The Press., 1890-08-21
LOCAL ropICs-pENN,D AND sClssoRED.

Hartford Times: The new buildings for the Storrs Agricultural School at Mans field are approaching completion, and the new dormitory will be ready for use at the opening of the new term. With that and the new school building completed (both striking structures, architecturally, and admirably adapted to the uses of the schooD, this excellent establishment will be able to accommodate much larger number of students. It has not hitherto been able to accommodate properly all ap- plicants. With these necessary improve ments, the Storrs school will be, in its way, model establishment.
 It is doing good and useful practical work. The farmers have been slow in welcoming 1t, because they have a natural feeling that "book larnin' is no good" for the practical work of the farm. But the, have been wrong in this and they are be ginning to see their mistake. In the first place, though books are studied to some extent it isn't book learning that the stu dents receive, valuable and important as this is, SO much as it is practical te0ch ing of the k,aoaUledge that is most essen tiGl to successful farming. The school teaches practical and scientific agriculture, and to this end it is necessary for the stu dents to acquire knowledge of general and agricultural chemistry farm mechanics, land surveying, and other studies-f they must know, in order to succeed on our Connecticut farms, what elements the diff ferent soils need, to produce the best re- suits, and they must also become possess ed of good deal of other (so- cailed) book knowledge. But the practical farming lessons teach the boys more of the ways to successful farming than they would ordi. nariIy acquire if left to the lessons farm ers boy is supposed to get, in years of work in planting and boeing, having and caring for stock At the Storrs school, Professor Chamberlain, the very sensible and excellent farm superintendent. takes the young men with him out into the field. and superlntends them in all in all kinds of practical farm work, including not only experimental tests of soils and their treat ment, and all kinds of planting and culti vation, but all other kinds of work that belongs to successful farming the care of stock, milking, and chores. The school has a farm of 170 acres, includ ing a variety of soils and situations, and the proper apparatus toillustrate the most important facts in agricultural and general cyemistry and phys ysics. Its equipment is complete for educating the young men ir that kind of botanical and entomologica knowledge which shows the real canses oi injury to farm and garden crops by harm ful insects and other sources of damage The arrangements arc such that by extrt work industrious pupils can do much to wards paying their expenses at the school But, by the liberality of the state, tht trnstees are enabled to offer first class in struction at a rate so low-$10 per term or $25 per year-that all tor nearly alb wht desire to attend can do so. Table board is furnished at cost. The school has valuable scientific cabinet and library, ana is very capably conducted. The princi pal, Professor B. F. Rooms, has attestet his fitness for the position by years o practical trial and his associates arc vel adapted to their places.
 The examinations of applicants for ad mission takes place in room 50, capito building, Saturday morning, September 6 The fall term begins September 22 Ther are Christmas and spring vacations.
 Henry Miles Needham, of New York died suddenly at Wales last week Tuesday where he had a summer home. He ha' l. Useful Present in every package SAvENA, tn best Washing powder. Sold by prOCers l7iy1v