Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-09
Students OF Agriculture.

One of the best industrial schools in the
Union, Is the school of agriculture connected
with the great free university of the state of
Michigan. Those of our readers (and we
know they are many, who are watching the
progress of technical instruction, whereby
industrialists, like professional men, are now
being fitted, in many places, as well as
schools can fit Them for the business of life,
will be interested in the following report,
(Which appears in the Country Gendeman),
of the doings at that college; "For July
22d, sixty-seven students, at one o'clock, P.
NJ, reported for their regular three hours
work upon the farm. Two were assigned
to repair fence near the river bridge, and
called for the tools required at the tool room,
which were duly recorded against their
names. All tools remain charged until re-
turned in good order, is the working princ-
pie, which every student knows full well.
One student was detailed to draw wood for
small steam engine, which is used for
grinding the grain and cutting the feed for
the cattle, and other work, where a double
horse tread power was formerly used. The
engine and mill were not running on this
day, but were on August ped, when our re-
cord shows that student acted as engineer
and another as miiler' PROFESSOR ihgersoii
saws, that in skillful work like this, there is
not Inc usual ro'at'oh aiio"eo, .he same
Al
STUDENT wheh once h''eu ior 'he WORK. Is
kept al IL ior the year. Two STUDENTS were
sent out surveying WIN 'ne necessary IN
strumeh's lot running oouhuar'es anu eS''-
mating grades lor proposed Tile oraihs' e'c'
Ihis WORK Is special anu III charge oi
member OF the senior Grass ohe STUDENT
was uoing various choreS i"r e"e Presiue"'
SIX were hoeing corn one cutting ana draw
ing soirhg corn Tor the oa'tie seven were
enjoying the pieasanter experiences oil mar
vest hanuS III p,nuing oa's' anu Que was rah'
ing oariey stuoole' "A majority Oh all 'he
farm workers Tor the day. thirty iour IN
number, were hoeing roots IN tine large
turnip field-a work made more intellectual
and interesting oy the large NUMBER engaged
IN IT, ohe student inohoPoiizeu tne hoeihg
oil potatoes Two were drawing wheat rak-
ings, one Grading AROUND heid Oh oa's' ana
one repairing 'front.' iehce'
In all this work the students are guided
and instructed oy the PROFESSOR foreman
and second foreman Two OIL whom nave
been through the MILL anu granuated
from the college, namely, PROFESSOR ingersoll
and second foreman, Mcdowell. Mr.. White,
the foreman, Is an experienced practical
farmer, and has held his present position
| for many years. Besides those already men,
TONED, there are four students which have
the care Of the stock and do the milking, so
that their work is divided into morning
and evening session. Another has charge
OF the pigs; another cares Tor the horses'
and another has the care oil. the tools and
tool-room'
On August I'D the WORK list mas " some
what diHereht aspect as 'he changing sea
sons demand Inc WORK WIN 'ne cows
pigs and TOOLS remains the same ou, we pre-
sumo the students may nave oeen changed
The engine and miii were running as we
have already intimated, and employed two
students. Two were cleaning wheat IN the
granary; one was sweeping the sheep barn
another the piggery; another the horse
barn, and two In the cattle barn. AS TINS was
the last work day oil the term' ana Just De
fore the annual junior exmoition' TINS large
amount oil sweeping was III oruer Oh