The border vidette., 1934-02-24
y. OG. a. TO AID NATIONAL
RECOVERY


it's staff aud physical resources,
is operating closely With the
federal program OF national re-
covery. is was indicated By Pres
ident Homer eRoy Shantz IL 40
interview today.
Beginning With the Presidents
position ss Chairman of the
State Planning Board and eon
tinuinn down through the staff
the University is working on a
far lung front to aid President
| Roosevelts program Of national
reconstruction.
at the recent meeting OF the
Arizona State Planning Board ia
Phoenix, President Shauts out
lined The comprehensive devel-
opment program which will be
sought for Arizona. and named
committees to carry out the de
tailed work of tho board. With
this work aoder way, II is be
lieved that a new era in state
planning has begun. President
Shan.s is also member of the
board Of directors OF Rural
Homes. Inc.
Dr.. P. S. Burgess. dean and
director of the college of agri
culture and the experiment sta.
ton. is also cooperating 10 sew.
! eral federal projects. as it 10 the
| policy Of .he United States De.
partment and other govern.
| mental agencies to appoint the
directors Of experiments stations
as the active heads in charge of
state programs.
Doctor Burgess Is the State
Supervisor Of = proisct Snder
the Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nonics which embraces . com
plete national survey of county
government record data. Iutor.
! nation is being gathered on
farm tax delirquencies. farm
mortgage foreclousurer, -land
values. and other data of vital
importance to the welfare OF
| agriculture. Doctor Burguess
has appointed Professor Ian A.
Briggs, associate aRronouist. as
state projsct director in active
charge of this project. Profes
sor Briggs has approximately
thirty-iive people working in
the southern counties OF the
State. The group is gathering
Information from county officers
in Msricops. Pinal, Yuma. Pima,
Graham. and Yavapai counties.
Dean G. M. Butler Of the col.
lege of mines and engineering Is
assisting the government in the
recovery program, having been
appointed Arizona represent
alive of the United States Coast
aud Geodetic Survey project.
DR.. e J. Brown, head OF the de
partment OF economics, sociology
ADD business administration has
been appointed state supervisor
Of the Employment aud Psyrolls
proje &. under the netional pro
gram ard is already in the field
directing the omp,!ation Of data
for the Department of Labor.
A committee to recommend
educational advisors for the G.
G. q. in Arizona has been select
ed by the federal government
from the University staff. Re
gent a. E. Hendrix heads this
committee, the other members
being Director NJ. P. Nosskuhler
Of the University extension Divi.
sion and Director P. H. Ross of
the Agricultural Extension Ser.
vice. Their Recommendations
have been filed with the Eovern.
ment.
| Dean Burgess with Prof. G.
| f. Fl. Smith and Prot. Il. G.
Sch wAlen, agricultural engineers,
ara assisting P. V. Fuller,
! Director of Subsistence Home
steads in Arizona. in locating
suitable land, surveying it for
water and other facilities, and in
designing homes. Prof ". J..
McGinuies. range ecologist, is
actively in charge Of several soil
erosion projects in the State. T.
D. Love, research assistant ia
range geology, resigned from
the experiment station to take
a position in soil erosion work
being conducted by the depart
meut of Interior on the Naval .
Indian Reservation.
Director 2. II. Ross of the
Agricultural Extension Service
and his staff have been virtually =
drafted by the government in