The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-11-12
From the Ncwberry Observer
Further Defense Of the Agricultural Annex.

EpIruR ODs%RyEn: Your comments on my
article in reference 10 the Annex of the s
G. College wcro not sceu ny lac until after the
orc"inr Of the session aud | have been to
buy II answer your questions SOONER.
When MIR. TIiiman shIi that ont of 81 Cradu.
Stes l"s. year 1.-TWO hal studied farming a littl,
--HGricnltura! chemistry if he meant, as he
evidcIily did, that this was all the instruction
on that subject given in the college aud tina
only two students had done this much hi
statement was as incorrect ns il could we'll be
l presume we will have no quibbe about the
word farming as the catalogues of the col
lcGcs embrace instruction this head under
the title of Agriculture.
Agriculture proper is not 4 agricultural Chem.
isiry any more than Latin is Latin Literature;
and the stu'iy "f agriculture is no more confined
TO tho technical agriculture course than is Latin
to the special Latin course.
Out Cf the 81 students who graduated in 1886,
Of them may justly bc said to have studied
farminE-i"r ono year ut lcast-besides other
cognnrc sciences. Now, 10 OF the "a were law
yers. Nine ont of the remaining "a academic
s,udcnts Is b. no means bad showing.
In order that may not &c charged with ind.
rection, ! viii give precisely what these nine
studied and let yodr rvaIcrs Judge for them
selves whether am not justified in my cassf-
cation. Before doing let he repeat that
agriculture proper III our catalogue means a
course Of study for one year in soils, manurcs
farm cr"ls, rotation Of crorr, tillasc. fnrm i'm
PIGMENTS, domestic aumals. etc II is rs full MS
iha, given ia most colleges, and is Il few weeks
shorter than the course III the Mississippi col
lcgc
Out "f the 'thlriy-fvur graduates Of 1886:
one had studied Agriculture one year, Chem
istry and Thy sizes each one year, besides Maihc.
nniics. Languages, English, etc lie was in the
teachers course.
I'"o ha! "tUdicl AgIi,ultuI one year, Butany
ono year, Chemistry four years, Inorganic.
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each one I,:tr.J Pharmacy. Il olosy, Physiology
besides Mathematics, English stables AMI sew
crai lnnyu,r,S.
Nnr hni studied Agriculture one year, Agri-
cultural Chemistry three years Botany one
ycrr, IoulcGy, Physiology aud Surveying, he.
sides M",scmat zeal, English branches ami Mod
crn Languages.
I'"' ha! .tu'iici Agriculture one year, Chem
r'ry three years, Mncrnlogy, Geology, Eu;any.
Surveying. Physics anh Mechanics. Mathemnt-
les through calculus, Astronomy Drawlug Civil
Engineering, besides English branches AMI some
French anl German. These two obtained posi-
tions Oh rai,l at surveys
unc man studied Chemistry four years,
Agriculture" Chemistry one year Botany,
H""''ry, Mrncrno:y. PHYSIOLOGY. Surveying.
Mcch"nrr., ih!s'cs, hr..i,o Mathematical,
lng ~ and liz .ui-iic studies
one man stu1i,d Agvicul'ui, enc wear, Iool-
"gy, Nin"rAogy, rhysrcs. Eorany. Chemistry
tome year,, hy-I"l"sy ari Geology. two years
each (o"' y'n' each being post graduate, be-
sldcs iHts"HI I"*, Mathematics, English branches
&C i""iu'!i"t ON" year III post eradicate Pay
c"!rGr. l&ychpi",y. 10y the way, should say |
might IL" taught to all farmers, In order that !
they may stGi! tEc workings OF The mind Of
the Negro aui The muc)
One had taken Chemistry four years n two |
years pest graduate cuurs" in vcrv advanced |
iGricuiural h'mstry. Botany two years. tone |
post rr"'lua'".l hc>iics Physics Miurralogy, |
Geology. Survey ing and Mathematical, Euc'Ish (
and Mu'.crn Language clasS,'.
An examination If the ttsricuum Of anv
average Agricultural College will show that
these sciences ar" taught in them, but will show
also Tint while Tie student gets less pitch fork
IuE and other MANUAL cNrrci>c he secures much
more So c"c" AMI mental culture. And which
ana pay TrSt S yaf. an noSms At home
encc to the rcriurmnn"a Of duties that can better
be learned at nome
The South Carolina College gives II" twelve |
wccks courses ON science. What she proposes |
TO do she attempts to H. thoroughly. She has
in her scientific departments four professors
two adjunct professors aud two tutors. amt 'hcy
a,c kept busy. Any lay there can hc seen from
twenty To- thirty students in the chemical labor
ntory working tw" or three hours dny ;"r
wear, hcsldvs %cvCnty-iNc or more IN thcorctlcti
chemistry. How many colleges have their stu
dents in the fields annly y2ing and classifying the
,urx~yinr. loi~r "ngineNr'mS work, planning
railroad bridges etc.
The Mississippi college, for instance. (Which
| take slmrly a. one Of the best Of it's tyIe,)
was established a. nn institution at which the
youth Of the state may acquire common Ech0"t
r,,rGf.uu. and SCicniiic and practical knowi-
,,lre of AgrIculurc horticulture and the Me
chunic Arts, without excluding other scientific
md classical slU.icS, including military tactics.
II is seen at once that the standards arc differ
cut. | d. not mean Ia say that instruction III
Mi.s>~;!;i i confined {" the common currIcu-
lum lur / 10 mean that beginning with a low
standard, and having mUch Of the day occupied
in drill and MAMMAL labor, aud ringing curtcw
nj $50 -, III , the Mississippi College cannot
give a. thorough instruction III silence - other
COLLEGES with higher standards can,
Are ,hc sons Of farmers to lie restricted to
elementary intellectual training While the sons
of other men are II cuiuy the advantages "t the
highest instruction in literary COLLEGES? We're
TIN, proposition made lay any bat farmer he
would hr ho".rd "Ut of the State Is there
ANYTHING in forming thn; lncaraCitatcS 4 man
from taking The highest scientific education
/. Ss!t-
thluk il hurtIy necessary to ARGUE that
chrmird analysis and civil engineering are
connected with Agriculture anil the Mechanic
arts. hey are taugnt in all Agricultural col
lrgcs "t any Yrctcu>.on. Nothing can be
known ot the constituents of the soil OF the
Ilant, "t the fertilizer. cSccrt by chemical
ANALYSIS While there ~ not n mechanical opera
ton On the farm. from laying oil horIonta!
cotton VOWS. s.ahing lime or mcnlins roai',
u, 10 tie more gigantic enterprises that docs
not cul, tor ,cIcuilIr engineering. mat would
tea lctiy agricultural college indeed that
omitted these Two branches. In my article |
dd no, however mean to class them AS special
instruction III Agriculture. lhcy arc COEnhlc
studies.
Eut the auncX i saii 20 educate young men