The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-07-19
THE GOLD LEAF
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1906
News Letter from The A. and M.
College.

Number two of volume five or the |
North Carolina Agricultural ana |
Mechanical College record, agrIcultu- !
raj education has Just appeared.
II consists OF sixteen page pamph- |
let. containing an Illustration Oh the |
new agricultural building and state
ment Ofthc agricultural1ac faculty. com |
promising eighteen men who devote |
their time exclusively to agriculture.
The agriculturalc course OF this college |
is outlined; the requisite Tor admis-
sion riyen together with Il statement
of exnenscs. facilities for the student
to earn his way through college, etc,
with some ten pages giving in detail
the course OF instruction ofiffed. All
students who are mcdltatlng college
entrance should send for copy OF
this bulletin. 1t will be sent to them
free upon application. 1t should be
noted in this connection that there
are now many openings Ill agficul-
ture both in teaching, inveStlgatiig'
supervising farms, and above all III
farming for ones sell.
The North Carolina summer school
held at the College was most sue
cessful session. The attendance was
rood and the spirit OF work predomi-
nant. Much good to the schools
represented may confidently be eX-
nected The teachers derived
great deal from their teachers both
in instruction and i'll inspiration Tor
added efficiency About seven hun
The Farmers Convention, now III
session at the College, is a gathering
of representative farmers from all
over the State. The opening address
es OF Commissioner Patterson and
Governor Glenn were heard by q
Iorre number of attendants upon the
convention, and were greatly ENJOY
ed Honorable Bryan Grimes spoke
in the afternoon to Il large audience.
A number Of other good addresses
have been made during the conven-
ton. The occasion has been very
pleasant one AS well as Il very bene-
fetal one.
The idea of agricultural education
is spreading with amazing rapldlty
through the world. In Uruguay,
Paraguay, Bolivia, England ana
even in far away Japan ana back
ward Russia, the idea of agricultural
education is gaininga firm foothold.
I'm our own country many OF the
States are adopting laws Tor com
pulsory agricultural education. High
schools are being established for this
subject. 1t is being placed i'll the
common schools. All OF this leads
to many openings i'll agricultural
education. 1t is the special effort OF
the A. NJ. College to so instruct their
agricultural students that they be
fitted to secure for North Carolina
her share of the new POSITIONS which
are developing in this new field. OPP
portunities for the educated agricul,
turists are opening up as never be,
fore in the history OF the world.
1t is possible for students, especial
observation-disclosures to earn alarge
part of their expenses without in any
way interfering with their regular
college work. There is much work tC
be done on the farm in the greenhouse
in the barns, dairy, and an the col
lege grounds. This work, whenever
possible is given to students. The
agricultural portion of the work Is
given to the agricultural students
Especially designing to aid agrlcul
tural students to help themselves
the Board of Agriculture appropri
atel 81, 800 to be used i'll paying TO
student labor. Many Of the student
in college earn Il large part OF tn
money necessary to pay their eN
penses while here.
There are many openings for me
who are properly trained for moder
agriculture. Experiment, Station
are on the constant lookout Tor mel
positions throughout the Unite
States to teach in colleges and ayr
cultural high schools are opening
and with the rapid spread OF agricu
tural education there will be in tt
next few years q great demand IL
men to teach in common schOO
throughout the land. There ~
many positions such as farm superb
tendents open. Foreign countries a
all the time calling on America Il
men highly trained. \ position hi
recently been accepted in Uruguay
81 900 year and expenses by {
American agriculturist. Better thi
all of these openings, however, a
the possibilities open to young mt
to take up farming for themselvt
Agriculture properly conductedpal
Proper training in the most cru
methods is necessary tocompete ST
cessfully with those who are so trai
ed. The cash value of an agricultur
education has been repeatedly de
onstrated. The opportunities ope
ed up by it are brilliant.
T. b OMEN.