Utah State University - Buzzer Yearbook (Logan, UT)

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A , . . A . 4 . 4 - Mr -ffiii V f f . Mum Buzldmg Before the A Tower be imparted to them through such in institution lhe 1mmed11te problem confronting the newly est1bl1shed college then was to train men 'lfltl xxomen to c1rr3 on xx hat h1d been st1rted by 1 sm ill band of h1rdy God fe1r1ng pioneers l1boring under conditions 1s 1dverse as 1ny to be found in Amer1c1 Wlter must be conserx ed 1nd more efficiently utilized in order to m1ke possible the reclam ition ot more desert acres and land that could not be irrigated must be dry tarmed effectlxelx and 1s far 1s n1tur1l conditions xxould permit lt xx s bec luse of his bro1d grisp ol this tremendous problem th1t our first president j XX 9 inborn xx 1s 1ble to l1y the fOLlIlLl'1ll0I15 of 1 school xx hich xxould pl ice serxicc to the people ls its foremost purpose Lnder the Lund Bill 325 OOO vx is ippropri ited for the erection of 1 su1t1ble school building ind for the purch1sing of linds on vxhich to conduct agr1cultur1l experiments The objects ot the Lol lege according to the bill were to te1ch such branches of leirning 18 ire rel lted to 1gr1culture ind the mech1n1c 1rts ind such other scientnic ind cl issical studies 1s sh1ll promote the l1ber1l and practi c1l CClLlC'lll0l'l ol the industr11l cl1sses in the sever1l pursuits 1nd professions of life 4 ples and applications of agricultural science. respecting the princi- Ltih hid been set tled only forty one xeirs and xxas still eight ye1rs lrom st ite hood xxhen the Lund B xx is pissed l er settlers 1 desert con quering pcople xxere in gre1t need ol the leirning xxhlch could Miss Vendzla Bernston Now Mrs Wm Fogelberg was flu Fzrst Student to register at tlie , L 2 ' 4 L 4 L C - lll 'L 4.. . l . , , g . . - . .J , , 4 Q L C - ' - , ff n 4 . 4 K 7 V V ' V r V L 4 4 ' 4 4 4 4 , 4 , ' 4 4, 4 1 4 4 1 , f I 4 r 4. 'L ' 4 f j I ' ' - f,'- . y 1 . 1 ew . v y - 4 . y . v, - ' 4 , Xi H ' 4 4 4 4. c . 41. ' 4' A , ' 1 4 Z. 4 .l ' .' V , , . , ' . , . , . . -L , 4 4 4 4 4 . - ' 4 V - . 4' , , Q , - - 4 4 . . . V I wr 1 'v .I X . , , 4 4 4 44 - 1 - - if I N- , 4 4 4 4 4 4 v C 4 - . . 1, . . . . . 0, , , . 4 4 4. 4 4 4 i. 4 4 , 4 . 4 4 . . 4 4 4 I . . . . . - f s V 7 L L L K-L K C A f ' J ' ' ' U 4 . A capable and adept man, j. W. Sanborn, began his ofhcial The C bapel -Q74 College September, 1890 - duties, the planning ol' what was to become a permanent agricultural college, january 1, 1890. Funds were Very limited, but by the good judgment, managerial ability, and perserver- ance of this capable man and his helpers, the work of organizing progressed. By Sep- tember Z, the Hrst term of school opened and twenty-two s t u d e n t s registered lor instruc- tion. President San- born, during his admin- istration, nurtured a 1:P-3-7-y-:nV'7'W'D't!'7'B'7'3'7'3'7f?6'yf3-y-y-if -xiii-A-Q-Q-Q-L-1-Q-1-A-L-L-if--Al-A-1-A -A

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ORTY years ago, a thoughtful, fa r- sighted man of keen observation, anticipat- ing the needs of our future great common- wealth and guided by the examples of var- ious older states, pre- pared the bill creating the Agricultural Col- lege of Utah. He in- troduced the bill into lE7'I3UIll1Z7 Wilson Sau- borzz, First Presitlvfll of flu' College lished colleges had to work toward their own advancement and col- lectively they had to work toward the realizing of a perfect system of united agricultural col- leges with experiment stations that would Maid in acquiring and diffus- sing among the people of the United States useful and practical informa- tion on subjects connect- ed with agriculture, and promote scientinc inves- tigation and experiment .411 lfarly l'lll ZL'17ff:UllL',ft' Hill the legislature and watched it carefully until it was passed and signed by Caleb West, Governor of the Territory. Anthon H. Lund was the wise father of this Act of Establishment. With the help of his personal associates and by the efforts of supporters in the legislature, Lund was able to take advantage of plans formulated a quarter of a century earlier by other far-seeing men who realized a national need for agricultural education. Senator justin P. Mor- rill of Vermont was one of these men. ln 1857 he had succeeded in getting through the national congress a bill providing land grants for the support of agricultural colleges. On his first attempt, the bill had been vetoed because those to whom he appealed could not sense the need for such a plan, but Morrill did not give up his desire to win for an agricultural country, advantages that would insure more rapid development in the future. lle carried his Hght on to succeeding congresses and in 1862, during the pressing time of the Civil War, his bill was recognized and approved by Abraham Lincoln, whose signature upon it made it a law. This national attempt toward agricultural education was an experiment, the success of which depended entirely upon how the states and territories would support it. Singly, the various estab- The First Faculty

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