The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-19

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eci1eex ssps1ia1lv il ssassjsh q the
dussI iiterSry deSree undsr tbs eoures
Of GenefA1 sclsneas and the enlargement
~ TIA cnnrno NJ 1nntfuctlpn ~ o.
cultures prp<nnoor nurfa6a MN eAr-
[nStk ana eloqkeuts In his cffz1cinm a
The chauges that hAd been nA1os ~
M unabie. however. when requeseed.
N Spsesst What oliangse snouid &c
tasas. Thsss chansss h. e: -: e.. n s...,
with tho enaQrnAma1k md Approval rs
the faculty of The agricultural Depart
fhenl Any chanee ~ : conree Of in-
stsucticn & IN iAetltpttoa1 ~ leArnins
tis sufe e meet MiA dlinppeeyai n
| resi- maj ft q Snlselent ofpnnd % 70
versa " policy THAI hAd Zen delinsr.
out bscauss Y = found y - cpt Cf
vtdue1s.
III d natural And 40 comnaend-
Sks0 that N aINmnu1 oh4uld look
NIsh great aDprUyNi upon thAs pArt
Eof the work Ok hin college n Whioh no
twas the most nuuceoWful, ard regard
~ the MIDST tnADornJnt the de8fee
with which No graduated. II - not
| science Course waa ellmtnated tbs
lholders " shs aegfee should hAss
I deep feeling on the ephteuk An4 tnAt
tthsy sh1aId alse fesk iifs orfsict1lns
this other chxugs mxdE mt ths sesame
time. looking to development along
the line Of teaching agriculture - >
trade. The fact mat criticism Of the
place more thAn once In the char9ea.
/ II evidence Of decided disApproval.
| Yet this Board differs 70 widely from
the wetaso Cosmsniteee. N thie respect
that they f6sf that Whist has been be-
run tn this direction Ii the highest
claim they have for the approval Of
their administration. HDwever. greAt
/ the success Of thie Institute has been
In educating Engineere. And chemisss
and Experts In the Science Of Agri-
culture. II cannot be denied that this
| training has taken the boys away
from the farm and kept them AWas.
These boys have heen educated - -
splenAad- teachers ssfdcessttt4- demon.
| strators Of Agricultural seAtlonss ana
iAuAtAeAt~ e9pests h thu 1k1ftcufsu1ss
Departments. but they have bssn Cd
obvious problema, both here and et
similar colleesa, WAS to outline >
| c0urue which would attract the far
I m0F boy 70 the college, educate him
| 10 be q practical farmer. ma him with
enthusiasm for the business and the
life Of . farmer. and send him hack
70 the farm more Interested In and
better equipped for ~ work. Th,s
| ts one Of tins chief purposes for which
| the Institute was founded. II was
already too long neglected. The Agri-
| cultural Apprentice Course was de-
| sisued to meet this want. II II an
| expsr4n1ent which - proving saccsss-
! fui, and while II may not b popu.
ia<A with seane,, n the fixed poffcy Of
this Board and Of the present ed-
nstntstration. to foster and encourage
/ It,
WI. PERSONAL ChAraCerE1st1cs.
The only discussion under tns
| charge was With reference TO crtu-
| cisyns OF certain publications ~ tins
| students. II appeared that while the
/ csnsosship OF the studsnts' publiea-
lions was In the hands OF eomnlt-
tee OF which DR.. Barrtnger was not
Z member. he had discovered ana
| done everything which was prAcu-
cable 10 suppress the article whIch
was tho chief subject Of grievance.
"Thc andisputed evidence showed
an Improvement In the conduct ana
moral standards Of the corps II was
grateful TO hear these tributes from
| their teachers and ofacera 1t must
not be forgotten. however, that IN
/ the qualifications Of their college paper
there are certain proprieties which
must be observed and certain nnes
which cannot be passed with THESE
adm0nifions the board feels II proper
1 10 leave the matter IN the hands OF
the proper committee on publication.
upon the whola CASE the board
feels constrained to nay that tn
| consider these charges ~ tii-advised
and unsu6fained. II requires no great
| amount OF investigation to Uncover
material improvement In vartcus lines
1t the v. r. I. during DR.. BArrtngcrs
admintstrAtio Among others these
may Be mentioned: The Standard or
curriculum has been ratseds the
1 course of study has been made more
appropriate 30 fulnl the purposes Tor
| which this institute was estAbitnnod:
| the agricultural apprentice course mas
been established and u winning pop
| uIarity In Its work of teaching aGrt-
culture a. q trade: advanced entrAnce
requirements for the collage are nsiD-
ing to take the institute cut OF COM
petition with high schools and have
| offered class OF students better quail.
| ined 70 ret tho best reGuits from tneir
Instruction: the Improvement IN the
conduct and moral tone Of the corps
y everywhere rscOgntseds disease IN
the live seock hAe hsen stamped out
and methods for IT. prsventiOn N me
future have beea adopted; marked
/ improvement In the gr0unds aad
buildings. physical plant and equip
ment has been made. and expenal-
lures have not axceoAed incomA
These results have been aecompllnn-
"a In tho face Of almost constant criti-
cism and Opposition, which begun be.
ifors Or. BaFsingsr had bsen N once
: fun ssssaon. and long bsfors NJ