Arizona republican., 1921-01-24
ULTRYNEN DISCUSS. REORGANIZATION OF
 UNIVERSITY COURSES

Murray F. Bemls and Arthur G. | F'reeland the special committee re- | gently appointed by President F'etter- | Iy of the Maricopa County Poultry as | sociation to confer with officials of the University of Arizona regarding i plans for the complete reorganization i and development of the poultry de- partment at the university, returned from Tucson on Saturday.
 In an extended conference with Dean Cummings of the college of arts, let ters and sciences who is acting vice president of the university in the tenn pOrary absence of President von Klein Smid. with Dean Working of the agri- cultural department and with Profes- sor Thompson, the poultry husband man, the latter's plans were thorough Iy discussed from every angle.
 It was felt that in the course of time a high class, modern poultry schooland experimental station. primarily for the benefit of the poultrymen and farm CTS of Arizona. but probably of equal advantage to the entire arid south west, could be built up. It was fur ther felt that such a school ought to attract large numbers of students, and with a short resident as well as cor respondence courses, should be able to render real service to the people of -AL1EOtld dllh tio1H AiNA
 It was recognized that such courses alone would not be practical enough to accomplish satisfactory results, and that experimental and field work must become a part of the curriculum to round out the courses and to enable the school to compete, in an educa-
 tional way, with similar institutions. ] Egg laying contests and breeding ex- ! periments were believed desirable in ! order to try out all phases of poultry | keeping under Arizona conditions of l feeding, breeding, incubation and hous- 1 ing. It has been said that certain va l vieties of poultry do not thrive under 4 the arid conditions of the southwest and it is highly desirable, in the opin- i ion of Arizona poultrymen, that all varieties should be tried out on a long l extended test supervised by impartial 1 experts.
 Subject 10 further conferences among l the officials of the university, it was
 tentatively agreed that it seemed ad- l visable to completely reorganize the plant of the deparament and so mod ernize it that it would be equipped to l perform it's part in the work of the poultry school To this end practical plans and estimates are to be prepafed
 and approved by the university off l cials for submission to the legisla-
 ture, in so far as any appropriation may be necessary, and to the poultry
 men for their information and possible
 criticism.
 During the annual farm and homt week which came to a successful ent
 on Saturday, poultry had its full shar'
 of the program At the annual ban : auet. rendered to the visitors and ex ! . perts from all over the country wh'
 had participated in the weeks activ ities, the university was host to abou
 250 men and women. The banquet wa held in the university dining hall, ant real interest in all the subjects dis cussed was manifested by the atten
 ton given the various speakers. Thre
 Phoenicians were among those who responded to the call of the toastmas ter: County Agent H. C. Heard, dis
 cussing the ways in which count agent can be of help to his constit : uents; Harry 4. Davis, editor of tn : Southwestern Stockman-F' Farmer, wht 2 pointed out the power of the agricul ' tural press to serve the producer; an Arthur C.. Freeland, secretary treas
 urer of the Maricopa. County Poultr association, who outlined the possibil f ities of the poultry industry for Ari : zona under the leadership of the uni
 versity poultry school, with the pro 9 ducers united in a cooperative ant ], properly organized manner.