Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-03-16
THE CHRONICLE is MISTAKEN

In the editorial department OF the
Houston Chronicle Of last Sunday
this paragraph appeared:
The Texas Farmers Congress. rep.
resenting the allied farm. orchard
and garden interests OF this state. at
lis last annual meeting urged the ap.
pointment of a majoity Of practical
farmers on the board of trustees OF
the state Agricultural and Mochani.
cal college Governor Campbell saw
III 10 make appointments OF another
character The College still closes
It's courses against youths who do
not possess certain amount OF elias
steal book learning to begin with. II
still insists upon their spending years
In adding to such learning. no matter
II their own judgement leads them to
prefer to spend their whole school
time on studies that will make them
more successful farmers and stock
ralsers and orchardists But there
will be other governors. and In time
the state farm college may be shaped
up 10 suit the farmers"
As the Eagle has heretofore said.
the request OF the Farmers Congress
is reasonable and II is matter OF
rserct to many friends OF the college
That the governor has ignored IL.
There is no just ground OF complaint,
however. that the present board of
directors has not conducted the In.
stitution wisely and In pursuance OF
the objects for which It was estab-
lished.
But II is not true. IS the Chronicle
asserts, that the college still closes
It's courses against youths who do
not possess a certain amount OF elias
steal book learning" is required as a
condition Of entering any Of the three
courses In agriculture. horticulture,
and animal husbandry II the editor
OF the Chronicle will refer 20 the last
annual catalogue ~ he has not pre-
served the copy sent him he can get
another on applicetionl be will find
what the requirements are The
only one OF the three courses in az
riculiure for which standard OF AZ.
tainments In studies is prescribed is
the full fouryear course. The exam
nation for this course includes: Al.
zebra to quadratics, English gram
mar. and composition, history OF the
United States; and an outline OF gen.
eral history. VIII anybody claim
that there is any classical book
learning" in this? And even this ex-
animation. simple as II =. may be
dispensed with at the discretion OF
the president
Nor is Il true that In any OF the
courses In agriculture the college
"stn insists upon their spending
years in adding to such learning.
The fouryear course In agriculture
includes nothing that can properly
be- called classical book knowledge"
On the contrary. everything. with one
unimportant exception. is OF direct
practical value to the farmer. the hor-
ticulturist and the stock.raiser. The
single exception that the student
Is required 10 learn enough of MILL
tary science to enable him to under
stand the drill regulations which are
maintained for the sake OF dicipline,
and this requires very little OF his
time.
For the benefit OF those who pre-
fer to spend their whole school time
on studies that will make them more
successful farmers and stock.raisers
and orchardists"-in other words. for
Tue SAM OF Aloot Nhb iaNh wv A'HN'
the means or the inclination TO take
the full course in scientific agricult-
ure. a two-years course is provided,
for which there Is no entrance exam
nation whatever. A glance over page
IS OF the catalogue will convince any
one who is willing to do the college
Justice that this short course includes
nothing that Is not absolutely essen
tlal TO one who makes any preten'
sion TO being an educated farmer,
gardener or stock.raiser.
But this is not all The directors
and faculty have perfected plans for
holding Summer school for Far
mers. in connection with a Summer
Normal School. the announcement OF
which has just been printed and Is
now ready for distribution. The Sum
mer school for farmers embraces
short courses in agriculture horti
culture and animal husbandry, so ar
ranged that related subjects may be
completed within two weeks. The
college buildings, apparatus. expert