Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-13

funds and tn This end lectured all through
the country from PHILADELPHIA TO San Fran
oisco end srorn pcstnn to San Antonin In
thi ra' ba bas ro;sod some coz oNN hesidas
ha,,irn a,n,ost ! ooo members naving annual
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aynorSas and today whom Tho schnoI is
orennd i wiIi ctort without OWING a doIlar
,,itt 80 oon,eria,oe and noSern annIianre
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aja,tiso oariorIt,rists While primarily in
$500 t raoah .ha Laws ar5 Load Them
h,ol, - o.,icu,tmraI nursuits The school will
pack TO ae' icui'ural putsu.. u,e s'nSo,
oe 'an 4horo arrorod
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It's supporters ana louhueFs all ovei 'ne
United States ana Canaua' mus hah'hs
even more than hallohai scnooi,
Inc puplis VIII De accepteu ouiS ai'ei sno"
ing considerable pronclehcy III common schoo'
work inc projected course VI stuus 10 " en-
tend through lour years Durlne tne sum
ner months rom Apln .iI MI ,or,',i
the pupils Will be taught practical farming.
They Will take part, unGer the suiuahce Vi
the superintendent, in all the WORK uohe upon
tho farm. During the Elk winter months
they wall be taught tne eneoly VI lailiIns'
end all that pertains thereto, such as chem
istry, botany, geology, etc. There VIII also De
general course OF education as part Oh the
winter curriculum. Dalfies, greenhouses
hothouses, etc, VIII be erected ana al tHe
branches of farming VII De thoroughly
taught. A superintendent anu MS "me, who
have been at the head OF a similar INSTITUTION
have been engaged, and there VIII De no de-
lay in putting the school into active opera
ton Seventy-fve pupils have already ap-
piled for admission, coming from the homes
not only of the poor and from orphan asy-
lums. but from the families of ministers, law
yers and merchants. The school is to be con-
Quoted on the cooperative plan. The pupils
will be supplied with board, lodging, cloth
ing and tuition at a fixed charge, but they
will he paid for every days work done. At
their graduation they will be presented not
onIv with a diploma but also with a deed
for a piece OF land Ito be donated by the
various states railroads OF individuals and
enough money of their own savings to assist
them In beginning life independently. In this
wav each pupil not only supports himself
while studying. but also prepares to start out
in life with ground to stand on and more than
a dollar in his pocket The farm lies ad-
iecenI to the celebrated "Burpee seed farm"
permitting the pupils of the farm school to
yisiI II constantly and take part in the i'm
portant work done there, OF raising seeds for
fiowers and plants. This will not only be the
seed school for the pupils, but the farmer,
head gardener. fertilizer, orchardist and live
stock man will constitute a part of the fac
ulty of the national school, giving instruction
during the summer In practice and in theory
by lectures during the winter. The steele"
stock farm adjoins the model farm on an
other side, and 1t, too, will serve as an auxil- |
iary of the National farm school,"
The accommodations prepared for the |
school are both comfortable and modern. |
The house is built substantially of stone, |
and i, 12O feet long by thirty feet deep, |
The rooms are airy and spacious, furnished |
neatly and comfortably. The furnishings
have been donated by individuals from all !
over the country. One gentleman furnishes |
the large sitting room at an expense of