Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-31
Fourth Annual Program.


The fourth annual conference OF
South Dakota extension workers will
be held at State college February
to Is. 1t is expected that about 20
members will be present. The follow
ing program, in part. will be observed:
Lecture and demonstrations on field
photography. developing, printing and
slide making, by Prof. F. e. Colburn,
Iowa State college; discussion of the
standards for the work in 1918, led by
Gordon w. Randlett, director of ex-
tension; discussion for extension spec.
ialists, county and emergency agents,
led by l. B. Johnson, state leader of
county agents; discussion relative to
state or sectional projects, led by
R. c. Pollock, assistant state leader;
reports on special projects by the II
county agents; discussion and outlines
for state fair exhibits; discussion of
boy and girl club work, led by Miss
Agnes Morton, assistant club leader;
the home demonstration agent, Ro-
berta Morton, assistant club leader;
special discussions of the serious
work ahead for South Dakota in food
production and study of ways and
means for maximum service; the
makeup of the Farm Bureau News. by
Geo. A. Starring, professor Of agricul-
tural journalism, State college.
Survey University Work.
Three representatives of the United
States bureau of education, experts
in the employ of the department of
interior, recently made survey of
the University of South Dakota. A
similar survey is to be made Of all the
higher educational institutions of the
| state by the same experts and their
staff. The three chiefs of the survey
are: DR.. s. P. Capen, specialist in
higher education, who is in the en-
ploy of the bureau of education; Dr.
Chester d. Jarvis, specialist in agri-
cultural education who is also rep
resentative of the bureau of educa
ton; DR.. Ingils, of the department of
education of Harvard university. The
organization, business management
standards of admission and gradua-
tion, Equipment and faculty, history.
growth and development. as we'll as
the needs of the university and other
pertinent matters were investigated
cational survey in South Dakota is I'M
dertaken at the instance of the las!
South Dakota legislature which pro.
| vided funds for that purpose. The sur.
vey will cover all brancaes of educa-
tional activity in which the state is
interested.
Placed Upon Same Basis.
State college has received word
from Washington that the best agri-
cultural students will be placed upon
the same basis of deferred classified
ton as to war service that has been
arranged for engineering students of
high rank. This action was taken by
the war department partly upon the
recommendation of special session
Of the American Agricultural College
Association at which Is states were
represented.
Articles Of Incorporation.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Little Giant Manufacture.
ing Co. at Mitchell. Capital $4,000.
Incorporators, E. ]. Wipf, ]. A. Payne
T. S. Shanard. For the Herreid
Farmers store with capital of $780,
900 to conduct general merchan.
disc business. Incorporators. Chas. L.
Gross, Isadore Weinstein, Philip Sill.
verman.
Economics Club at University.
A Home Economics club, composed
Of women students at the University
Of South Dakota is intensively study.
ing the problems of food conservation
under the leadership of Professor Eva
R. Robinson. The officers of the club
are: Mae Wilson, Dallas, presidents.
Alma Lukken, Worthing, vice presi.
dent; Hazel Clark, Armour, secretary
and treasurer.
Active In Red Cross Work.
Students of the University of South
Dakota formed university auxiliary
Of the Red Cross. One of the parlors
in East Hall has been fitted up to
work in and is open every afternoon
and one evening each week. The girl
students of the university are engaged
in making hospital dressings under
competent direction.
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