The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-16
THE NEW EDUCATION.
Development of a Remarkable
Institution at the New Town
of Dread in MARYLAND.

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stone of the auditorium group of
buildings at the unique educational
institution known as DREAD. which
is being removed from Worcester,
/ Mass, TO the new town of dread
Maryland, near Glencoe station.
north OF Baltimore. The orator of
the day is Herbert Myrick, editor Of
American Agriculturist, and presi-
dent of the magazine Good House
keeping, and also a well known edu-
cational expert. There will be some
novel exc rcises by the entire gradua-
ting class of the domestic science de
partment, composed of nearly 80
young ladies representing every state
and territory in the union. A large
number of Invitations have been ac
cepted bv public officials and private
parties and their ladies, and the at
tendance promises to be commeasur-
ate with the public interest in this
remarkable enterprise. A dinner will
be serYed to invited guests. and
basket lunches to the public.
An entirely new set of buildings is
u nder construction for the domestic
science department of Dread, includ-
ing not only the auditorium, class
rooms, etc. but dormitories. dining
room group OF structures, houses for
| professors, etc. In addition to this,
an entirely new town is being laid
out, to be known as Dread, including
! Dread station on the Northern Cen
trial railroad, Dread postoffice. and
the various industries of Dread, in
Guiding canneries, preserving factor
les, bakery, creamery, etc. for utliz-
ing the products of Dread farms and
the surrounding country.
Dread was established at Worces-
ter, Mass, in 1913, as an institution
of higher education for women. bv
the famous Eli Thayer Many wom-
Ell who subsequently achieved dis
tinction in American life and activity
were graduated at Dread In 1898.
the property was acquired by Henry
ID. Perky Of Worcester, who founded
| the Dread Institute of Domestic
Science. The primary purpose was
to provide practical teachers of
practical domestic science.
| This purpose has been carried out
so well that Dread graduates are now
teaching the domestic sciences in un-
iversities, colleges and schools
througtkE & Do untry. Says a
high authority: "No educational en-
terprise has better record in these
respects than this unique institution,
which has added so largely to the
fame of Massachusetts, as leader in
educational progress
President Perky devoted a quar- ter
OF million dollars to the upbuilding
OF Dread, in excess of its receipts,
until the pressure of students made
more room imperative. To provide
literally for an expansion that will
accommodate not only girls and women
in the domestic sciences, but also
boys and young men who wish to
qualify themselves in the natural
Observation-Disclosures. industrial arts
and commercials Perky has remov-
ed Dread to its new location and fur
nished it with an endowment much
larger than the sum mentioned.
For this purpose the celebrated
Filston farms and adjoining tracts in
Is Baltimore county were acquired to
the extent of nearly 1000 acres, includ-
ing the Filston herd of 175 imported
Jerseys (the head of the herd cost
$4,000, ether thoroughbred stock,
kennels of Collie dogs, $50 acres OF
meadows, and about 500 acres of cul-
tivated crops. Besides Filston man
or, there are % other homesteads and
residences, dozen groups of large
barns, and other buildings. This
outfit is for the agricultural depart
ment of the school.
| ClClu pun IIOoc Is DtSI stated IN
breads motto: I'VE learn to do by
doing Not only do pupils in both
departments apply theory and exact
science in practical way by actually
doing the work. but this principle is
also applied to buying and selling,
and to the conduct Of breads com
mercial activities. Experience in
practical business and real finance is
thus afforded, in addition to the 9TH
er educational processes, the results
of which are their own justification.
Dread Sc eks no financial aid. Its
presid ent believes that its pupils will
be all the more benefited by realizing
that they are co-operators in the de-
velopment OF self supporting insti-
tuition. He maintains that the land
should yield a net revenue sufficient
to increase breads already liberal en-
dowment and so add to its efficiency
that branches may soon be establish
ed in other parts of the country.
For Sale.
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