The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-09

Education of Farmers In Economics
by Professors of the State ana
stanford Universities.

Stanford Universities.
At its late session at Lake MERGED,
the State Grange of California IN
structed it's Committee on Education TO
prepare a plan for systematic home
study on the affairs of rural life, with
special reference to the better equip
ment of farmers for business transac-
tons. This has grown out OF the sue
cess of the farmers summer school az
Camp Roache, which is in charge OF
the same committee. Studies relating
to production, disposal of products,
transportation and marketing, are TO
be directed by the instructors OF The
| State and Stanford Universities, ana
will give to those unable to leave home
the advantages enjoyed at that school.
The committee thus announces the
summer. session of the school for 1896:
The second annual session of Camp
Roache, on the Santa Cruz Mountains;
railroad station and Postoftice at
Wright's. The Farmers Camp of IN
struction and Summer School Of Eco
Monies and HuSbandry was established
under the authority of the State Grange
! of California, p of H., for the benefit
of all interested in the problems of rural
life and in raising the standard of COM
i fort of our rural population. The local
management is in Highland Grange,
p. of H, to which all correspondence
should be addressed.
The Educational Committee zap
pointed by the State Grange) is as FOL
lows: Edward F. Allen, Wrights,
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Willow Glen, San Jose Grange; {. w.
Childs, San Jose, San Jose Grange;
Ex-officio, w w. Greer, Sacramento,
Master State Grange; Ex-officio, George
Ohleyer, Yuba City, Lecturer State
Grange.
The Local Committee appointed by
Highland Grange is as follows: Carl
H Allen, Edward F. Adams, Jerome =
Bassetti
The Ladies Auxiliary Committee
(appointed by Highland Grange, to BE
in charge of matters relating to the
comfort and entertainment of atteud-
ants is as follows: Mrs Carl II. Allen,
Mrs. Milton II. Miller, Mrs. {. j. Me
Kinney, Miss Jessie Norton, Miss Ma
rion Adams.
The instruction at Camp Roache is
directed by the faculties of the College
of Agriculture in the University of al
ifornia, and of the Department of Eco
Monies in the Leland Stanford Jr. Uni
versity 1t consists of lectures, 1oI-
lowed by free discussion by all present.
The State Grange does not permit the
expression of opinion by vote IN any
school conducted in its name. The rea-
son of this is twOfold: F'irst-To pre-
vent the influence of the State Grange
being used to promote measures which
il might not approve. SecOnd-TO pre-
vent the desire of victory in discussion
from obstructing the impartial search
for pure truth.
Lectures begin Monday morning,
July 9th, and continue two weeks.
1t is of great Importance that attend
ants be present at the first lectures, in
which the foundations of the course are
laid.
The programme of the first week, be-
ginning July 9Th, is as follows:
Monday -Agriculture-Or
gin and formation of Soils, Professor e
W. Hilgard, University of California
on-Economics-The Laws OF
the Movements of Goods, Professor Il
A. Ross. Stanford University.
Tuesday -Agriculture-The
Soil and the Plant, Professor Hilgard
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Trans
portation, Professor Ross.
Wednesday morning-Agriculture-
Significance of Form in Animals and
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versity of California. AfternoOn-EcO-
numics- Railroad Corporations, Pro
fessor Ross.
Thursday Agriculture-Irri-
cation ond Rainfall, Professor Wickson
Afternoon-Econo Railroad Rates
Professor Ross.
Friday morning - Agriculture-The
Farmers Garden, Professor WicksOn
-EconOmics-The Policy OF
the State Toward the Railroads. Pro
feSsor Ross.
The programme of the second week
beginning July 18th, is as follows:
Monday morning -Agriculture-HO
Insects Injure Plants, Professor c. w
Woodwork, University of California
Afternoon-EcOnOm - Origin and
Purpose of Money, Professor Ross.
Tuesday morning Agriculture-Re-
lation Of Seasons to Insect Injury
Professor Woodwork. Afternon-Eco-
nomics-The Test of Good Money, Pro
fessor Ross.
Wednesday neutrality-suspicious. In
secticides, Professor Woodruff After
noon Observation-Disclosures Money and
Bank Money.
Thursday morning-Ag riculture-Up-
to-date Practice in Viticulture, A. p
Hayne University of California. After
noon-E conomics-Th Battle of Cold
and Silver. Professor Ross.
Friday morning - Agriculture-The
Olive and It's Products. Mr. Hayne
n-Economics-Th Present
Monetary Situation and What to DC
With 1t.
Saturdays will be devoted to recrea-
lions arranged by the Ladies Auxiliafy
Committee.
The camp ground will be ready for
occupation early in June, and can be
used as late as desired There will
therefore, be opportunity for such other
discussions and lectures before end
after the weeks devoted to the regular
course as may be found desirable. In
time it is expected to have q regular
lecture course of four weeks and the
plan will be as in economics this year
to devote one week to each subject, SO
that those unable to take the full course
may select such portions as they prefer.
The lecture fees for 1896 will be -,
admitting the immediate family of the
purchaser to all lectures. In view {
this extremely low price. it will not
be possible to make reductions to those
taking only part of the lectures.
Ground for tenting by those who de-
sire 10 bring their own tents can be ,:ai,
or tents can be hired at a nominal cost
as ii is not desired to make anything
more than the bare expense of Main
tanning the school. in order that farm
ers and their families may feel able 20
attend and secure its benefits.
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