The Utah Statesman, April 13th, 1917

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No nook of the U. A. C. has esSTl'DENTS AD\ .ISED TO RE'.\IAUi AT COLLEGE UNLESS NEEDED caped the influence of the war splrLavon Bennion -UI PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRIES One of the most Important and it which Is now sweeping Co llege significant meetings ever held at the Hill. Even the high and migh ty For Secrctnry will be College was convened last Tuesday Sen iors , pre-occupied with their Rumors or every nature are afloat. An official announcement Eva Joy Neilson aftrnoon, the object being the or- dreams of sheepskins and of their First we are to con tinu e our col- made if any change in policy Is deLora Bennion c ided on. ganlzat.lon of the agricultural re- exit into the work-a-day world, have lege work; the next moment we Rachael Dunford Th e co un t r y ne eds the services of sources of Utah to their utmost et- succumbed to the attack of mllltarmay be certain that school work wlll tlclency. The meeting was attended ism. After due deliberation and · not contin ue more than ten days. its food produc ers and ft ts the duty For Execuli\'e Co mmitt ee by representatives from all parts of weighty discussion , worthy of their With these two statements as the of every man who Is ne eded at tllle J. W. Snow the state, county chairmen, repre- seniority, the upper classmen, who extremes an<I llumerous other ru- time on a farm to go and put in Robert Plxton A commit tee consisting ot sentatlves of the State Farm Bu- have long boasted of the fact that mors intervening, students at the crops. Thomas l\fcMullen Peterson, William Peterr eau and of various industrial or- they are free on Thursday afte rnoon , College are quite at a loss to know President Howard Christi ansen 1 son, and Dr. C. W. Porter will decide ganizatlons . decided to form a company and drill j what ls experted of them. Samuel Morgan whether students desiro us of leaving In the face o r this uncertainty, President Peterson took charge oi once a week for the remainder or I I vy Lowry President Peterson ba s a message the College ar e justifi ed in so doing. the meeting and presented a plan th e school year. George Hanson which sho uld alleviate the feeling of This committee can be seen at any which had been prepared in couThe greater part of the class memMabel Williams time In the Board room. unrest. nectlon with the Extension Olvialon l· hers have had severa l years of m ill Arno Kirkham Until further announcement, this School Is still in session. No acwhereby the entire State may be tary training and the Instruction J,..o .. So ng Lender tion has been taken looking toward wlll be the policy of the institution closely organized ln such a manner they wlll receive will be of a someand a ll students are requ ested to au early adjournment. Every stud Hugh Harvey that its ugrlcu ltura l activities may what advanced nat ur e. Captain ent Is urged to continue his work as settle down to t heir work and not Elmo Cottman be directed by experts. This plan, Santschi has promised to provide orthough it had not been even tempor- allow the flurry wh ich has passe d to with a few minor changes, was ad- flcers tor the new company and ~!so Fo1· Cheer Lead er• with the continuation of arily Interrupted. Hasty action and Interfere I to give such lectures as the Semors 0 ted by the meeting. Burton l\L Fitzgerald their studies. p , decide to ask for. The officers will a fe 6 Jing of unrest are unnecessary. A centra l committee w~s Crorm:d be chosen from the members of the composed of t h e Boa rd O oun Y class who have served In past years. 1 Chairmen and rcpresentntlve:i, yet to be named, Crom the many industrif:::i ~:ve ~:!wa;; al and agricultural Interests of tbe dr~lhew~:= squad and will receive some stren- ) State. Little lnte,-est Shown ln Today's President E. G Peterson was ap- uous training until t.hey are able to Election l • . L'nke E, ·e1·y Prize. Shm·p, ' Price, pointed executive· chairman of this join their fellow class men. ':\ Ll.s.s .llice Havenh ill to Hen(( The Seniors feel that they can nnd Pixton Are the Politics at the College took a sudcommittee. In cnse President Peterpartment Or Home \l ·i nn ers den slump last week with the deeson cnn not rind the time to act , the not properly miss the opportunity .Economics larntlon of war. The falling off Board of Trustees Is to fl.11the ofarrordecl by the presence here of By s ecuring a total of 276 points of Interest \\RS first noticable in fice from the College faculty. I t~f d;!~ Those who heard the lectures or out of a possible 300, Leo Sharp I the meeting where candidates for 0 /n "~:r~ J. Edward Taylor, formerly se cre- ~:~a::::~~s next year's Student Body offices tary of the State Horticultural Com- They figure that no time should be l\llss Alice Ravenhill at the rec e nt "on the f Irst prize o ff ere d b Y the "ere nominated mission, was n1>1>olnted executive lost In preparing themselves to be of :;r~;l~s baendde~~~~:~e:~e~~ar~o~:~~ Cudahy Packing Company, for the There was little enthusiasm disservice when they are needed ~Y the secretary, while the central commitgovernment. she has accepted the position as head judging of fat liveS t ock at th e, Fat I played and there has been as little tee will have the general supervision of, the Home Economics Department Stock Show held in Salt Lake City In evidence during the past week. of the state wide orgnnlzatlou, the 0[ the Agricultural College, begin- last week. Lew Mar Pr ice won sec- But, be the students aware of the 1\bove mentioned officers, acting in ning with the coming year. ond, with a total of 246 points, fact or not , today wlll see next connection wilh a smaller exP.cutlve while Robert Pb.:ton was third with year's roster ot officers elected. The committee, will carry on the active 1 1 In A~ P;:::n:rl\l~::e~: of work or organization. 1ve;:i :!d \:~~~ 1245 porn ts. A prtze of $26 00 "as bal1ot box awaits the supporters g given for first place, with $16 00 the various (where there is variety) This commltt<-e will work through d lectures ,uu er and $10.00 for second and third. candidates, and no matter how fa r 1colleges dellverlng the county agents and farm bureaus ---'the direction of t~e Teachers Col- I Hogs, sheep and fat steers were the war situation overshadows the where such exist. In other cases. At a masi; meeting held last .F'ri- lege of Columbia t,;niversity. Before Judged and the records made by ! election the latter will be an acthe county chairman will see to the day morning students and racultyl coming to take charge of work here the contestants speak very highly for complisbed fact before the doors (Continued on Pn.i:i:eTwo) members of the College voted to she will complete 8 _ teaching en-1 their ability. Undoubtedly, Interest of the main building are closed at

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pledge themselves to do their utmost to support the Federal Author!M lies in the present war crisis. The following telegram was immediately sent to President Wilson: The information that Congress has adopted the plan contained in yo u r war message or April second, Nineteen H undr ed Sev1 enteen, has j ust been received. I We, the students and fac ult y of Co llege , 1 the Utah Agricultural In joint assembly, hereby hasten to assure the President of th e Un it ed States thttt we will sup port him unqualifiedly. We

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Of Studies. Som e )lny Be Ex cnst.'<I 'l'o Go To li'urm s The Colleg~tlnue its regular work ; the war will not lnt erfere serlou&ly with the rou tine pursuit or our studies; the College year will not be materially shortened. Such was the message brought by President Peterson on his r et ur n from Salt Lake City yesterday. The repr esentatives of the schools of the northern halt or the State, met In Salt Lake City last Wednesday and decided that conditions do not justify the Immediate adjou rn ment or the schools. It was the opinion or

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gagement at Con allls Summer j in this department will grow and School; a nd deliver th ree addresses i keener competition ror places on the at th e National Educational Assael- stock Judging team result, as teams atlon. will be sent to the State Fair next Much can be said of Miss Raven- [all as well as to the Stock Sho" hill's excellent qualifications. Her which will be held next January. expe_rience in dealing with Home In the high school contest dlvi(Continued on page four) slon, three Granite High boys, Walter Emery , Abram Barker, and Clyde Riches, won first, second and t h ird, respectively; the prizes being the same for both contests. This again reflects credit Ul)On the A. c., as these boys have taken their work under Arthur Caine and Francis Pnrry and Cr·oft Defent Pn lm er nt1t1 Coray, two members of the class of: I Wri g ht , Se ni ors

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Ing the Sophomores, won the Thomas Medal by defeating J. W. Wright and A. E. Palmer of the Senior :~~s e~:c::1:rss;:;: 1:o~~:00:g~:t::~ class. The second year men defended the negative s id e or the propostate are really ne eded on the farms sltion: "'Re sol ved that at lh e close but that the great majority are not '' Br oc k" Hrinµ s HI Eth Price . Total or tbe pr esent war a national police eo situated as to be ot immediat e or $-t03.70 force should be established to enservice If allowed to leave school at force treaties and preserve peace.'' present. Students or t.he Anima l HusMessrs. Wright and Palmer, who It was learned from the poll taken bandry Department have "sized up" upheld the afflrmallve side of th e last Wednesday that only 166 stu- old "'Brock" for th e last time. Brock question, endeavored to show that 1 dents of the College could go Im- has been decorating the plat es of a league to enforce treaties and mediately onto farms owned by their , the Hotel Utah's most exclusive set preserve peace was desirable, that fathers. As this Is sn agricultural fo r the past week and will likely the principle of a national police school, It can r ead il y be seen that continue to be se r ved In Salt Lake for ce ls sound, that sl!ch a body Is 1 (Continued on P age Four) (Continued on Page Two) (Continued on Page Four)

COLLEGE STEER I WINS SWEEPSTAKES

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TENTH JUNIOR PROM BRILLIANT SUCCESS The Tenth Annual Junior Prom was held In the Smart gymnasium April 9. Like spr ing Incarnate, Its delicate pink blossoms and graceful hanging baskets brought visions of a. summe r spot. Th e shaded lights cast a r osy glow over the dancers that was most enchanting. The orchestra was stationed In a pavilion In

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The news that Inter collegiate athletics will be discontinued for the yea r comes quit e as a surprise since the spring schedule was drawn up but a week ago by the Uta h Athletic• Counc il. Th e action Is, how eve r very much In ke eping with the times. At most of the larger Institution s in the coun t ry this was don e so me time ago, all energy being put lntol military preparedness. A numb er of schools already have the appearance (Continued on Page 4)

efforts of the seve ral class es. The Faculty booth whic h resembled a Greek pergola, was of especia l beauty. During the dance fee cream and waters were served. Two hundred coup les were present, many of whom were visitors from outside towns. The patrons and patronesses ot the evening were: Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy B ull en, Professo r and Mrs . N. A. Pederson, Mr. and Mrs. o. w. Adams, and Professor and Mrs. John T. Ca in e, III. The class of '18 may well be compllmented upon their Prom. It was (Continued on Page Fourl

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