Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, Volume 40Metcalf Printing & Publishing Company, 1927 |
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... concerned . In view of the changing condi- tion of the sciences themselves and in the variation of the staff , it would seem to be apparent that one of the greatest problems is to keep the insti- tution's actual service headed in such a ...
... concerned . In view of the changing condi- tion of the sciences themselves and in the variation of the staff , it would seem to be apparent that one of the greatest problems is to keep the insti- tution's actual service headed in such a ...
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... concerned . The needs of the public high schools have been promptly met ; magnificent plants have sprung up everywhere . In addition to this they have steadily increased their main- tenance funds . In 1924 the average daily cost for ...
... concerned . The needs of the public high schools have been promptly met ; magnificent plants have sprung up everywhere . In addition to this they have steadily increased their main- tenance funds . In 1924 the average daily cost for ...
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... concerned the special func- tions of each of these institutions , and also to accept willingly the duty of keeping these apparently competing institutions " within the determined limits . " Here it is proper to observe that the formula ...
... concerned the special func- tions of each of these institutions , and also to accept willingly the duty of keeping these apparently competing institutions " within the determined limits . " Here it is proper to observe that the formula ...
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... men connected with the universities may feel that the suggestions are not worth making so far as their institutions are concerned . Moreover , in making these specific suggestions , I do not assume that 29 Discussion by K L Butterfield.
... men connected with the universities may feel that the suggestions are not worth making so far as their institutions are concerned . Moreover , in making these specific suggestions , I do not assume that 29 Discussion by K L Butterfield.
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... concerned - as part of the great educational opportunity which our society offers its young men and women , But I think there is another test , not separated from the distinctively educational aspect of the work of these institutions ...
... concerned - as part of the great educational opportunity which our society offers its young men and women , But I think there is another test , not separated from the distinctively educational aspect of the work of these institutions ...
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Page 93 - That it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals; the diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies for the same; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation; the analysis of soils and water; the...
Page 205 - That in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science...
Page 93 - There shall be at the seat of government a Department of Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture, in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants.
Page 205 - ... the analysis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial, with experiments designed to test their comparative effects on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural industry...
Page 104 - AN ACT To establish agricultural experiment stations In connection with the colleges established In the several States under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto...
Page 93 - That there is hereby appropriated the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary...
Page 16 - Every college established under the act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, or receiving the benefits of the act of Congress approved August 30, 1890...
Page 65 - ... can be no doubt that a peculiar artificiality attaches to much of what is learned in schools. It can hardly be said that many students consciously think of the subject matter as unreal; but it assuredly does not possess for them the kind of reality which the subject matter of their vital experiences possesses. They learn not to expect that sort of reality of it; they become habituated to treating .it as having reality for the purposes of recitations, lessons, and examinations. That it should...
Page 18 - Senate members in attendance, if the number present constitute a quorum of the membership; provided that notice of any proposed amendment, together with the full text thereof and the name of the mover, shall have been given at the immediately preceding annual convention and repeated in the call for the convention.
Page 16 - ... (3) Delegates from other institutions engaged in educational or experimental work in the interest of agriculture or mechanic arts may, by a majority vote, be admitted to conventions of the Association, with all privileges except the right to vote. (4) In like manner, any person engaged or directly interested in agriculture or mechanic arts who shall attend any convention of this Association may be admitted to similar privileges.