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an examination in “Bergen’s Elements” and classify a 
couple of dozen of spring flowers, does not qualify a person 
to teach Botany. I am certain that if nothing more has 
been accomplished at Weber, the students have been con- 
vinced that Botany compares with mechanical drawing in 
accuracy of technique, and is equal to Chemistry or Civics 
in mental disipline and educational value. 
Dare I now, without treading on forbidden ground, 
or giving offense, make the same suggestion of the lack of 
proper encouragement, even in our higher institutions of 
learning? Is there one of them that does not submerge 
Botany into a “Biological,” a ‘‘Nature Study,” or other de- 
partment of a different name, or attach it to the end of 
a Horticulture or Agriculture or some other of the com- 
mercial or industrial courses? When as a matter of fact 
it is the parent and not the offspring of every one of them? 
Does either of them offer sufficient work to qualify stu- 
dents to do substantial research work or to dignify the 
science as a profession? One of our leading institutions 
announces in 1912-138 five courses of Botany, the first of 
which is “not to be given,” two and three alternate with 
four and five and as the last two are different terms, 
only one year’s work can be had. When a department 
occupies only a fraction of the time of one man, or is 
handled by student assistants, there is scant incentive for 
research work into the important problems of nature. May 
I be permitted to offer another illustration along the same 
line—a visit to the U. A. C. 
The great state of Utah, with almost all of its botan- 
ical features yet undiscovered, can furnish, indefinitely, 
problems, for several experts in every one of the great 
branches, Physiology, Morphology, Pathology, Systematic 
Botany, and Ecology. I am happy to note that we have 
some real pioneers in some of these lines. The Agricul- 
tural College has now segregated and equipped a depart- 
ment of Pathology, and placed in charge a very competent 
man; already the excellent results of Dr. Jensen’s work are 
felt among us. The subject presented at this convention 
is a new development, not know five or six years ago. 
