

EECORD OF THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW 



COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND OF 



THE INSTALLATION OF DEAN 



THOMAS FORSYTH HUNT, 



NOVEMBER 20, 1912 



ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT BENJAMIN IDE WHEELER 



Of all departments of the University the well-being of 

 the State is most closely interlocked with the College of 

 Agriculture. It is therefore both for University and State 

 a significant occasion when on this one day we dedicate a 

 new building for agriculture, induct into office a new 

 Director, and inaugurate a new and far-reaching policy 

 for the organization and equipment of agricultural edu- 

 cation. 



Our problem in California is among all the states as 

 uniquely complicated as it is uniquely vast. The variety 

 of our products of the soil far exceeds that of any other 

 state. The tilling of our soil requires for efficiency more 

 use of special knowledge and of the results of scientific 

 investigation than the agricultural practice of any other 

 state. Whether it be for the production of wealth or for 

 the establishment of homes and the morals of the family, 

 the prosperity and soundness of the state is chiefly de- 

 pendent on the farms and the farmers. If you want popu- 

 lation, commerce, and bank deposits for your cities, seek 



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