Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-30
New Hampshire College of Agriculture.

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Our people are not generally familiar
with the design, character and management
OF our college of agriculture. 1t is proba.
bly, pretty well known that the college re.
allied $4,000 from the sale of government
land scrip that S25 900 have been received
from the General Culver estate, through tho
agency Of Dartmouth College; that Hon
John Gonant Of JafIery has given SIC, 600
From these donations the college has con.
structed one large building, worth at least
$4,000; another valued at $4,000. 1t
has a farm, with buildings and out lands,
worth $40 900; on interest, $4,000, at
six per cent; and stock, farm implements,
college library, museum, apparatus, and
miscellaneous property of great value. This
valued at $2l5, 900, has been secured at a
cost to the state of less than $4,000.
The $4,000 interest is appropriated to
the running expenses Of the institution, as
the supply Of fuel the compensation of
teachers, insurance, ordinary repairs, etc.
To this is added whatever is received for
tuition, which thus far has been limited for
reasons which readily appear when we state
that twelve pupils, one from each senatorial
district In the state, are by law admitted, on
the recommendation of the senators, without
payment Of tuition. Each town in Cheshire
county is entitled to send one student on
scholarships founded by Mr.. Couant, and we
have the impression that there are two or
three others provided for from the same do.
nation. The tuition is $50 year, the num-
Der Of students has never exceeded thirty,
and generally not more than twenty and Of
course the income from this source must be
small
Board may be obtained at Conant Hall
boarding.house for 1926 a week, or for
thirty weeks, the extent Of the years ses-
sions, tor $3.50. There are places where
good board may be obtained for prices vary
ing from 50 to S2.75 per week, OR $50 to
sS2.5O per year. To this must be added
room rent, wood, lights, and washing
amounting to 81 or 81 per week, according
to the habits and tastes of the student.
The expenses for all these need not exceed
50 week, or $50 a year, or $3.50 for the
course OF three years. Books, travelling
expenses, clothing and other items Of per-
sonal expense, will vary with circumstances
The studies pursued are all the natural
sciences, as botany, philosophy, chemistry
astronomy, geology, etc. The mathematics
from algebra to comic sections, with CORE.
spending other branches, as rhetoric, logic,
political sciences, ETC. la short, nearly all
the branches pursued in the scientific depart
ment, or IN the academic, except the Ian
guages. The studies requisite for engineer.
ing, advanced scientific agriculture. landscape
gardening, architecture, and the usual me-
chaRic arts, are pursued with great thorough
ness. An opportunity to learn agriculture
practically is offered on the farm under the
instruction of a thoroughly educated work
ing farmer And when there is work to be
done, students will receive full compensation
for all they do
For admission, applicants must pass ex.
animation in the studies required as in out
best common schools, especially in arith-
metic, geography, grammar, etc.
Without going more into detail, we can
confidently recommend the institution to the
consideration Of those parents who desire
to give their sons the best possible educa-
ton for small sum Of money, within the
limited period of three ycars-Blletm of
tie Board of agriculture.