Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-08-26
VOL. NO. AZ.

and SO far completed this fall, as to enable tho
Board to make arrangements. and receive
few students in the Spring of 1858. g.
The, Legislature of Pennsylvania, at its
last session, has fully recognized the public
appreciation of this effort to produce class of
educated farmers whose practice and exam
pie may extend iuto every county of the State
1t has appropriated fifty thousand dollars to
enable the Board of Trustees to carry out their
plan twenty-five thousand of which is paya
! BILE only upon condition that a like sum shall
, be raised from some other source, There is
no other mode of raising this sum than by pri-
vatc contribution or that of County Agricul-
!. tural Societies throughout the State This
sum contributed, will place the Institution in
| a prosperous condition, and encourage the.
I. Boar of Trustees to prosecute the work 10
speedy and active operation. No such school
as is here contemplated, has ever yet existed
amongst US; and 1t is most confidently antie
ipated, that whilst-we are getting up farm
which will be a model for farmers-whilst
will Be testing disseminating the most
valuable seeds and plants throughout the
whole length and breadth of the State, hay
ing the guarantee of such an Institution for
their character and quality; We viii be i'm
parting to youth those principles of natural
science, which, when interningied with the
practical operations of the farm. will give char
acter to them, and dignity to their calling
There is no other such field for the spirit of
philanthropy.
We have now including legacy
7 of fye Thousand dollars by
Elliot Cressen, Esq. s25. 900 -
The State has given us ssI. $500
If individuals or societies will con-
tribute this sum, .-t .io25, 600
1t will entitle us to receive from
the State, the further sum of %, 900
800, 900
In making this statement of the situation
of the Farmers High School of Penn a., it is
the object Of the Board of Trustees to enlist
the Judgment, and feelings, and sympathies
of the friends of agriculture throughout xthc
State; and to call on them for their aid in
raising this sum of twenty five Thousand dol
lars without it we cannot complete our bull
dings, and can not, therefore. GO into opera
ton. The consideration that every dollar
contributed by individuals or societies pays
two to our Farm Scheol, should enable US to
raise the amount without delay p, fzzz-zsg
The Board of Trustees have not yet adepA
ted any system of teaching or subjects to be
taught, but that our friends may be able 10
form some idea of our general plan. it is sug
gested that the following viii be submitted
the basis of their action
THE SUBJECTS PROPOSED TO BE TAUGHT.
misunderstanding practical survey
ing, leveling, and the and use of ins tru-
mepts. TTseE%yo r ~ ~ 10 TlrE
Natural Philosophy -Thc principles ofall
mechanism the laws of motion and force
steam ;2electricity magnetism, &C., illustra-
ted by apparatus.
Agricultural Engineering and Mechanics
The methods and materials used in construc
| work kmanship. e'E 7.
IL Implements and Machinery The. princi-
plss involved parts liable 10 wear or break;
adjustment care !; repair !; specimens in the
| museum mills. If + EsE
fa Road Makins-.Naterials; > methods; le-
/ gal re gulations bridging
Building Specifcations :: contracts; pri-
ces; architectural taste and detail flush.
Drawing ng-Of plans, implements, animals,
maps, machinery, &c -o -s--...
] Conyeyancing-F titles procedures;
! &c. "
| , Language and Literature Comparisons of
styles of expression; speaking to an audience;
a, writing for the press; criticisms
! = Principles of Goyernment-American in
stitutior comparison with others duties Of
i township and county officers laws of viein- .
! age5 De. n5=y9 Eaa Fl- SIS 3
l.. Accounts generally I'd farm accounts
I specially; formation of methodlcal habits by
daily practice at the institution.
f. Farm Economy Expenditures and re-
., turns determination of the most economical
4 mode of accomplishing given jobs of work.
I Hydraulics Methods of supplying water
where wanted. and of preventing injury by
I excess machines pipes.
lie Drainage-ltS effects on soils; methods of
u ehecting it. VAN w. --Is-~--s'
Agricultural Chemistry-Praetieal anaIy-
sis Of manpres, soils, plants, &C., their ele-
mcnts ; chemical agents and apparatus.
Ipa Geology-The crust Of the earth: soils of
: all kinds how formed specimens in the niu-
scum. 4cToe = lassate
Geography-Features of the earth's sur
face, position of places, maps, productions and
pecularities of different regions.
) stionomy-Motions aud influences of the
heavenly bodies, revolutions. seasons eli
mates. -so9d ilto-e5
i Meteorology-Atmosphe influences e.
| lectric and magnetic agencies; heat I; cold
moisture drought winds storms shelter;
.counteraetion instruments observations
deductiors. sasF 80
Mineralogy-Identi6catio of rare or valu-
able minerals; gypsum, lime, phosphate of
a lime cement lime. magnesia; coa's, &c, spec :
8 mems in h, museum
Ia Botany-Arrangement of plants in fami-
lies: names of individual species and parts of
j; plants; plants of other countries in museum
: Vegetable Physiology structure of
: the vegetable body, functions of roots leaves,
e stem. bark, sap. DC !; growth Of plants dis
: eases. saf - 80 f7te
: Animal Physiology-.The structure of the