Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-27
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University Doings.

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from school of Capt l.. II. Charles First Lieu
tenant p VI. Lille was promoted to FIJI the va
cancy and Second Lieutenant s \. Craig il
promoted to the First Lieutenancy In consid-
Grafton of his great popularity with the cadets,
and interest taken in military science, Mr.. y.
! Y. Shields was appointed to the office of Second
Lieutenant, made vacant by the promotion OF
Mr.. Craig The following additional officers
were appointed-four Sergeants, to rank in the
order given r. l.. kirkpatrick, Jr., c. h.
Bell, Geo w. Baxter and c. Nelson. Also
four Corporals to rank in the following order
| F. Bearden, s. b. Boyd, - Chambers, and
James TarNater.
The picnic will probably be postponed few
weeks, owing to a want Of time for preparation
The catalogues for tie year are not yet out
I am informed that 1888 stude1ts have already
registered, and the number steadily Increases
! The Chi-Delta Society have within a few days
past added to their library sixteen volumes OF
| Appletons american Cyclopedia. at II cost of
$1,000.
On Tuesday morning Prof Nicholson deliv-
cred his Introductory lecture agriculture to
large number of students, selected from vari-
Gus classes. He began by relating the numer-
GUS suggestions and ideas as to what agricultural
colleges should be, which he had received from
various persons upon being elected to the chair
of agriculture in this institution Some thought
such school should be made strictly practical.
The student should be drilled in all manual la
Dor pertaining to the farm, He should pillow
and sow, reap and now In a word, should
perform all the daily routine of farmer work.
Others thought such school should make fin
ished scholars of farmers sons. 1t should turn
out accomplished naturalists, botanists, chem
lists and classical scholars Again, some were
of the opinion that it should be self-sustaining,
and others that it should be literally endowed
by the State 1t should be model farm, says
one, for imitation by farmers in general Said
another, it should be place for experiments,
where the truth of all new theories should be
tested. All had their opinions and each SEEM
ed equally confident of the correctness of his
own Agricultural schools are of very recent
origin and are yet an experiment. The science
is both theoretical and practical but true theory
and practice always harmonic. There can be
no conflict between science and art. If theory
be good it will work in practice. If any special
practice be best it is the business of science to
find theory for it. Art practices what theory
teaches When u practical man succeeds in
any art, the scientific man seeks TO lay down
those laws by the observance of which that
success has been obtained, thus giving others q
chart for their guidance. In most cases prac-
| tee comes first and science afterward. Science
| is derived FROM observing the laws of practice.
| The science of agriculture has been neglected.
1t has progressed only by experiment, Much
of the farming of to-day is not better than that
practiced by the ancient Romans. The United
| States Government as lately endowed schools
to perfect the theory of farming, and bring it
up to an equality with the other sciences. Some
have asked, What can boy learn about ag.
riculture in the schools p What may be
taught?' Many things may be taught.
/. The History Of 4gricuLture.-How anc
where it began. How it was practiced by the an
cient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, by thu
Europeans of the middle ages, and its scientific
development in modern times. To which ma,
be added the biography of agriculture, or tn
lives of its great champions-Liebig johnson
and others.
Q The Chemistry Of agriculture. -The analy
sis of soils to determine their constituents, tn
rotations of crops and the application of ma
nures.
3. The Geology Of Agricuttare.-How tn
strata of the earth are deposited. How the.
form soils, and the influence of these soils oil
crops-building stones, coal, salt, &c.
T. The Botany Of Agrieulture.-The natur
of plants, their diseases and remedies. Tn
weeds of agriculture; indigenous plants as in
dicative of soil, and the cultivation of trees.
5. The Physics Of agriculture me
teorology rain, hail, heat and cold, as atfectin
agriculture.
6. The Mechanics Of agriculture. Retain
to the construction of farming implements
such,as::threshing machines, plows rakes, hoes
spades, etc. the application of steam to tillag'
motive powers-horse, wind, water and steam
: The various means of improving the soil b
claying manuring, etc.
7. Lire Stock Different breeds Of stocl
: The laws of breeding and rearing. Substance
used in feeding, and the diseases and injuries {
, stock.
8. Agricultural Engineering and Archite
ture.-Laying off roads, dividing and beautify
| ing the farm, and farm buildings.
9. Economy Of agriculture. This is woman
department, by long custom if not by Divir
right Weaving, knitting, spinning, keepin
| the house in order, and providing for the in
= mediate wants Of the household, is her peculii
l work.
10. Politics Of 1gricaitHre.-Siz Of the farn