Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-19
essential. the making

en- Of the university should be
thinkers. persons Of intellectual
grasp and growth all their lives, and
that he university be a stimulus to
| this End.
It has been estimated. for example,
agriculture to double the crops of
the United States. and we also have
knowledge enough about soils to keep
soils constantly up to tehir present
grade Of fertility in producing the
double crop. The problem Of extern
sion il to get this knowledge to tn,
people who are %cultivating the farms.
Again, an appalling number Of deaths
each year are from preventable dis
eases. The problem Of extension is
to get the knowledge available in u
atories to function. in all the COM
munities OF the state. It was further
seen, that when a faculty Of special
lists had been brought together, in de-
partments specially equipped, along
lines Of service to the state, the peo-
| pie of the state might to the best ad-
vantage get expert advice from the
university on their practical problems
in any Of these lines.
Some Practical Results.
In this way our engineers have
saved the people of the state thou
sands Of dollars on problems of water
power. ~ scientists have analysed
the water of city water supplies and
advised on questions Of sanitation.
They have advised on the indications
of oil in different localities. The
chief work in the state on the clays
and Goals has been done in the uii-
versity laboratories. The president
hos eo~,nA >~ $AA oko% h4o-S "a o5,,-
cation. There Is at the same time an
advantage to the students in the uni
versity in this work, in having their
studies and Investigations based on
actual problems.
Hgain. earnest scholars on the fac
ulty, in their studies, in their work
Of investigation and research, discov-
q new truth and add to the stock Of
human knowledge. The state benefits
first, in that the men consider so
prominently questions and problems
Of interest in the state, On the teach.
ing side, at the same time, students
are being trained to do this kind of
work.
The greatest profit from this con-
ference today will come through all
Of US getting a definite conception Of
the purpose and spirit of our state
university In this way alone can we
be fully prepared to carry out our
respective parts of the agreement into
A Mans Job.
In the first place, I want to re-
mind my colleagues that the position
OF a professor Is a mans job, a wom-
ans job. = full job. It must have
all OF ones time and energy that is
allotted to serious work. It some
if3rnA0 hA~NAN0 tAot ~4~N1~ $hS-N, - -
professors work as an easy job. This
may be due in part to our attitude
to our own work and the fact that we,
at times, may not be giving ourselves
to this work as the physician does to
his work, as the lawyer to his work.
as h merchant does to his work, as
the farmer to his work. Lot US note
same energy and interest to his work
in the university that would be nee
essary for success in banking or bus
mess, or farming, is practically GER
tain in the long run to be regarded
as not measuring up to the require
ments in the University Of North
Dakota
I wish that you students who are
to be with rs next fall would ask
yourselves the question whether we
are working with the same energy
and with as definite results as the
boys who are in the military training
camps. Compare notes with some Of
them and see how the hours and en-
ergy in the two places compare.
Remember that you are not work.
ing for the teacher. you are working
for yourselves. If at times you sue
coed In passing an examination, but
have not mastery of the subject rep
resented, you have by your wits or
luck succeeded in betting a certifi.
cate of deposit in the bank, but the
certificate after all is bogus-there
is no money in the bank.
Work Must Be Voluntary.
A student cannot be driven into
scholarship. We can make you do q
given task Of work.. but to get the
benefit of your training your work
must be voluntary. spurred on by in
telligent interest, followed through
preparation for life and your success
in life depend upon what you do here.
You should be inspired also by the
great conception of a state UNIVERSE
ty. You are not here simply as q
personal matter. The state is 1rovid-
ing the advantages Of university train
ing; in the confidence that the men
here will go out better, happier men
and women and will be able to render
a better service to the community 1t
large. The state Of North Dakota ID
depending on you.
1t IL Of a like importance that the
people Of the state have this same
definite, clear grasp Of the states
will be no question anywhere about
the profit of the Investment when
tho case IL clearly understood.
y may assure you, II you need as