The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-06

The people OF Raleigh and North Caro-
lima VIII be grattacd 10 learn u the
rapid progress that is being made ~ ,hc
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
President Winston Yesterday submitted
his annual report TO Governor Aycoek
The following extracts taken from Ir
Winston.s report 10 the Governor wiil he
read with much interest by the friends
and patrons Of this institution thro1sh-
out TIC state
COLLEGE FULL AND OVERLOOKING
The college has been fun ana over
owing since the opening ol The session
last September The present enrolment
is 40. By January ii viii exceed 600
The gain over last year Is 10. Or % per
cent. For lack OF accommodations stu
dents have btcn rejected almost daily
Fully 100 have been kept away on this
account. It Is evident that the attendance
would reach LOCO il the college could re
ceiye them
ITS GROWTH DUE TO INCREASING
DEMAND FOR INDUSTRIAL EDU-
CATION.
The wonderful growth OF the college
Is due 10 the increasing demand for in
dustrial education. The college does not
aim to be a literary institution. and
does not confer the usual academic de
grees. 1t stands for industrial education;
and its instructions It's discipline its in
ner life and spirit all look TO this end.
This is the secret OF it's marvellous
growth and popularity; for Industrial
education is most useful to the average
boy and is most needful al this time
for the development OF North Carolina.
PRACTICAL CHARACTER OF ITS
WORKS. OVER $4,000 EARNED BY
STUDENTS.
The work of the college is both prac-
tical and theoretical. 1t runs along three
general lines: ID Agriculture (2) Textile
industry, (3) Engineering and Mechanics.
Every student is required to do manual
work from two TO six hours a day. II new
students are unwilling to work. they are
required 10 leave. and advised to seek
literary education in some other college.
| The Freshman class tbs year numbers
250 students each Of whom is, according
to his course OF study, required to work
daily II the blacksmith shop. the lathe
room, the carpenter shop. the drawing
and designing rooms, the dairy, the barn,
the green houses or the field. There are
book studies besides in English. Mathc-
mates, History and Science. The Fresh
man year is one OF testing. 1t also
lays the foundations. Students in the
higher classes also do practical work
along - lines; in agriculture, or ar
cnitocturc, or electricity, or cotton manu-
facturng, engineering and mechanic
arts, or chemistry ard dyeing, or drawing
and designing.
Practically all the skilled work of the
college is done by students or profess
sors. The spirit of work is so strong
that over 1000 was earned last year by
! students working at odd hours or on
Saturdays; and this spirit pervades the
college inspiring even lads Of wealth TO
work for wages by the side Of fellow stu
dents who are pennilcss
A $1,000 LAD CAPITALIZED AT $50 ,000
BY INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.
Two years and a half ago young
man Of fine ability was graduated from
the college after three years Of study.
His earning capacity when he entered
was S25 a month or $500 a year, being
six per cent. $1,000 He is now earn
ing So 900 year or six per cent. on $50
600 Industrial education has capitalized
a s5,cGo man at $50 600 in 219 years
time 4 man cf very ordinary ability after
two years OF hard labor at SO per month
saved enough money to study and work
in the college IL months, which enabled
| him 70 earn go q month instead OF sl5.
A lad Of fair average ability, earning $50
q month, after spending 2l2 years here,
. was employed Al 800 d month. The ca
reers Of al these lads have just begun;
who can see the final goal? VINO can esti-
mate the effect OF Industrial education
upon North Carolina - years hence?
TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE.
The college recognizes agriculture as
the chief interest Of our people. and
strives especially to promote agricultural
education. For this purpose the follow
ing agencies are maintained
/. A complete years course Of Agri-
cultral instruction, with general culture.
2. years course, devoted mainly TO
practical instruction in agriculture.
;. winter course IN dairytng and agri-
culture, for actual farmers and farm boys
and girls.
4. A summer school OF agriculture ma +
ture study, and manual training for rural
school teachers and farm boys and girls.
}. Rural science and biological clubs
among the students for study and dis
cussion Of farm problems.
6. One hundred and twenty scholarships,
comforting free tuition and room rent,
exclusively for agricultural students.
{. $4,000 annually to pay for student Ia
Dor on the farm.
8. SPECIAL prizes for agricultural stu
dents doing the most work during the
year.
These efforts to promote agriculture
have been very successful. The number
OF students in agriculture has increased
in two years from II TO 80. BY January
it Will probably be 40.
AGRICULTURAL BUILDING NEEDED.
The college is without suitable build
ing for agriculture. The present equip
ment is entirely inadequate. The barn
and dairy are small antiquated and