Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-30

agricultural college needs further aid
needs at least to have remunerative posi-.
ton offered him, and instead of trying to
assist when little help would be invalu-
able, they coolly stand back to see if the
boy is going TO al turn out to be anything. y
Would you teach young bird to fly, then
clip its wings and stand aside to see If he
could fly?
A large part of the graduates from the
agricultural college could fill responsible
positions if they were rendered them. "A
few have already proved my statement,
and foreign countries are sending to us for
instructors in agriculture. Whatever be
the immediate effects upon the communi-
ties at large, the ultimate results of the
education given at the agricultural col
lege will be of incalculable benefit not
only to the state but to the whole country.
A GRADUATE.
What weight of doubt and uncertainty
is lifted off us, and what efulgent bright
ness, so to speak, breaks in. We had held
the idea, in some dim, uncertain sort of a
way, that an agricultural college was to
make farmers, as law school makes
lawyers, or medical college doctors. But
we are to have agricultural lawyers and
agriculturally educated physicians, and
the lawyer can better defend the claims of
the rural client. Rural is good. Just
say it over sort of slow like, and roll the
"r"s well, and see if it don't make you
feel as if you had on kid gloves and a
white vest and money iingling in your
trowsers pockets.
But doubt strikes us; suppose t,Oo rural
clients are antagonists, and such. things
hare happened. and both have agricultur-
ally educated lawyers, what will then
become of the judge and juryP
But it is immeasurably reassuring to
know that graduate ventures to say ~
that "there is not one who has taken his
degree at the college who will not do all
in his power to further the interests of the
great farming community" We call that
very handsome in them. Now we can
rest easy on that point, unless Graduate is |
rashly confident and hazards venture.
We are glad to see "our prominent
men " reminded of their duties and short |
but their duty is not made quite
clear to them; at least, we don't see it. |
The boy who graduates at our agricul- |
ural college needs further aid" he has
been aided till he graduates, and
low wants more, and "needs at least to
lave remunerative position offered him, )"
'ut they stand coolly by waiting to see
whether there's anything in the boy, till
le is compelled to accept some mental pc.
ition in a city office. Needs at least. If
! remunerative position is the least of
i'd which should be offered. we are sure
here are prominent men who would like
know just what is the square thing
which should be done for him-whatI
Gould be considered the fair, whole-souled
curse for the prominent man to pursue
owards the agricultural college graduate.
We should like to be informed on this
oint in case we should come to be a
rominent man.
But there's one thing which is spared
he graduate. He may not have a respon-
bile and remunerative position offered
Q may even be driven to "menial posi-.
ons " in city offices, but it is not intimated ,
lat by direst fate one was ever driven to
'ork by the month on farm. Il
Prominent men, awake to your duties.
here are young men in your midst who r
i'll accept responsible and remunerative t
ositions if they are rendered to them, and +
st because you have worked your way =.
learned money-and want to know
no is competent as we'll rs willing to C
Ike charge of it, you stand by and see t
ese young men driven to accept mental K
'sitions. How can you exhibit such in e
visibility? Let there be plenty oil n
sponsble and remunerative positions u
ere may be others not graduates of az it
cultural colleges who would take one, as
is hard times, rather than a mental posi- N
N. Offer remunerative positions. b