The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-25

farm will become place Of comfort
ana financial success. and the house
will be surrounded and endowed with
pleasure and the comfort OF the in
mates; These things, among others,
are what the agricultural schools must
stand for II they are to fully meet the
demands OF the times."
IN recent Interview on the subject,
Professor Stewart, Professor OF Sec.
ondary Education, University OF
Georgia, said that the schools should
tlrst and finally be sgricuitural schools J.
the trade schools the skilled machinist
Anything less than this would be rank
injustice TO the farmers, and would de-
q Il no Russian peasant. Bound to
the soil. but Is entitled to as good an
education for the farm as is the man
In any other occupation. The school
must, therefore. blend the mental and
physical training SO. as to make the
toiler q thinker and the thinker toll
err" The schools must produce ex-
perts, but SO far as possible they
should be literally educated experts.
ly and many fundamentally. The great
problem Of the higher education now
before us is how to integrate special
ism with the totaiity OF which II Is a
The Atlanta ceorgians editorial on
the Georgia schools expresses clearly
the above sentiment: THESE schools
were to train farmers. first OF ALL They
were framed TO give our young men
who go to the farm, the facts. the In
formation, the training and experience
which will mako them useful agficnlt-
uraIists, and will cause the fields and
farms of Georgia to blossom like the
rose. All other education. however de-
sirable and proper, IL subordinate to
this central object and can walt. Nor
should these schools be bent or biased
f. "a 49, - ~ ID. al :
studies may carry 70 the enlargement
and advancement of any other school"
The President of the United States
in his message at the beginning OF the
gress. said: There is no longer any
failure to realize that farming, at
least in certain branches. must become
a technical and scientific profession.
farmers the chance for technical and
scientific training, not theoretical
merely, but Of the most severely prac-
teal type. - Agricultural education
e neesssarily based upon general edu;
Institutions are wisely specializing
themselves, making their courses relate
to the actual teaching of the agricult-
ural and kindred sciences to young
country people or young city people
who wish to live in the country"
The Secretary Of Agriculture says
that the object is "to impress our
youth with the dignity. value and att
Effectiveness OF country life and pur-
suits"
The plan adopted by the Georgia
schools 10 soBz&Ffanged that each stu
dent shall devote at least three hours
three hours to farm. home. shop or
laboratory work"
have quoted the foregoing author
tiles, to impress forcibly, II can, the
Tendency OF the times in agricultural
Now. let me say in conclusion that in
my opinion the work already done,
which IL Of a high character, on the
be disseminated more thoroughly over
| the country. The country at large and
the Department in washington, fail TO
understand the work already done in
Alabama. But as we have quietly rest
cured the interest of the Government
| and q complete soil survey of the elev-
en- stations has been made ana the sta
| tions mapped. The office OF Expert
| last report, gave many pages OF the
annual report In rectting the work to
| be done In Georgia, and barely says
s SIss there are one q more
| ago took exception TO the editorial
| In The Atlanta Constitution, and had
| q correction made through The Adver-
tiser. The statement follows: 1T q
L
| proud TO lead, but will delight TO see
| her sister States quickly follow. y
There Is another State claiming to have
| led the way In establishing the first
| agricultural school in the Union, the
| far on state Of Wisconsin, when 1t Is
/ an historical fact that her first school
was created by act Of the Legislators
We must give II to the world that
Alabama led in this great movement
| There are now but tweuty-seven
schools in this class in the Union: Nine
in Alabama; eleven in Georgia; one in
California; one In Maryland; one in
New York; one in Pennsylvania; one in
| Texas, and two In WISCONSIN.
Vulcan, among. the hills, voiced Ala
bRma's greatness:
Just as my figure towers above the
| sons OF earth. 30 shall the district from
| whose breast the ore and coal were
/ torn and fused to give me birth, ex-
/ coed all others In times march. For
/ Ger and Ger nature hath flung her
| treasures with a generous hand. Both
hemtspheres may call on her, the min
| eral wealth of every land is here allied
/ to rule the world in future years"
Coupled with this Is the fact that the
| mills are now wooing the maiden fields
| wh9er cotton grows. And we will LET
/ the counting continue until the band
| plays the wedding march. and the nup-
| tials being all complete. the glad South
4 will say: Whom God hath Joined, let
no man put asunder."
Ice HAM, lie.