Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23

'RAND RECOGNITION FOR VERMONT AND UNIVERSITY
State University and Agricultural College has just come in
the Of the selection Of the university and especially the
begin with for the United States signal in this
ge Of the State and the university that might well let It
tell its story Ss5 There other
moved to give some space to the matter. .,.- .,
through the council Of national defense There will be
six such training schools in the United States one for each Of
thus gsts the training school for the northeast
through the State University through which other federal
Of the United States thus demonstrating conf
ns and Es in the college
That this action which is tribute both to President Ben
by so good technical authority as President Henry Smith
Prtchet of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
State University which the Of civil
cheering mechanical engineering and electrical engineering
States. 'D'''N'''''' Wills >''N
Dean yotey has long been hard working and faithful
with his profession as well as through the university He
as well as the State are to be this added dis
which he is the brilliant head.
Hollis Gofrey at washington asking President Benton he
university would undertake this work. land thus render dis
present emergency conferred with Dean Votey
and engineering faculty members town. consider whether
ice After this question had been decided in the affirmative
President Benton communicated with the executive commit
this addition allowing President Benton to go to
France for executive service with soldiers unanimous
President Benton accordingly sent telegram to Washington
yesterday that the university would undertake this service
The United States signal corps in addition to detailing
the It's here for instruction. furnishes officers and special
instructors for various branches Of the work will also fur
the to be- in the dormitoes or elsewhere
by the university at the expense of the signal 1t will
be offered
The university asked to furnish instructors for general
the laboratories the college engineering and such
other lines may be required The signal asked that
among other things to bear the of their
board and accommodations.
the college Of agriculture The additional which
to through the appropriation by Congress for food
vision of the institution the recognized State
agricultural extension service being carried out
der the general supervision Of Dean j. L. Hills Director
!err of the home economics department Dean Hills
ognized as one of the most efficient in his profession in
faithful Director Bradee and Miss Terr are also widely
recognized high authorities in their respective depart
ments:
There is county agency in practically all Vermont's
fourteen counties all under the direction Of the agricultural
extension service and working in close cooperation with State
Commissioner of Agriculture E. S. Brigham and his
strides have been taken in Vermont agriculture during the
past few Not only are more young men returning
OF Vermont
farms but the extension service taking the benefits of
ege training and activities to farmers ing the soil
afordng them the benefit of improved knowledge how
to do things to increase productivity and thus great
return for their labor.
The conservation of food Vermont after it is produced
far affected by the food control recently
passed by Congress and approved by President Wilson still
another branch patriotic service which will under the d.
rection of National Commissioner James Hardness of Spring
with Chairman Hoover announced in columns
yesterday The report from Washington announced that the
federal food commissioners in addition to administering food
control far the applies to the State will coordinate
food activities with those of the food administration
This that possible of Vermont and
every other State to be developed to the highest possible
degree insofar will aid the nation making food eec
tive the most powerful weapon this great That
will be splendid lesson in patriotism
One of the gratifying features the whole situation
and reassurng consideration that the efficiency thus being
developed in Vermont and other State result of the
coordination of the United States and the respective States
through their respective agencies will be with the
turn of peace.
On the contrary the University of Vermont and State