The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21


 4 PAPER READ BEFORE THuMHUrI
 GRANGE BY CuAHIcs A. WHEELER.
 h Considering thls topic there are very few otutt-tic5 to which to appeal.
 The storr.' glirultuaI CoIIrgc had it's 3rginrg in the gift of a large farm and >5.uo0by lhe 9torrs' brothers in I~NI
 Like mot institutions it was born andrr mrdarale and favorable circum-
 tsnccs "prh liberal appropriutions from tue state treasury, its growth has l Nern contiuuou= and nspia. Recently s'n income rra,p the land grant of I~63 l fly tine Cuitrd Ssales Congress has beer eppIlea to Ihr @torrs' College, anorLing annual fur d. to the sum of about 7-5 00o. tumforrably and rommodlou9 buildings have been erected and are given gratis t. 5thr Use of students. A ,lrrrg fscu!,y is ruploycd, though tnr Doiljon fee is oHly a25 per ,,unum. .,ouId is given at cost and years net expenses ul~d not c1.oci &I00. [ know of no other school where such ad- vantq&as tau be had for so low u cost, The full course of study is now four years, or for a person with fair common school education, three years. The range of studies is very liberal. You must not suppose b,causc it is an Agri- cultural Colicgr, th4t the thought is directed only to those subjrcts which .Ae 'I.rmc," in the contcmpl.ble s .n~c of the woid would know. The curriculum s broad, like nature itself si~h "Aiyh the agricultural mu-t deal
 .Ap studies are those of the best col- s zl+, such as you would take up in tbc ,nJ.Id oricarltly scuooI, but the latter 4-u@Iy R.a., ua,rc i.to details. rhy- slc-, rhpu-,gy, botany, catlle-feeujng ud cnttl,-hruedjrk, surveying and t5s 'crlimnary subjects, algebra md grom-
 .rv, political ,cooomy, bookkeeping, a.-tory, c.hjc, and English are some of
 he -ruaj". pur,u,d, The laws of the falling apple and tLe strange processes ny which the iDgr, dients of the soil are absorbed by plants and changed into other forms of matter are made plain he further operations by which the plant in turn is transplantcd into the 1ash bIord and bone of animal life are taught. Ones duties as citizen are made clearer in spite of the silver ques- Cion. The student is made more busi. aes5 like in his work and he is enlghr- encd by history and, through ethics, made moral man.
 Not only is theoretical and education- al work taught but the education is also made practical. Daily labor in the fields or homework is required and is stimulated by prtz's in this line To hoe well, to prune carefully, to mow easily are matters of daily routine.
 ThorouRhness every where is insisted on. A dairy shows how to feed and to milk and to test and to make good but ter. The barn has silo and fodder crops and ensilage may be studied as to their cost and their ifrcts on the cattle and on the milk. The experiment. sta ton is situated on the Collage farm and affords unusual opportunities for obser. vation. What concerns milk concerns us. This touches the 'pay'' of my question and because of this alone our Agricultural College would deserve our favorable consideration. Some practical work is done In treating diseases of domestic animals. A veterinary sur geon has been added to the faculty and in the presence of the students diag- noses diseases and prescrPbes remedies at the Saturday clinic. Practical parts of farm life are strongly enforced. h. struction and practice are given in the use of carpenters tools and in iron work ing.
 But 1t is not ''all work land no play.' A gymnasium, uniformed cadet com pany and the usual sports, baseball, football, and skating are parts of the college life. But these are held in proper subordination to the serious work of school life. Chapel service daily and church service Sundays are compulsory. The moral tone is high and there are very few homes, believe where 80 many eleyating and ideal in. auences as there are brought to bear or the plaatic character of q young man ol woman. The college is literary. q ~. ....,.y.s.. .NY..A yarN.ts.,n rTr4ha {