Colorado Agricultural College bulletin . ssfull termination. The required guarantee ofattendance had the desired effect, in that it made the school theirschool and its success or failure theirs. So the Chamber of Com-merce, together with some of the more prominent fruit growers,under the direction of Mr. W. P. Dale, began a systematic adver-tising campaign, and in a short time committees had a list of onehundred fruit growers who had expressed a willingness and a de- 4 State Agricultural College. sire to attend the course. The advertising was continued throughout the season by notices publishe
Colorado Agricultural College bulletin . ssfull termination. The required guarantee ofattendance had the desired effect, in that it made the school theirschool and its success or failure theirs. So the Chamber of Com-merce, together with some of the more prominent fruit growers,under the direction of Mr. W. P. Dale, began a systematic adver-tising campaign, and in a short time committees had a list of onehundred fruit growers who had expressed a willingness and a de- 4 State Agricultural College. sire to attend the course. The advertising was continued throughout the season by notices published in the county papers, by printedmatter sent through the mail to a large list of fruit growers and bypersonal solicitation. Later in the season a course in Domestic Science for fruitgrowers wives was announced, which was to be given at the sametime. On the part of the college such a departure was in the line ofan experiment, so time and expense were not limited in the effort tomake this initial attempt a success. A program was made out. Students, Fruit Growers Short Course, Delta, 1907. along the lines suggested by a fairly good understanding of the con-ditions existing in Delta County. A study of insects and insectremedies is at present perhaps of first importance, while theprinciples of horticulture are always in demand. These w^ere themain topics, but other subjects which are of interest to fruit growerswere not neglected, and were interspersed so as to lend variety. The school opened on the morning of January 14, at nineoclock, with about seventy-five men enrolled. This number wassoon increased to one hundred and twelve, the total enrollment,but. Short Course at Delta. 5 a great many transients came and went, of whom no account wastaken. The entire week was marked by a spirit of interest, enthusiasmand good nature which the writer has never seen equaled. Allwere imbued with the idea that the school was to be a success fromthe start, and this attitude undoubtedly had much t
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