Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07
2fsrisIutural 9epartment
Frcm the Nsw EngiE-l Farmer.
VERMONT AGRICULTURAL COL
LEfsE.


pursued BY our % called Agricultural
College and Its friends should be such
as 70 excite such unfavOrabls. though
Just, comments from people without the
State. Is appeared in ycur editorial Of
! resent date Yet the facts with re- i
gard TO the condition and management
Of our Agricultural Colleges should be
published to the world. as the subject Is
one not only Of State but Of National
importance
Where the National appropriation for
the promotion Of agricultural education
Is lsgitimatsly applied. such publication
will always promote the interests Of all
parties. alike those Of the Institutions
and those Of tie people Who would pat
rouirs them. Where not thus applied /
It should lead TO , wholesome ref0rm2-
ton. aud If VIA. l shall add 70 your re- |
marks upon this subject will aid in
bringing this about in Vermont. ny OBJ I
ject in writing Will Be aeeouplished-
veTmout's share Of the National sp-
preparation must Inevitably prove a
blessing OF 4 curse TO the State. and it
IS for the people to say which Of these
! il shall BE- Thus far. held that il
has been = serious injury. and. if the
present policy Of those who have 1t in
charge Is persisted in, 1t will soon BE-
come blighting curse.
let rs briefly consider our present
situation with regard TO this all iupor-
tant subject Of agricultural education
Vermont Is pre-eminently Al agrieultur-
al State, and Der future prosperity de-
ponds upon the proper development Of
/ her agricultural resources Yet, while
such development IS dependent upon the
,intelligeut skin Of her .grirulturists, 1
an not aware that there Is school in
the State where any department Of
practical agriculture Is taught, OF where
our sons can De fitted 70 hon0rably and
probably pursue the calling Of = large
majority Of our citizens, and the one
upon which. above al others. the Pc
euniary success Of all classes among Is
depends While every needed facility
Is provided for education in the pursuits
Of the non-prOdaeing classes, the edaea-
ton Of the producers Of our capital. the
= industrial classes. in their various vo-
cations, Is entirely unProviied for By
any public institutions excepting on
State Beard Of Agriculture
: Nor Is this all The fund derived
Z from the appropriation Of the genera
b government which VAS designed to sup
E ply this educational deficiency. has been
? perverted in such manner that It has
5 resulted in the building Up Of : poEel
e among u which has thus far been ex
7 srted 70 defeat any measures calculates
= TO arouse the masses 70 proper app1e
'e eiatiOn Of the importance Of agriculture
!, education, lest the perYertsrs Of Til
.e fund nay Be called 70 render n aoeoun
Of their stewardship .r...
re This new political element undertooI
D. to control the Bard Of Agriculture an
E enlist that in It's disreputabls service
e While the avaIls Of the national fun
Is we're being used BY them for PurPosS
re nsvsr eonsenplatsd BY the general gC-
II eminent. hsy called upon the Bard 1
= aid them II the exeeutioB Of EzrieI
We schemes, designed 70 draw money fro
4, the State Treasury 70 be applied in L
= sane dishouorable manner.
n Failing 70 enlist the Bard in the
service. BY either aatteIy or intiuid
ton. this new element undertook
We quarrel With It beeanse It permitted 1
ut discussion Of this educational question
NE Its public meetings, and stiguatiI
aer such discussions Is political in their I
1T ture and accused the Beard Of thus ne
ding With politics
not The unyielding integrity Of tie Boa
ely brought It's members into disfayor Vi
tly these schemes. and they applied To I
TOu State Legislature 70 aid then in the
y" eeutiOn Of their plans for administer
ill punishment for such disobslience
ITO their requirements. and to seeure |
Of apPrVpriatiOns concerning which Il
our had asked assistance
- Here they net With better success.
On Though they did not succeed in Il
nay designs upon the State Treasury, OF
the the dss5ruetion Of tie Beard Of Agric
OF culture. they did have sufficient I'M
that eDoe with the appointing power TO
nee cure the dismissal q all It's ueube
de- though contrary to the earnest wish
o1-Es-~E. NS--lelr - n21 o@e1 1o1l
that bly, AMI ably identified with 1t from
'1eh kzt orgzniEztion- Their Efforts NO
& It have undoubtedly resulted in the d
bold tea destruction Of the Bard had II
ting been for the pDzPs and decisive &C:
nes- Of the State Senate.
% Their saesess hers. also. in egodl
'ee- irg the deliberztions Of > 50 called I
Pc islative committee Of investigation.
Aon- pointed 70 enquire With regard TO L
axe expenditure Of the avails Of the sgri
tur7l fund, nay be readily inferred
slso consulting the report II that eouni
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