The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
n. d. Agricultural College


sson II q summer school that has ap-
proved its worth through The years.
and witch ranks among the best In
the northwest While not q part oe the
regular Agricuaturai college scheme OF
work. its close connection with the In
settutton has bean o. largs direct and
mdirec3 benefit to the SCHOOL and Like
the tractton school of engineering. /
conducted as q prtvaae enterprise by |
Professor Ross. Il has wisely advertts-
sd the advantages oeeerod BY q prac-
tical training at . practical school
The Industrial Sehocl an oNtDrcss4h Of
the Cess County Scheol.
The current OF educational events has |
been throwing more and more en-
phasis during khs wears upon voca- |
tional training. When. SIX years ago. |
agriculture was introduced as q part
of the summer school course. II would
have been hard to forStell that today 1t
has been thoaghf best by the state TO
appropriate $1,000 for the mainten-
anc@ OF an industrial summer school. to
be held az the college during the same
period aS the Cass county school, open
TO all who wish 70 come for work In
the pedagogy OF vocational subjects re-
latfng to Industrial life
Yet such is the oatcome The new
departure commits the Agricultural
college definitely 20 the plan Of general
agricultural training, through the COM
mon snd high schools OF the state. The
work Il being carried forward ON ad-
vanced lines adapted to the needs of
all classes OF teachers, and particularly
those OF the graded and high schools.
Scope OF the industrial School.
The new education In reaching out
into an lines OF activity, and everything
that pertains to making 3 living is OF
vital interest to It. The fundamental
lines along which education is now
developing concern the farm. crafts,
and the home. In the industrial school
is taught Agriculture sewing. cooking.
and manual training The end 10 be
reached is ability. The immediate pur-
pose Of the work is 20 give teachers.
principal. and superintendents direct.
specific knowledge that they can carry
over into the classroom
"A lnstRnee-Ths Firelsss Cooker
Yesterday the writer dropped into
the domestic science department Miss
! Hoover was finishing up the work Of
q recitation period. At it's close she
explained the work II is, as / have
said. intended to be directly practical.
A candy-pail stood on the floor. 1t
cost Is cents. Inside the pain was
packing OF wool. and inside the wool
was q lard pail. and over It an a wool
lcushion that confined the heat Total
u cost, apart from the time OF making
I # provided you have the woolen cloth
with which to do the packing. 20 or rs
lcents-and as good freless cooker
as one could wish TO have. neat, handy
made in the home.
MY work is applied science" said
Miss Hoover. 7 leave 1t to the chem
ist the physicist. the bacteriologtst. to
teach principles. relate those prtn-
capaes TO the everyday 1ife"
The Key to the Future.
The key TO the future is held by the
hands that have back OF them the
brain trained in life's daily problems.
1t takes as much skill as much brain
power, n you please. TO cook q good
meal. or weld q broken chain, or grow
q sweepstakes steer. as It does to APP
prsoiate Ovid. or unrawel the skein of
the law. The theoretical Is passing,
and IN It's place there Is coming de-
mand Tor knowledge no less scientific
but deal more useful to mankind
The Beginnings Made.
There are something over nfty-su-
pertntendents. principals. departmental
and grade teachexa--ta1ing up this in
dustrial work at tne Agricultural col
lege this summer. The spirit OF the
school is good. It's DEVELOPMENT from
natural demands IS better stin 1t Is g
Feature Of the educational work OF the
state that win grow as the pears go by
in direct relation to the development
Of Industrial training in the schools
OF the state
Featuras tlsat Attract.
Attractive special features have mo-
bean wanting. 20 make OF the combined
schools at the Agricultural college on.
OF special interest and variety
Men Of note from ell over the coun.
try have been present and have spoker
before the schools on topics OF genera
interest In q review such as tn,
present II rs no more than necessary t.
mention such men as Professor Bailey
OF Cornell. Mr.. Howe OF Washongting
and Superintendent Kern OF Illinois, al
well as many other, to make clear tht
fact that the passing session OF th'
Cass county summer school and the In
dustrial summer school has been fuI
OF variety OF interest TO the student
and that both have been IN the bes
sense OF the word. Buccess<uL
! The marriage Of Professor Richard