The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-11-24
Editor of the Register.

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While it is matter of general interest
it may not be known to most of your read.
ors, that the Vermont State Agricultural
College has finally obtained, instructed,
and graduated a class Of ine pupils from
its industrial or agricultural course The
graduating exercises we're held at Mont.
pelier last week Wednesday, and consist
ed Of a joint essay from the members OF
the graduating Glass; read before the mem
bers of the legislature. The subject oil
the essay was the consideration of the
law OF the United States creating, or do.
mating the fund. to establish agricultural
colleges or industrial schools in the sever.
al states, and the manner the college un.
der whose instruntion they had been for
several weeks, had expended the proper.
ton Of the fund Vermont had received
The essay was very creditablc produc
ton, and shows that the authors had beer
very attentive and willing pupils, and had
profted by the teachings of the officers Of
the college. This agricultur al and indus
trial course having been created entirely
during the sitting of the present session o.
the Legislature, it is especially a matter
OF experiment, but the great success the
officers Of the college have had in nstruc
ting aud moulding the minds of this its
first class OF agricultural pupils speak:
well for the thororghncss of the course
and the very superior ability Of the in
structois in this department, az well a,
for the future usefulness OF the college
While we would not detract aught from
the credit due the teachers or from theil
willingness to duly instruct this class
am inclined to think these individuals CON
posing it have more than an average o.
intellectual strength, or are uucommonly
willing to learn. or they could not hav,
learned their lessons so well in 30 short d
time. One noticeable thing in the essay
that speaks well for the class as well o.
for the instruction aud its teachers is the
great affection the students show for theil
Alma Mater, the manner they speak O
the willingness Of the President to instruct
them and answer all their enquiries i.
quite affecting. Willingness to learn, ant
be moulded according to the will of theil
teachers, is very commendabe On tn,
part OF the pupils, and this attachment
between teachers and scholars is very
beautiful thing to behold and evidence o
both. One Of this class has shown such
willingness to learn aud has pro6ted sc
well by his instruction that the friends o
the college have appointed him one of it,
] trustees as a fttiug acknowledgement o
his desire to be duly instructed and mould
ed according to the will OF his teachers.
The officers of the college made an eff
fort to instruct and graduate a class las
winter, having gathered number of pu
pills at the American Hotel in Burling
ton, aud labored faithfully to instruc
them in the beauties Of the agriculture
course of the Agricultural College, bu
they were found to be such an unteacha
BILE set that the idea Of learning then
anything was abandoned, and they neve
graduated. The college is to be copgrat
ulatcd upon securing a more teacbable Sc
Of pupils and its success in graduating
class after its own heart. For turthe
particulars your readers arc referred t
the joint committee of the two houses t,
inquire into the affairs oc our Agrcultur
al College. hope the college will no
cease its efforts in the agricultural ant
industrial course, but will make an effor
to prepare another class for graduation a
the next session Of our Legislature TIVE
years hence. 1t can hardly be expected
she can do much 10 that line before tina
time, judging by what she has been abl
to do in the past
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