New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
BUYs FARM FOR STUDENTS.
SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL AGRICULTukE
TO ENLARGE ITS SCOPE-AShS
FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS.

,-,a s.s,,,s of contracts within few days for
The purchase by the School OF Prachcai Asii-
culture OF a5 acres OF land near Poushheepsle
marks the beginning of movement for the per
rnaneut establishment near this city OF one Va W
o<4 novel educational institutions in the country
Less than two years ago a number Oh puO'0
snsrsted men after informal meetings at the hoie
az Aara-r s. Hewitt and r. Fulton cutting Iorlheu
themselves into an organization for estaphsniis,
expersrnentaly, school where the pracuce as wen
sc IN. Theory OF farming could be taught FRO
fessor George T. Powell recognized aulioiis
on scientific agriculture. and himself pracHosi
and successful farmer consented 10 unoeruahe uiie
organization of the school,. and a number OF 'he
susarested zen and women agreed TO finance the
rroject tn fits experimental stages Ihe Original
committee OF promotion. of which MI fe"i'' "as
chairman Included r. Fulton Cutting. JACOB h
schtn John C. Carlisle. Mrs. Seth Low. MIS-
Josephine Shaw Lowell. Walter w La" aN" W III
lam E. Dodge.
The temporary school establishment was on SIX
.v-are acres Of land at BTiarclif Manor, proVtoeo
by she generosity Of Mr.. Law. who also Iurhlsileo
a building for the accommodation OF tnir's iire
students and the necessary staff The success VI
ste school was immediate and within year Pro-
<essor Powell was turning down applications HUN
young men and women who wanted TO learn lar
Ing because he had accommodation Tor theiii-
The students came and sought to come from every
section Of the country and applications from uiS
sant foreign countries for information regarolhs
tie school showed the interest taken IN II oNe.
six hundred applicants for tuition were dechneu
because Of inadequate facilities
A board OF trustees had in the mean time peeh
ORGANIZED with these officers: Theodore l. van
Norden president; Abrsm S. Hewitt and Wiinah
z Dodge vice-presidents; r. Fulton Cutting, treas
sIrer and Thatcher T. ?. Luquer, secretary ouier
trustees are Frederick Bull Ernesto G. FaooTi. T.
Morgan Grinnell, Theodore A HaVemeSer, the 'Ne'
= w Hegernan Francis W. Hoibrook, William A
Keener Rudolph r. Kisseli Walter w Law v
f,verit Macy Miss d. w Marble, Jacob F. Miller
Charles z. Pellew. William jay Schiefelin James
speyer. Mrs Gordon Wendell and Mornay Will
iems.
Al recent meetings of trustees the inadequacy
of the existing school arrangements has been
considered and plans discussed for the permanent
organization Of the school on scale commensu-
with the proportions of the greaE field OF use
fuiness that has opened for it II was deferI1lneo,
by an appeal to the friends of the school and to
the public generally, TO endeavor to raise money
TO newly establish aid equip the school on bass basis
equal 20 its opportunities ard its needs E1ortS
viii be made 10 reach the s1cto.e0 mark In raising
sowrent Of the school. For immediate use fund
of $4,000 is needed tc pay for land school ana
the Implements and tools of the farm. After weeks
OF careful consideration the trustees have de-
termined a permanent site for the school in
Dufchess County. about three anu a half miles
vanced by a friend of the school 4I5 acres of fine
,and have been obtaipsd BED on rs an elevation over,
long frcntage on main road over which tT0iieys & rs
tsken about July l. and work will then proceed
as rapidly as funds are available Ior the erection
school from Briarclif viii take place next spring.
of breeding. rearing, feeding and general cattle
management may be thoroughly learned there.
Extensive orchards viii be planted and the best
methods for the culture handling and transporta-
tfon OF fruits employed The scientific and most
economical cultivation of grass, grains and vege-
tables viii be undertaken a scale never before
contemplated in educational farming.
'cur experience teaches" says Professor Powell.
that actual practice in the field is most needed
supplement Of classroom studies Our teachers
viii accompany the students from the classroom
20 the soil, where practical demonstration Of the
best agricultural theories may be made. At Pough-
Eeepsfe to extent greater than has been pos
isibie al Briarclf. the students will handle
ians machinery and tools prepare the soil, apply
fer filizers. sow the seed, plant orchards. make
gardens ano greenhouses, propagate flowers
troll insects. treat tie diseases of plants and
mails and perform every practical detail necessary
De understood q big a little farm.
1t should be said that aim is chiefly
make the school a practical institution every
respect Our students have from different
sections Of the country, and mostly from the Cities
and experience has beer that the actual physi-
cal labor OF farming incident course of in
EtFuction in field work does not in any way de-
tract from the attractfveness of study even in
the cases OF young women students of whom
have not q few. The work Of the scfool during
Its first year has demonstrated beyond question
us commercial v3luL, evidenced by a striking
increase in the yield OF crops due the intensive
culture and the incident of fertilizers
Subscriptions may he o the Van Norden
Trust Company. No 751 Fifth-ave., New-York.