Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-10
School of Domestic Science.

Inc Llme now being near Wn6n the
County Board will be called upon to
decide whether or not Jefferson county
will get the proposed agricultural and
domestic science training school, and
being desirous of having the subject
brought before the people, we will
publish under this head the opinion Of
all that are sufficiently Interested. to
put their thoughts in writing and send
them to US. Personally. We believe
that Jefferson county stands In the
need OF just such q school, and to fur.
ther that interest we invite the opinions
OF our farmer readers on the subject,
believing that majority will speak
favorably for the school.
The following letter is from the pen
OF MIR. P. T. Lang, known as one of
our most progressive and influential
farmers. While we know tnat quite q
few of the opinions as set forth by MIR,
Lang are open to criticism. yet there
are those contained in the letter that
furnish food for thought. The letter:
JEFFERSON, WIS.,, Oct. 5, 1908.
MIR. EDIToR:-
Please allow me little space in the
Banner, as would like to say some-
thing in regard to this wonderful agri-
cultural or sraining school which our
County School Superintendent tries to
urge onto the people of this progress
i've county of jefferson It seems to
me they want to tell us that young
man can not be a successful farmer
without attending such an agricultural
or training school. / can prove to you
and all successful farmers OF JEFF
ferson county will say so, that we are
not in need of such q training school.
Why not let all those boys that want
to be successful farmers, go out and
work and get familiar with the work on
the farm? After boy gets common
edncation. say 14-16 years of age. hire
out to good, honest farmer, who will
pay such boy good. fair wages. and
teach him how to be successful farm
er besides, and save, the country big
expense. l dare to state right here
that q boy, after he has graduated
from such school. is no good on the
farm, because he is too smart and does
not want to work. He wants to play
boss Zone BOSS is enough on any farm)
and if the boss does not work himself,
he cannot be successful. Some time
ago l had little COL versation with
several so-called tramps, who were
looking for work. or rather for Job.
One was q graduate from an agricult-
ural school and knew all about farm
ing but did not want to work. He
wanted to superintend farm. Is
there farmer in this county that
wants to employ such 4 farm handP
would like to say to all those mon who
urge an agricultural school in this
county. to travel the roads of this
progressive county OF jefferson and
stop at every prominent and successful
farmer, and find out how many OF these
farmers. attended one of these agri-
cultural training schools, and let me
know. l hope that the honorable
Board of Jefferson county will consider
this we'll and save the county from
another burden of taxation, for we are
paying too much school tax already,
But it jefferson county must have such
q .chool. then say, let the people of
the county say so next spring at the
polls.
Yours very truly.
P. T. Lang.
A successful farmer without agricult-
ural Jefferson Co. Banner.