The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30

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horses, 2 hogs, the host having
recently leased his farm on shares
and had a public sale of his stock
and implements. He had lately
sold his bunch of steers and made a
good profit on them. A field of
grass was also noticed which did
not look up to the general average
for this season.
The host introduced Prof. 81. G.
Gillespie, principal of West Not
tingham Academy, who prefaced
his address with the past and
present aims and work of the
Academy and the desire now of the
trustees to enlarge its scope of use
fulnesS.~
You are probably ready now to ask me: what
is your point?' This is what we have to propose
to you. The Trustees of the Academy have de.
cided to add course in Agriculture to the present
work of the Academy, if it is possible To do
this it will be necessary to procure an increased
appropriation from the State. You all probably
know that the Academy is now, and has been for
great many years, receiving an appropriation of
$500 yearly from the State. 1t has been thought
that fair beginning in agricultural work might
be made the first year If this appropriation were
increased to $4,000. You may know that the State
appropriations to schools and colleges will here
after be made each year, no appropriation carry
ing over from one year to the next. Committee
of the Commissioners on Education has been ap.
pointed to consider the appropriations which are
to be made to Academies and Colleges, This
committee consists of Senator Linthicum. of Bal
tmore; Senator Brown of Garrett county. and
DR. T. II. Lewis, President of Western Maryland
College. The board of trustees of the Academy
has appointed committee to meet these gentle
men. This committee want to make the strongest
possible appeal for the sch DOL. You gentlemen
of the Farmers Club can be of the greatest as
sistance to lis by giving your endorsement to the
plan, if it meets with your approval. Our plans
for this work have of course not yet taken very
definite shape, but an outline of what we propose
to do, If we succeed in getting the necessary aid
from the State, may be of interest to you We
want in the first place to get the very best man
for the position that can be obtained,-a man
who is not only thoroughly trained in his pro-
fession but who also has breadth of culture and
education that will enable him to appreciate al,
the possibilities for good that of this kind
contains for our community. If we succeed in
getting the right kind of a man we can make the
course success. We have over $50 acres of good
farm land equipment that few secondary
schools in the country can boast of. We will be
able to give thorough course in agriculture to
those boys who intend to return to the farm. this
course to contain enough training in mathematics
geography, English, history and civics to make of
the boy useful citizen as well as good farmer
We can offer to those students who intend to take
collegiate work in agriculture splendid prepare
ton for their advanced studies To those students
who cannot be in the school throughout the
whole school term, we can offer four months
course that will stimulate their interest in farm
work as well as give them practical assistance
To all OF our students we can give instruction in
elementary botany, zoology and natural history
courses that are very desirable for all of our
students. And last, but by no means least the
school can serve you, farmers of Cecil county, in
a very direct way. 1t can be made an experiment
station at which our own local agricultural
problems can be solved. II can cooperate with
the Farmers Club and with other farmers OF
the county and state in improving every side of
the many sided business OF farming. If the work
is properly managed we will have better farmland
in Maryland, larger yields OF all of our crops
more fruit, better horses, cows, pigs and poultry,
better roads. more attractive homes,-a higher
plane of living for all of u.s. The Farmers Club
has stood for all of these improvements through
out the whole of its useful career,-and it has ac
complished much Do you not think that you
can accomplish much more cooperating with
school that has high ideas of usefulness and SCI.
vice. that has splendid foundation for the work
that you want to accomplish, school that under.
stands the needs of the community and is in
hearty sympathy with everything affecting the
welfare of that community. This is the kind of
school we are trying to make of West Not
tingham.
think it would be impossible for me to present
this matter to body of men more alive to the
highest welfare and advancement ofour neighbor-
hood. Nor could speak to any organization In
Cecil county that exercises, greater influence
than the Farmers Club The Old Academy at
Nottingham needs that influence right now.
After remarks by several of the
members motion of endorsement
of the foregoing idea was unan-
imously carried.
By motion the club adjourned 10
meet with Jas. H. Maxwell on
May 10Th.
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