The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-13
Miscellaneous.

p~ooress of Industrial EducatlOn.
In confirmation of the often repeated
statements that Agricultural and Me-
cbanicaI Colleges do not flourish when
attached TO Universities or Colleges OF
.notber character. the fOllowlnglscon
donsed from the Agricultural report
for 1875:
Acknowledgements institution. 10
al number Of students 1O4 number
following agricultural course, 81.
RKANSAS-Combined with Unlver-
-itv Total number of students, ~;
nnInber following agricultural course
u following mechanical course, ~.
Observation-Disclosures with Uni
versity. To,al number OF students;
307 number following agricultural
course. 30.
DIR wARE-Combined institutions.
Total number of students. 10 10 OF
whom are pursuing agricultural anu
macbanical studies. This seems 20 be
the ONLY combined institution IN "illIh
ANYTHING like a fair percentage OF 'ie
students follow the Industrial coulne'
GF0RGA-Combined institution. To-
total number Of students. 24o; nulloer
pursring industrial course, 80.
Observation-Disclosures with UnlVer-
sity Total number of students, male
and female. 3S6 agricultural students.
40: mechanical students, l3o. Inns
state was the first to take advantage q
the United States grant.
TSDIANA-Combined with UnlNer-
sity. Total number of students, 10 !:
number in industrial course. one.
IowA-Combined institutions. 10
tai number of students. 300 umbe
in agricultural course. 62.
K NsAs-Agricultural college. To
taI her of students, 303, all follow
ing industrial course.
Observation-Disclosures University.
Total number of students. 367 number
following agricultural course. 81.
MAINE-Separate institution 10
students, all pursuing industrial course.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. institution. To-
tai number Of students, =, 10 OF whom
pursue industrial course.
MASSACHUSETTS, - Separate lnStltu-
ton. III students, all following agrl-
cultural course.
acknowledgements institution. 1856
students, all following agricultural
course.
Observation-Disclosures institutions.
| Total number Of students, 296 follow
ing agricultural and mechanical course
g..
Observation-Disclosures institutions.
Total number of students. 131. None
following agricultural course.
MISSOURI - Combined institutions.
Total number of students. 391 /; mum
Der in agricultural and mechanical
course, 81.
Observation-Disclosures institutions.
Total number of students. 2S2 number
following agricultural OurSe ID.
NEW Observation-Disclosures inStitu-
tons. Total number of students. 439.
Students in agricultural department.
pa.
CORNELL UNIvERsITY-Ina agriculture
al department., 81 professors. SO stu
dents.
OHIO-Separate institution. Total
number of students, 40 pursuing in
duStrial course. 1876.
OREGON-COmOined institutions. To-
tai number of students, 141 in agri-
cultural department, 81.
Observation-Disclosures institution.
161 students following agricultural
course.
RHODE ISLAND-Combined institu-
tons. Total number of students. Psi
- oluoitlllS III agricultural ana me-
chanlcal department.
Z CAROLINA-COmbined institu-
lions. Total number of students. 1875
40 IN industrial course.
IENNESSEE-COmbined institutions.
Total number Of students. 300 num-
Der IN agricultural course. So.
Observation-Disclosures and mechan.
ical college. Blacksburg- Total mum.
Der of students, 255, all following in.
dustrial course.
WEST NIRGINIA-Combined institu
ions. Total number of students. 90
OF which trO follow the agriculture
course.
These we'll authenticated figures anC
facts seem to prove, beyond cavil, that
a University course, and an Agricul
tural and Mechanical course. cannot be
taught successfully in the same insti
tutlonS No college in the United
States offers so many advantages to :
student as the Cornell University. It.
faculty Is composed OF men of the yer,
highest ability its farms. stocks. Ia
boratorIes. ETC.. etc.. are of immenst
value. and the number of professors il
the Agricultural branch exceeds tina
OF n students by 6.
II union of Agricultural College.
TO Well established Universities Ia
invariably been extremely advanta
geous to the latter. for they have thu
received an important addition to thei
incomes. and IN most cases thew. tn,
Universities. have been the ONLY par
ties benefited.