A Successful College President at Oregon Agricultural College
The piece profiles William Jasper Kerr at Corvallis detailing his Utah roots and Utah years, then his Oregon presidency. It praises his businesslike governance, modernizing reforms, raised standards, expanded curricula, and strengthened land grant mission to provide practical education and broad access, with Oregon Agricultural College now offering extensive degree programs and vocational training.
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Oregon Agricultural College
William Jasper Kerr
Utah
University of Utah
Cornell
Brigham Young College
Utah Agricultural College
Oregon
Corvallis
Kerr leads Oregon Agricultural College in practical expansion
President Kerr revitalizes Oregon Agricultural College by expanding outreach and applying business methods to farming, education, and state service. He creates demonstration trains, short courses for farmers and houses, moves college closer to people, and builds new research stations for irrigation and dry farming while promoting practical, market-focused education across agriculture, forestry, and vocational studies.
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Brant
Oregon
Association American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
National Educational Association
International Dry Farming Congress
Kerr
Corvallis
School of Commerce
United States
San Jose
Unigen
Oregon Agricultural and Union
Umatilla
Bureau of Plant Industry
Reclamation Service
Oregon Agricultural College
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Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Gains Noted Reputation
Chamberlains Cough Remedy has earned a great reputation and extensive sale through its remarkable cures of coughs colds and croup. It can be depended upon. Try it. Sold by all dealers.
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