors and employees.
The activities Of the institution are
divided into three :parts. Instruction
to the men and women who come as
students; experimental work which is
for the purpose Of studying and dis
covering II possible new things In sgri-
culture; extension work which aims to
carry, to the various communities OF
the state and to the farmer, the infor.
nation worked out by the College and
Experimental Station.
Courses are given At the college In
Agriculture, Home Economics and
| Mechanic Arts. Students without
high school training may enter the
two.year courses and receive a certifi.
cate upon completing their work Those
entering the regular four years college
course receive upon graduation, a de-
gree Of Bachelor of Science In the sub.
ject pursued. They must have hat
full high training.
The Extension Service employs di
rectly and in cooperation with othe
organizations thirtytwo full time EN-
PfOyttS. Az pitscbS auout tWShty cA
ira men have been put on for the sum
mer to act as garden supervisor ant
assistants in organization. Experts
are employed in farm management
dairying, poultry, boys and girls clut
work, agronomy, home economics, pi,
club work, education and rural eco
Monies.
The Experiment Station is conduct
ing work in poultry, dairying, agro
nomy and entomology. A chemist il
employed full time 10 take care OF tina
part of the experimental work.
To explain each of the many depart
ments of the college in one artic
would be impossible, and 1t will not b.
attempted. However, the PATRIo,
will from week TO week In the futur
publish short articles which will ri, e
if carefully read, some idea of,the worI
that the &. A. G. is accomplishing
and which tends to make the colleg
an institution that every Connection
citizen can be and should be, justl,
proud of.