The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-08-05

getting an idea of its proportion, its
type, and its fitness for particular
purpose, such as high speed, car
riage, roadster work, draft, saddling
or whatever line he is looking for.
Then he begins at the point of the
nose, up the head, observing the nos
itrils, teeth, forehead, eye, cheek, ear,
poll, crest, shoulder, arm, forearm,
cannon and hoof, not forgetting that
there are two sides to observe.
Thence down the back, hind quarters,
hind legs and feet, after which he
takes notice. of the action. The horse
is moved for him Systematically, first
lat the walk, directly away from him,
then in a walk directly toward him,
then at the trot away from him, then
lat the trot toward him. II there
should arise other questions, he may
require the horse to be moved SO
that he may observe his action from
the side. All Of this is done exactly
las it is carried out at the best horse
markets in the country. .
When q man has gone over q horse
in this systematic, fashion, il he does
not have the type and character of
the horse in mind, including all his
points, good and bad, 1t is because
his mind does not take in what his
eye looks at.
When a boy studies trees or hor-
ticulture in these days, he does the
work of building. grating, preparing
and putting out cuttings, planting
lawns and landscapes, planting on
public grounds, and all the various
other operations which make sue
cessful horticulturist. Also the grad
ing operations necessary for a prog
ressive market gardener to know Each
state modifies these practical courses
of study to suit the needs of its pu-
pills. States having large forests ar
cas- require their students to spend a
certain amount of time in the big
woods studying the conditions and re-
quirements Of practical forest hand
ling. Where orcharding and small
fruit production is the greatest i'm
portance and where insects are trou-
blesome, the teaching is all insects
and horticulture.
When a boy studies blacksmithing
in these days, he does not sit in his
chair, while a specialized professor
explains the business of blacksmith
ing to him. He dons his working
clothes, sets up piece of iron, draws
one out to a specified length, makes
one round and another square, YIELDS
the links of chain, makes a log
chains hook and puts on the end Of
it, iron double-trees and neckyokes,
fills a wagon wheel, or otherwise
produces something useful while he
learns.
In this modern education the whole
boy goes to school-we used to send
only his brains to school-now his
eye, his right hand, and If need be
his feet go to school and learn their
parts, while the mind does full duty
at the same time.
1t would take the average one of
you about thirty years to lady all
the subjects that we offer in this
and l am told that at
Yale it would take seventy years for
the average high school graduate to
carry all of the courses which they
offer without duplicating a single
subject. l mention this to show you
the vast store of facts-information,
which is laid up in books and in
the minds and right hands of men,
which is available to those who wish
to know.
This means of course, that first of
all, a young man must decide what
he wants to do, what he wants to
SLuNy WudL SUI VI d COul SC AS WhuIS
to take. AS have already suggest
ed, those in charge of state institu-
tons study their state conditions and
their pupils needs, and frame up
courses of study to suit their re-
quirements. AS you probably know
that this institution has prepared to
make skilled and thoroly edlra ed
mechanics, agriculturists, veterin-
a:ians, civil engineers, and sc:enti-
fc specialists genlosy, r chemistry or
biology. 1t has also prepared courses
Of study requiring shorter periods Of
time to accommodate a class Of
young people who cannot afford the
time or expense to take a four year
course after finishing high school,
or preparatory course of, study equi-
valent to it. BY spending three win
ters of five and one half months