University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Director, Skuli Rutford

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Duluth campus Minnesota’s newest college campus is the Duluth branch of the University of Minnesota, located on a high hill overlooking busy Lake Superior harbor, in October of 194S the first shovelful of gravel was clawed from the hillside to begin the new campus. The Kirby student center is the newest building on the Duluth branch campus. It is located at the hub of a cluster of contemporary buildings and provides the students with a modern lounge, a huge ballroom and a perfect view of harbor goings-on. The campus is located so near wilderness country that hungry bears occasionally are seen padding around in search of food. Just last May a full-grown moose ambled across the campus from the woods. Natural opportunities like these are not ignored by the biology staff and students. Geology students have a field day exploring their backyard known as Rock 11 ill. Scars left years ago by a glacier scouring bed rock can be seen at the hill's peak. It was here, 650 feet above the present lake, that the waves of glacial Lake Duluth washed the rocky shoreline 11,000 years ago. No wonder the Duluth campus is called a “Shangri-la by the Sea.” 23

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Agricultural extension The Smith-Lever Act passed by Congress in 1914 stated that The cooperative extension work shall consist of instruction in agriculture and home economics to persons not attending land grant colleges through field demonstrations, publications, and otherwise.” Today’s Agricultural Kxtension Service was established in 1909. There arc now nearly 48,000 4-11 club and 50,000 home group members and practically every one of Minnesota’s farms today is reached in one way or another. The program goes well beyond the farm; city and town people alike benefit from the home, gardening, marketing and agricultural information provided by the University through the Agricultural Extension Service. The county is the focal point of gricultural I'xtcn-sion work. Today every county in .Minnesota has a county agent, three our of four have home agents and half have one or more additional workers such as 4-II club, soil conservation and forestry. All agents are joint employes of the county. University and U. S. Department of Agriculture. In a sense. Agricultural Extension is the link between research findings and their application. Work with local people often uncovers new problems which are referred back to the F.xpcrimental Station for study. 25