The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-02-11
IN "l4POINTS"
STUDENTSHIT
IRWIN'S BILL
Ag Club Explains Why College
of Agriculture Should Be
Associated With
University.
1850 ENROLLED IN 1920
Cost Of Proposed Change and
Efficiency of Work Being
Done Are Among
II Reasons.

The students Of the College Of Agri
ruture. through their organization. the
Az Club. have prepared list of reasons
why the College Of Agriculture should
not be moved from Columbia. They list
the following reasons why the College
should remain where it IS:
!. The College Of Agriculture has
made a phenomenal growth during the
past ten wears while associated with the
Ini.crsiiy. Tea wears ago the enroll
mcnt Of students Vas $40. In 1920 the
enrolment Of students was 1850.
2. The College Of Agriculture is now
annually sending back 10 Missouri farms
400 men that have been trained in The
College.
3. II separate College Of Agricul
iure were TO be maintained it would
greatly increase the cost 10 the State
Under the present arrangement all stu
dents in the College Of Agriculture are
required 10 take courses in chemistry.
botany, zoology, geology. and courses in
professional education. Under the pres
ent relation Of ihe College to the Uniyer.
siiy. students in the College Of Agricul-
ture receive instruction in all these sub
ieris in the regularly organized depart
ments Of the University. If a separate
College were maintainrd Il would be nee
essary to duplicate each of these de
parimenis. This would entail at least
= per cent greater cost per student. In
other words. where the State now ap-
propria,cs one dollar TO the College of
Agriculture il would be compelled to ap-
propriaie Sis if the College were sep
araied from the University.
No DEMAND FOR SEPARATION
l. There is no demand on the part Of
the farmers Of the State for such sepa-
ration. Al the 1927 annual meeting Of
the Missouri Farm Bureau Federation,
representing more than 10000 farmers.
a resolution was unanimously adopted
protesting against the removal of the
Ccllege. Similar action WIS taken by
the Missouri Corn Growers Association.
Missouri State Beard Of Agriculture
Missouri Livestock Producers Associa-
ton. Missouri State Dairymens AsOcia-
tion end Dairy Council. Missouri Hol-
stein-Friesian Association, and Missouri
Duroc Jersey Swine Breeders Associa-
ii0n.
The members Of the faculty of the
College Of Agriculture who are most ia
mliar wlh the work Of the institution
are not in favor Of separation from the
University.
g. The students Of tie College of Ag-
=:-al'1-e are unanimously opposed to such
>'moyal. with only one exception and
inai student : resident Of Niaryville.
:. The present relation is distinctly
: profitable one for the students Of :he
College Of Agriculture. The sgricul-
tUral students are offered the opportu-
nifty to broaden their knowledge in such
subjects as economies, history. modern
language and journalism. ana in many
ether subjects which would not be avail
able in a separate institution.
9. Every separate college Of agricul-
lure in the Uriied States, save only ane
maintains also a degree course in eugi-
neering. and il the College of Agricul-
:ure were separated from the University.
under Federal Law it would be required
10 give courses in engineering. This
would again be a duplication of a very
expensive sort.
LOCATION i CENTRAL
Q. 1T is very much better for the fu-
turc Of the State that students m Jaw,
medicine. engineering, journalism. and
agriculture should be trained in the same
institution. The contact thus afforded
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