The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-03

held at the University of Virginia.
Nov -, 1906. by IN. Dick j. Cosby,
Director OF Office Of Agricultural Ed
ucation, u. s.. Department OF Agrlcul-
ture. Washington, - c.:
Gentlcmen.-I am very glad that my
colleague, DR.. Knapp, has prepared the
way SO well for my talk.
1t is pretty generally accepted that there
are two main objects of tile high school
course--one, preparation for college, and
the other preparation for LIES duties and
pleasure. Likewise, the objects of teach
ing agriculture ara two--to prepare for
college and TO prepare for life. A number
OF our colleges and universities and the
school authorities OF some of our States
now include agriculture as one of the pre-
paratory studies for college. The regents
of New York have recently accepted this
study. and n faculty committee of the
agricultural college OF Cornell University
has prepared Il syllabus, which has been
accepted by the regents, covering
course Of one year. which Will be accepted
along with any other subject for univer-
slty preparation. This same committee
of Cornell University Is now preparing
series of lessons and exercises to 30
with this syllabus. SO also in Missouri.
The University of Missouri has decided to
accept one years work in agriculture in
the high schools for entrance require
1nents TO the university.
The teaching of agriculture IN the high
schools is also preparation for ife's
duties and pleasures; and that, think,
IS the more important for our considera-
ton here becauN it affects so many moro
boys and girls. J do not minimize the
preparation for college because | believe
that IN the colleges leaders are trained.
and for fear that some OF you may have
misunderstood DR.. knaDp's reference to
this 1 may say that the reason as | see
IT that the sixty agricultural colleges in
the United state have not been putting
very many boys back on the farm Is that
advanced work in the science of asricul-
ture has claimed all these graduates as
fast as they have come out. and these
young men are now the leaders of OUR
agricultural thought.
l cannot blame the boys If they accept
good salaries in this advanced work in
agriculture. nor do 1 believe DR.. Knapp
would do so.
IT Is the secondary school. then, that
will touch more nearly the people who 30
back In the country. OF the boys and
girls in our secondary and elementary
schools % per cent do not go on to college.
1t IL these We want 10 reach as well as
tho college boys and girls. and this train
ing in agriculture in the secondary schools
Tor the duties of life is primarily what
DR. Knapp calls training in home en-
rironnent 1t Is training that leads to
ii proper understanding and appreciation
of this environment which Is TO have such
strong influence upon them throughout
their lives.
LIE. us review very briefly what Is now
being done II, the wuy.zof establishment
of schools of secondary grade or schools
In which agriculture of secondary grade
is being taught We find that there are
"a agricultural high schools connected
with colleges OF agriculture; ~ district
agricultural high schools, as in Alabama
and Georgia: C3) county agricultural hish
schools. as in Wisconsin, a. special asri-
cultural high schools as In Pennsylvania,
New Jersey. and Indlana;' and t5) public
high schools County, city, village and
township In which agriculture is taught.
The school OF Doylestown. Pa. takes
most of It's students from the clties-Je"-
tsh boys These boys have classroom
work, plat work, and along about the
third year they are given small farms.
These farms range from one to tniftS
acres. depead.ng upon the boy ana mis-
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