The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-02-06
FREE EDUCATION IN AGRICUL-
1URE


Opportunities Afforded bv the College of
Agriculture OF the Ohio State Univer-
s.ty.
Farmers sons in Ohio do not realize
the opportunities they enjoy for OBJ
tanning good educati Your inter
viewer was impress Sc with this fact by
meeting a comparatively young man
at the Nevada institute recently. This
gentleman, who was one of the state
lecturers. proved to be Thomas +.
Hunt, professor of agriculture at the
Ohio State university.
What are the opportunities for a
young man to obtain an education in
agriculture at the university" was
asked the professor.
The university offers two full four
year courses-one in agriculture and
one in horticulture and forestry. Each
cf these is thorough collegiate course
which Gims to make thorough, edu-
Gated men, at the same time giving
technical training in agriculture and
horticulture. Then there is
two years course in agriculture
which students can enter vino are
This course gives training in some of
the sciences underlying agriculture,
and in technical agriculture, horticul-
ture AMI veterinary medicine. 1t is so
arranged that the student can pass af-
ter the first year TO the the freshman
year of the four year courses. There
is winter course in dairying for those
who wish to make speciality of this
subject only. There is also three
years course leading to the degree of
doctor OF veterinary medicine"
What opportunities are there for
students to earn their expenses while
attending the university?'
The university is able to give con-
sidera BILE number of students work on
the farm, in the gardens, on the
grounds and elsewhere. The farm de-
partment, alone, pays out about $1,000
annually for student labor Some STU
dents earn all their expenses
and many of the stu ients a
portion of them. OF course we
can not guarantee work to any one,
but, as matter of fact, last fall we
were able to give practically every one !
the extensive improvements being
made upon the campus"
Are there not free scholarships Of
fered by the university?'
Yes. The board of trustees offers
free scholarship to each county in the
state, to the two years course in agri-
culture. This scholarship is also good
for the first year of the two years
course, and the freshman year of
either of the four-year courses that 1
just spoke of. 1t may also be used in
the course in veterinary medicine, pro-
vided there are no applicants for it in
the short course in agriculture.
"How many scholarships may there
be at one time?"
Each county is entitled to two !
scholarships and there are So counties"
'How many scholarships are there !
taken?"
Probably between forty and fifty"
''Do you not have more students
than that in the agricultural course?'
I'VE had 80 last year, but about one
half the students a. in the four year
course and the scholarship is not good
lot the laSG tnree years OF lnlS course.
The scholarship is not applicable to
the short course in dairying."
"Why are not more of the scholar
ships taken?''
probably because the advantages of
the scholarship are not thoroughly un-
derstood in many counties. In some
counties where it is understood, there
are often applications for the appoint
ment one or two years in advance
WHO makes these appointments"
"They are made by the officers of
the county agricultural societies in
those counties where they hold county
fairs. In other counties. it is custom
ary to allow the appointment to be
made by the officers of the Farmers
institutes"
Il suppose if a young man wishes to
obtain one of these scholarships, now
is good time for him to make applica-
tion?"
"Yes. Young men often fail to get
the scholarship by neglecting to make
their application in time"