The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-01
OUR BONE AND SINEW.
Session of the Virginia
State Board of
Agriculture.
IMMIGRATION AND OTHER SUBJECTS
CONSIDERED.
Interesting Address of Professor TnttIe.


city at the Office of Colonel Thomas
Whitehead, the State Commissioner of
Agriculture.
Those in attendance we're Mr.. Absa-
lom KOiner OF Augusta, President; Major
W. +. Sutherland of Danville. Il. l..
Lyford of Charlottesville, 5. w. Corbin
of King George. Major r. " Gaines OF
Charlotte, Judge II. NJ. Mallory of Bruins
wick and Commissioner Whitehead.
The reports of committees were all re-
ceiyed and found to be correct and were
approved.
At the meeting yesterday, In addition
TO the above. named gentlemen, were Col
onel Norman Smith of Henrico.
IMMIGRATION.
Mi Corbir, chairman Of Committee on
immigration and Labor, read an able
and interesting report on the subject OF
immigration. The thanks Of the Board
were rendered Mr. Corbin for his able
report.
Major Sutherland offered a resolution
providing for the employment Of an
agent to canvass all parts OF the country
in the interest Of immigration.
The Board adopted the report.
Colonel Whitehead said that this agent
would visit all OF the Northern and
Western States In the interest of the
Board In order to attract immigration to
Virginia
He Colonel Whitehead) will visit and
correspond with all the counties In Viz
gnis in order to find out just what class
OF settlers are needed In the respective
counties, whether farmers or manufac-
turers.
He will, through his office, do all the
correspondence with the other States
and the counties that will be necessary
for propositions to settlers and parties
wishing to sell farms.
Judge Charles Grattan OF Augusta
county was unanimously elected the i'm
migration agent to travel In the Northern
and Western States, and his salary was
made 81 800 per year.
PROF soR TUTTLE's ADDRESS.
The Board and a number Of visitors
assembled in the Hall Of the House OF
Delegates last night to hear Professor
| Tutlle Of the University read his address
on education ami agriculture.
Mr. Absalom Koiner, President OF the
State Board Of Agriculture, called the
meeting 10 order The sibject, he said,
/ was one which would benefit us We
needed education and science In the de
velopmet of our farms and agricultural
interests We have present the Professor
of Agriculture Of the University OF Viz
ginia, our great seat of learning, and
now introduce to you Professor futile.
Professor Tultle said that the lecture
was more to the education of men rather
than the soil He referred to the gift Of
100000 by the late Samuel Miller TO
found this school Of agriculture Mr..
Miller knew that some men could be-
come successful farmers without a full
education. but he also saw that good
farming, financially aud otherwise. would
he advanced by theoretical education as
well as practical experience. so he wanted
this school of agriculture established. He
then defined what was education. Among
the farmers the idea is that education Is
simply filling The head with facts i'm
parted by teacher; but in truth they
amount 10 nothing without train
ing, and the power OF using the
knowledge attained. The training and
Il disciI ne is education. The memory
must be cultivated, but the educator
must not allow that sense 10 be the only
one looked after. The power Of percep-
ton TO be accurate as to the facts TO be
remembered, may be placed before the
faculty OF memory. The training Of the
judgment is one Of the great ends OF ed
ucation. The presumption Ia education
is that all students have the judgment,
but experience proves that the reverse IS
the fact. The student must be taught,
therefore, to Judge correctly what he per-
ceiyes and remembers. The mental
powers must therefore be taught, and
thoroughly taught The power of intel
lectual precision and promptness the
educator should endeavor TO bring out in
the student. Education is the business
of universities and colleges In addition
TO teaching oftentimes the schools woe
fully fail, and many young men leave
school imperfectly educated, II what
have said above about training the mem
ory, clear perception, and sound judg-
ment be education.
The students moral character must be
looked after. he must not only nave all
the learning possible, but the principle
OF looking forward to following lofty
pursuits.
The sons OF Virginia should be edu-
Gated to be useful citizens in all voca
lions. They should be educated TO bt
producers.
WHAT rs AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is the making Of money by
raising crops. The fancy farmer, who
gets out of the ground only about the
same amount that he puts in ii, Is not
farmer. The best farmer Is the man who
makes his living on his farm. and makes
the greatest income from an acre. The
details OF farm must not be learned In
college The son Of a farmer who goei
to college to learn farming Is a failure
He should have learned all details on the
farm like the apprentice in the shoT
; learns his trade A thorough knowl
edge Of the calling and
dilligent application to it is important
Education in the science OF farming help,
the vouth who has had the practca