Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-01
VALUE OF FARM EDUCATION.
No Surcr Road 10 Prosperity Than
Through the Agricultural College
Prof. Henry's Observations.

In a recent class address, Professor
w. \. Henry, dean OF The agricultural
college at Madison, Wis speaking up
on education Tor farmers, said. in
part:
The former boy has the best chance
IN life ana needs no sympathy. He
does the things of the world fills eV-
cry position that Is open. He does
the hard work everywhere; not the
drudgery but the hard, difficult things
that call for pluck, a sound body and
fertile brain Heretofore parents
fondly cherished a desire that the
children would be educated and leave
home. For 20 years ] have pleaded
earnestly for All entirely difTsrent
view of what education really is, and
now we are just beginning to reap the
reward. When ! came to the uniVer-
sity % years ago as botanist. ] had,
after little, the choice of the pro-
fessorship of botany or that of agri-
culture and farm manager chose
the latter, much TO the confusion and
disappointment Of my friends. After
talking and urging for IL years. we
had 20 students. Today we have over
500 students from all parts of the
world.
"A son of u governor of province
in Mexico Is nov feeding bunch Of
pigs and writing a thesis upon the
amount of water required when feed
ing varying quantities of protein.
Another boy from Chilli, South AM
erica, with s5,000.000 back OF him. is
studying agriculture with us. Re
member, boys" continued the DEAN
that we shall produce this year So
0OO00O.000 worth of farm produce, and
shall export fS00.000,000 of products
It's the man and not the vacation that
counts. The city man who goes into
business runs 95 chances out OF 100
of failing. Farmers rarely become in
solvent. II is doubtful IL any one
here ever becomes president You
have 500 chances of being struck by
lightning to one of being president of
the United States We don't want
the boys who are anxious 10 measure
tape all their lives, ! am looking
for boys VINO say, Father, ] want to
plough, raise and feed live stock,
handle milk, etc when they feel that
way they will not be misled by what
Others may say.
Many boys are with US who have
to depend upon their labor for sup
port. For these we are able to find
employment at good wages, IL they
are only made of the right metal. An
Illinois man came up last winter and
hired two boys, paying them 81 Il
month more than ruling prices be-
cause they We're clean. nice young
men. and fit in every way to become
members of the family. A German
boy came here winters and worked |
summers, He finally laid up $500 and |
now he Is the owner OF nice farm,
and out of n creamery patronage /
numbering 400, this young man gets
the largest checks. \ bank clerk
came here. saying he would rather
lead farm life than TO be closely
confined IN an Office. A school prin-
clpal came here and asked my ad-
vice. could hardly advise him TO
quit a good job but he did so. and Is
now earning $1,000 year at the
North Dakota Agricultural college.
Il am sorry It Is true but | must
say it, that we can turn out boys
capable OF earning more money than
Is paid for teachers IN our public
schools. young man was sent here
by II. O. Taylor the well known Jer-