Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-29

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ment, giving the Legislature the right
to tax directly, without reference 70
the University, for the support OF
these VARIOUS institutions. Anotner
would be to make the trustees OF Inc
classical college at Athens, termed
the University Trustees, local ooaro
for that institution just as each Oh inc
other boards is local board for a
particular institution. Then create
a new board, termed Regents OF the
University, connected with no local
institution, but having general SUPER
vision over all the branches OF the
University. The necessity for-action
upon one of these two lines is the
greater since the State College OF Ag-
riculture has been located in Athens
I am deeply interested in this college.
College Of Agriculture.
For years there has been nominally
a State College of Agriculture, put
entirely dwaffed by the University
proper. I do not approve the loca-
ton of the Agricultural College at
Athens. l thought It should have
been placed at Griffin with the Expert
ment Station, but the location mas
been made. The grounds purchased
through the liberality of Mr.. Peabody
are ample, and splendidly suited LOT
the work, and the contract mas been
| let for buildings which will cost over
| $50 900. lam convinced that 1t IS
impracticable to conduct this college
successfully with a local board under
the supervision of the trustees whose
work primarily has connection with
the University proper, or the classf-
cal branch Of the University.
| | cannot claim to have matured
plan of reorganization to which am
entirely welded, but d change Will
help the University, and make the
College of Agriculture. AS the State
College of Agriculture is now perma-
nently located in Athens, question
for serious consideration is should not
the Experimental Station be. moved
to it? The land of south Georgia Is
| so different from that of north ana
middle Georgia, that urge the estab-
| lfshment of a branch Experiment Sta
ton in South Georgia along side OF
one of our Agricultural Schools or else
by a South Georgia Normal School.
The State College Of Agriculture
should not be Limited In its work to
| students at Athens. 1t should con-
| duct extension work all over the state
i by exhibits and meetings, at which
may gather those already engaged IN
farming, that the results of the ex-
per1ments may at once be available to
the people. From this college, coupled
with the Experiment Station, more
| immediate returns can be obtained for
| the state than from any other institu-
| ton.
The School of Technology is already
| a great success, and must be sup
ported.
Normal Work.
Good normal work is being done at
Athens and at Milledgeville. You
cannot have good common schools un-
less you have ample normal facill=
| ties. The normal school work OF
| Georgia should be extended and I'M"
proved. 1t might be well to make
| the school at Dahlonega and the
school at Milledgeville distinctly nor
NAL schools, and add also fourth
school in South Georgia.
District Agricultural Schools.
The eleven District Agricultural
| Schools form large undertaking. 1t
will be difficult to find suitable In
structors prepared for the practical
| work to be done in these schools. 1t
| would have been easier to start with
few, and increase the number OF
| schools as we were prepared better
| to handle them, but the eleven have
been begun, and now the thing for
us to do is, recognizing the difficulty
that confronts us, manfully to strug-
| gle for their complete success.
| believe the money will be ready to
meet their legitimate expenses, and
they will receive from me loyal and
| jealous support.
The Rural SCHOOLS:
The common school system of Geor-
| gIa finds at its mead State School
| Commissioner with Board Of Educa-
ton not composed Of educators, and
giving little direction to the work. l
cordially commend the recommends
ton Of the teachers of Georgia that a
! Board of Education should be created
at the head of our common school
system for the state, composed OF
men trained as educators, men who
understand the wants of the common
schools, and who will help improve
| them.
In the cities and towns our eem=
mon schools are nearly everywhere un-
der the municipal government. Our