The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-29
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A Special Course of Instruction Offered
at Uncle Sans Agricultural School at
FarKO.

A Special Course of Instruction Offered
at Uncle Sans Agricultural School at
Fargo.
The North Dakota agricultural college
offers a special winter course for farmers
in agriculture and related sciences. cOntln-
uing twelve weeks from January 8, 1891.
President Stockbridge of the institute, in a
circular to the public, says the institute is
organized and plans are being completed
for regular collegiate work, beginning
sometime next year. In the meantime the
faculty does not propose to be idle, but,
with the facilities at hand, offers to far
mers aid young men who have neither
time, funds or desire for the regular course
the opportunity of obtaining free,
during the winter, a certain amount
of instruction in the theory
and practice of agriculture, and
in those natural sciences upon an appli-
cation OF which success in this line SO
greatly depends. The government ap-
preparation has already provided COM
petent instructors in chemistry, veteri-
nary science, botany. zoology, etc. Aside
from these it is proposed to place before
the class by means of lectures results Of
the practical experience Of successful
farmers and professional men. There
will be no charge for tuition and n
scholarship, entitled to free room rent.
will be placed at the disposal during the
entire term of every grange, alliance,
farmers club. or regularly constituted
one such scholarship likewise is placed at
| the disposal Of every member of the state
legislature, particulars concerning nOmin-
| ations to which have been furnished the
parties interested, and applications for
which should be made te the farmers or
ganizatiOn with which the applicant is
| affiliated, or to his district representative
in either branch of the state Legislature.
This course of instruction Is open to all
| citizens of North Dakota over fifteen years
of age and Of good repnte at home. Board
can be obtained at So per week, and rooms
| for students not holding scholarship ap-
| pointments, at from 81 to So per week.
In each department the lectures will be
supplemented ana illustrated as Tar as pos
sible by actual laboratory work, apparatus,
| charts and illustrative specimens; III bota-
ny and veterinary, living and prepared
specimens will be rcsnrted to and in CON
junction with the latter department, a free
clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of
/ patients will he maintained III students
will moreover be given facilities for dis
section and the study of parts and func-
tiOns of all farm animals and the individ-
ual examination and treatment of diseases.
| The course though conducted IN Q scfen-
tifc basis will be made pre-eminently,
practical, the end constantly kept in view
being to impart to students in attendance
such positive practical information as viii!
find constant application on the farm and
enable its possessOr to conduct his affairs
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Further information, or particulars con-
corning the work in any direction will be
gladly furnished by application to the
president at Fargo.