Utah State University - Buzzer Yearbook (Logan, UT)

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PRESIDENT JOHN A. WIDTSOE

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1910-1911 A S the work oi tin school year draws 1 » a close we can look back and Feel proud that, beyond a doubt, ii has been the most successful since tin Founding of the Institution. In addition to 1 lie growth and improvement in all the different depart-many oi the necessities which the College has been striving so t ns ltiring the year. The credit for this to the policy of the present ments. long to obtain, have come satisfactory state of affairs is dm mainly administration; to the policy introduced hv President .John A. Widtsoe. It has always been Ii is aim to create a Feeling of friendliness and harmony and to do away with contention and strife, which always tend to retard development. For many years we have Felt the need ot a gymnasium, but the realization seemed to he so Far in the dim Future that when the appropriation Finally came it was hard for ns to believe that it was a reality. Hand in hand with the appropriation for tin gymnasium, and probably of even greater importance than that, came the Mill Tax Bill, which places the College on a Firm and independent financial basis. The main influence in obtaining both of these additions was the spirit or friendliness and good will toward the College which existed not only in tin Legislature but in the hearts of tin people as a whole. Another movement, which tin President was mainly influential in obtaining, was the appropriation of $40,000 to be used in erecting an electric power plant at the mouth of Logan Canyon. This plant is to Furnish power For tin College and For other state institutions. He also obtained an increase of $5,000 in the appropriation for the Farmer's Institute work, which up to this time had been $5,000. This is very important, as it makes it possible to help the farmers of the state directly by bringing before them the work which is being carried on by the School. Probably the most important thing that has been accomplished is the Formation of a friendly Feeling between the Agricultural College and her sister institutions. We have also gained a great many friends and supporters from all parts of tin state and from adjoining states. It is this Feeling of friendliness which has made possible the rapid growth of the past year and which will enable us to go on and develop in the future. Through his persistent efforts and keen Foresight President Widtsoe has succeeded in winning For the Ctah Agricultural College the position she deserves to occupy, not only in relation to other institutions. hut also in tin heart of every citizen of the State. —17—