The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-28

William A. Graham, of Lincoln county
who spoke of the great opportunities o
the young men of the present day. H,
was glad to see that the young man who
had no means to obtain an education il
any other way, was not ashamed to get i
by hard, manly work. He warmly con
graduated Messrs. Foster and Beaver
upon being the most successful of The
many who worked their way through tn,
A. and M. College.
! Then DR.. Winston came to the two
prizes offered by Mr.. Alfred L. Cham
berlain, the postmaster at West Raleigh
$500 for the best kept account of ex
penses, and $500 for the least unneces
sary expenses incurred during the col
lege year. These We're won respectively
by l. v. Edwards and J. p Spoon, and
at the wish of the Board of Agriculture
they were presented by Capt. C. N. Al
len, of Wake. Capt. Allen earnest con
graduated Messrs. Edwards and Spoon
upon possessing nerve, manhood and de-
termination to withstand all temptations
to spend money. He impressed upon
them the idea of economy and living
within ones income. But another thought
he wished to burn still deeper in their
minds was that money was not the mag
mum bonum. "The fear of the Lord is
wisdom. and to depart from evil is under
standing"
The prizes in agriculture won by es-
says of the members of the Rural Science
Club and the Biological GLIB, were then
announced as follows:
Medal presented by Zenner Disnfectant
Company for Judging Stock-W. w.
Finley.
Cash Prize of Five Dollars, offered by
State Agricultural Society for best Re
port of Stock Exhibit-Frank r. Smith
United States Cream Separator, Pre-
sented by Vermont Farm Machine Com
pany for best Essay on the Making of a
Dairy Farm-Clarence Lytch.
Sharples Cream Separator, Presented by
p M. Sharples for best Essay on 1.-THE
Middle South as a Dairy Section w w
Finley.
Ton of Commercial Fertilizer, Presented
by Caraleigh Phosphate and Fertilizer
Company for best Essay on Soil Fertiliza-
toni A. Niven.
Set of Rural Science Books, Presented
by the Macmillan Publishing Company for
the best Essay on THE Farmers Libra
ry''-R. F. Warren.
''Storer's Agriculture Presented by
Charles Scribner's Sons for the best Es-
say on THE Farmer, Student"-C. C.
Harrell
Registered Jersey Bull, Presented by
Fairview Dairy Farm for best Essay on
Formation and Management OF a Dairy
Herd"-A. C. Wharton.
Prizes in Biological Club Contest (pre
scented by the a. H. Thomas Coz: First
prize, L. W. Foster; second prize, j. W
Bullock.
Dr. Winston said that the first two
prizes had been for physical labor; the next
two for thrift, and now these were for
science applied to agriculture. They
would be bestowed. he said, by Hon. r.
w. Scott of Alamance county. who on
his own farm exemplified all that was
best in scientific agriculture, and on that
subject Mr.. Scott would speak for a few
minutes.
Mr.. Scott began in a humorous vein,
saying he knew good deal about practical
farming, but nothing of scientific agri-
culture. In his part of the country, he
said, it was considered that man who
made a fine speech was not much of
farmer. So he would save his reputation
as a good farmer by not making much
Of speech. He went on to say that OF
all the changes that had taken place in
North Carolina, none had been greater
than that which had taken place in the
honored President of the Institution.
twenty-five years ago he had studied under
Dr. Winston, who had tried to ram Latin
down him. Whenever he could get away
from the Doctor he would go to Mr.. Pure
foy's farm near by and gaze at herd of
goats he had there. But now see the
change. Here was DIR. Winston the
President of College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts and he himself expected
ON the same platform to make a speech
on scientific farming. This made the peo-
pie laugh.
But then Mr.. Scott brought down the
house by telling joke on DR.. Winston,
how once after he had taken some visitors
through the A and M College
and shown them the splendid herd
OF cattle there, and talked very learnedly
about the cows. asking the boys at work
all sorts of questions. and getting learned
answers, the visitors finally asked him
what breed Of cattle they were. The Doc
tor, always ready with an answer, re-
piled: why, those are the finest register
ed Plymouth Rocks"
Mr. Scott said he really believed that
tale was true, for it was told by one of the
students
Then Mr.. Scott went on to make a
very straightforward talk on the need of
greater facilities for teaching agriculture
at the college, although he was fully aware
that to TIE State manufacturing was as
important as agriculture AS a represen-
tative of the Board of Agriculture ne said
that everything possible would be done
for the department of agriculture at the
college
He hoped that the young agricuIturists
of the college would not leave the State,
but would all settle in North Carolina.
His words were full of wisdom and good
advice and he made a decided hit.
After Mr.. Scott had concluded. DR..
Winston said that he had never heard on