The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-26

Educat on Means Paramount-Tkc
Theories Taught in the Different
Branches Enforced and illustrated
by Actual shop Work by the Students
Farm and Dairy Work.
At this time of day in the world
when young man goes hunting a
job land the job rarely goes hunting
the young MANI, the first question ask
ed by the practical-eyed employer as
he looks the youth up and down is,
what can you do?''
This question is getting to be very
pertinent one, and it is one the world
is asking of every man, and generally
speaking the length of mans mem
DRY after he is dead depends largely
upon what he did do in the world.
So a reporter of this paper happen
ing Yesterday to be talking to a pro-
fessor at the Agricultural and Mechan-
zeal College, asked first of all, as to the
work of the college, what can young
man do when you turn him out of
here?'
The answers We're put down as the
professor gave them.
First, he can build house."
Second, he can take care OF any
kind of an engine
Third, he will have become good
draughtsman."
Fourth, he can survey
Fifth, he is a carpenter or any kind
of machinist."
Sixth, he can run a dynamo"
Seventh, he can do any kind of work
of n
These answers were given to me by
Mr.. n. II. Craighill, Professor of Me-
chanical Engineering.
Now as to the Agricultural part
Prof. 1rby, of that Department. said,
as to the boy who was turned out of
this college.
First he can drain land
Second, he will know how TO con-
struct farm buildings, and to the best
advantage
Third, he will know how 10 handle
and cultivate crops as well as compost
and fertilizers. He will know what
fertilizers to use on certain lands He
will know how crops grow and feed,
and all about proper rotation of them.
He viii be posted as to renovation of
soils, as to the working of dairy, the
breeding of cattle; know how to feed
cattle and how 10 compound their food
to the best advantage, and as to the
dairy, he can do all the work from
milking the COW to the sale Of but
ter
These accomplishments take the
place of Latin and Greek. which are
not taught in the college, and among
the other things taught are physiolo-
gy. mathematics, English and history.
Then he is trained soldier, compa-
MES being regularly organized under
United States army officer.
Take strapping lad of nineteen who
can do the things above mentioned,
and stand him up before any success
full, practical employer of to-day to an
swer that question. s.What can you
do?" Well it amounts to this; the
young man pulls off his coat, goes to
work, and makes a living almost from
the start.
There is something very wholesome
in all this 10 the minds of the great
bulk of fathers.
30 1T comes about that the graduates
OF this college get employment almost
at once. In fact in their cases, in the
majority OF instances, the job goes
hunting the young man. Out of "a
graduates last year, all, i was told, are
now remuneratiyeiy employed.
thus It is that the Agricultural and
Mechanical College is getting to be a
pet of the State, as its growth shows.
In lSs9-90, the year of its establish
ment, 1t had II students; in 1s90-91. IS
students; in 1922, 10 students; in
1s92-93,114 Students; in 1s93-94. 1913
students; in 1894-95, 240 students.
was anxious to know how a boy
spent his day at this college. The first
four hours, was told, he spends in the
recitation room; in the afternoon. he
practices in the shops, or goes out in
surveying party or does mechanical or
architectural drawing, or is at the silo.
on the experiment farm, in the green
house, at the dairy, milking or feeding
the cows or something practical and
manual. Of course he does his drilling.
Such course ought to make a we'll
rounded man, graceful, strong, Of good
practical judgment of polish, of push,
of technical knowledge which is i'm
demand.
In their college speeches last com
mencement, they were talking about
things that were very real. such as
mines, chemical discoveries and what
not. Nor do they stop with theories,
even now Prof. Craighill does not let
them stop at the theory of dynamo.
The seniors take turns every night in
running the dynamo that lights the
college. Prof. Craighill said student
might know the theory, without know
ing how to run dynamo.
Prof. Craighill referred to the great
advantages gained by the mechanical
student in the study of English and
Chemistry. The course is being grad
ually swelled, and the postgraduate
course this year includes feature
which as far as ] know, is a new thing
in the college.
A COTTON MILL COURSE.
This is nothing less than a cotton
mill course of lectures by Prof Craig
hill. who besides being graduate and
a student of five years at the Boston
III "A y.EF IL.