Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-01-20
Collegiate Education for Farmers.


Surprise has been expressed that farmers -
not those Of an wintcligcnt class, but men
such as Mr. Douglas, Of Whiting. and Col
Mead, of Randolph should so freely and pub
licly announce their hostility to college
training for young men intending to become
farmers. These gentlemen and others Of
similar standing ia the agricultural commu-
nifty have repeatedly, in the discussions that
have arisen upon the subject in agricultural
meetings, stated their views at length upon
this important question. They have OK
pressed the conviction that the entire ten
dency Of the education given in our colleges
is not only away from practical usefulness IN
any industrial occupation. but is calculated
to inspire contempt for any labor that is Of
necessity partly manual, Looking upon the
matter as they do. 70 is not surprising that
they should regard the union Of the State
Agricultural College with the Burlington
University as utterly destructive of the uso-
fulness OF the former. Both being under the
same management, it is, in the view of these
gentlemen, inevitable that they should both
be governed in the same spirit, and produce
the same results in the training Of young
men who seek therein to prepare themselves
for the duties Of manhood
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farmers as Mr. Douglas aud Col Mead that
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