The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-30

] pEORECSSs
/ the institution, be it
Resolved. That a committee of five b
/ appointed to visit the College on to-mor
row and report the result Of their observa
ton and investigation to this body on tn
following day.
The Worthy Master submitted the fol
lowing supplemental report, which was re
ferred to Committee on Education:
To the officers and members of the State Grange:
ask leave to offer the following supple
mental report:
The A. & NJ. College is doing a grea
work in the interest of Agricultural Educa
! ton. and it is but right that this Statt
Grange, representing the largest body o.
organized farmers in the State, should
strengthen the hands of the College author
| tiles and use every proper influence to ad
/ vance its interests. would therefore rec
ommend that this State Grange would ash
| the Legislature to be as liberal In its ap,
preparations for its support as for the
/ State University.
| 1t is the first effort made in our State Il
| elevate agriculture by means of education
| recognizing it as q science and an art
! and demanding that consideration and i'm
po-tance given to other professions anC
! CEtA
! the Agricultural College, and the farmers
of the State to establish a sympathy an6
dependence, the one upon the other. By
coming more frequently in contact, the
farmers would understand the real work
ings of the College, realize its advantages
and be able to demand certain BENEFITS
whereas, the management and faculty OF
the College would be benefited by the
nd III of tho farm
ers. This can be accomplished by having
few farmers institutes in the State every
year, as is the case in the State of Michi
gan and other Northern States. These In
stitutes to be gotten up by the Oranges oil
other agricultural societies in different To-
calities, at which leading farmers in the
vicinity and professors of the College would
read papers and discuss topics of interest
to the local farming industries. These
papers and discussions should be takeT
down and printed and disseminated among
the farmers of the State in order that they
may be informed of the views and expert
ence of the leading agriculturists. An act
authorizing these institutes and providing
means for printing the proceedings and
paying expenses of professors in attending
them would accomplish the object
DOdId VI COHiN huBC vi
the matter.
There should be established in our State
an agricultural experimental station. for
experimenting with different kinds of
crops, testing different seeds, modes of
culture, fruits, vegetables and crops suita-
BILE to the State. investigating diseases of
stock, experimenting with different kinds
of food to produce certain results, and
Othor IN mo
ton, but of great importance to our farm
ing interests. These experiments are of
too expensive a character for individual
farmers to carry on; whereas, station
might be established in connection with
the A. & NJ. College at a small cost, and
would be of great benefit to agriculture.
Respectfully submitted,
PUT DARDEN,
Master.
BY order of the Worthy Master, the Sec
rotary read the following letter from Gen.
S. u. Lee, which, on motion, was received
and ordered spread upon the minutes:
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
November 10, 1883.
Capt. Put Darden, Master Mississippi State
Grange:
Your favor of November 9TH received to-
day, AMI it affords ma great pleasure to in
form you that this College is strictly an
agricultural College. The Board of Trus-
tees, Keeling that both interests could no!
be properly subselv3d with the funds in
sight, have utilized every dollar in fixing |
its energies in the line of agricultural edu-
cation. Mechanics are taught only far
enough, theoretically and practically, to
meet what is deemed necessary and essen
hal in the profession of a farmer. We |
have but the one course of study, viz: The |
Agricultural course. The sciences under |
wing agriculture, viz: Chemistry, Bot |
any, Geology, Zoology, Entomology, An
.tomy, Physiology, Mechanics, Physics.
veterinary Science, ETC., are all Thoroughly |
aught. The professor of Agriculture also
ectures from one to two hours daily, dur
ne the entire session, ON Agriculture in its
'aried and diversified phases, and the ap-
'lication of the sciences underlying. (See
catalogue giving details of lectures). We
ave also professor of Horticulture, who
ectures during three months on HorticuI-
ure. In both of these departments the
quipment for practical instruction is
mple, the farm having 1000 acres of land,
nth implements of the most improved
With the study of the sciences, we give
ur students good practical English and 1
Mathematical education, progressive with,
nd commensurate with a proper under
'andIng of them, giving precedence to
Ich studies as bookkeeping, surveying, !
Yelling, etc. The studies are of the first ,
Importance, and everything gives way to
lem. During our morning hours we have /
'ademic exercises; in the afternoon, the :
tactical features come into play under SUI !
srvision of the different professors. Stu /
'nts are comoelled to work from two to :
rec hours day, for five days in the !
eek.
The College is in our fourth year. The
st year we had 354 students, 81 in the
'llege classes, 267 in the preparatory de-
lrtment.
Second session, we had 3O4 students. =
y IN the college classes, 154 in the pre- a
lratory department =
Third session, we had 3l7 students. 148 :
the college classes, 169 in the prepare :
~ department. !
The studies are not elective, hence all i
1dents take the Agricultural course in =
g college classes !
The classics arenot taught in our course. I,
le faculty are endeayoring to meet the
nerent agricultural organizations in the Il
ate, and deliver lectures and discuss SUBJ 4,
It's of interest to them Three of our .,
ofessors have visited the Madison county a
RHaers' Club. They pay second visit in 4,
nuaRy. I've will deliver lecture before 8
} National Cotton Planters Association 3,
Vleksburg this month. There shoqld be =
'islation, establishing Farmers Institute \,
~ fFa,o,,k ,S.Rk -,
,ulty would meet the farmers and dis n
IS such matters as are of interest to =
IA, 1 enclose an extract from nv last n
,ort to tbs Board CT Trustees On this
rect. ! also sReiase Cur last catalogue
link the elementary pKiReisles Of scien-
c agricultural should be introduced and
ght IN the common schools. Such. Il
ieve, Is the Law in Tennessee There is
difficulty il preparing q suitable text
X. u can only be accomplished By APP
pirate State legislation.
Yours truly, =.
8, D. LKz g
sro. Whitney. Chairman Of COMMITTEES in
Education. made the following report
q visit Of special committee to the A. ga
{. College which was adopted: &C
so9r committee 20 whom was assigned ~
duty t. 5isit ard inspect the A. & II y
lege. would respectfully report that We pr
Ived at the college shout u olclock, q. 10y
and engaged a the duty assigned a Sc
p m The work given . proved one ses
nghest pleasures great WAS the satfSfac, e.
, derived ct every step Of its prosscu- ~
fhen We esaatass ~ he circumstance be-
Indlng the founding e Glis irstftufson M
ing il equipped and IN runasirsrI orIIer. "a
then view the Hercnlean work rIsscf. Pr.
been done Ii 20 short tine. - fsei
enchanting. "a city built il ! aayiss ii grs
seeH that every plan dssIss1' ens Pc