The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1911-09-09

since the Idssdge uI The Act eA Ia',,I
IN ting The Louisiana sac .n,,o.a.,.
and the Agr.cultui al aha Nle 'uall',. .t
college, tn gal utIe Oh the us,,tp-
ton has peen "rhe Louisiana o,a,e
University and A5ricul,uraI and Mo
chanioal College" a. is organized INTO
the following schoCl5 anu College.
The College OF Arts ana Sc oncv, tnr
College OF Agriculture, the College uI
Engineering, the audubon sugar
School, the Law School, the Teachers
College, the Graduate Department, ANA
the Summer school
l. The College OF Arts ana sciences
In this college are grouped the SUD
jects that formerly composed the
Literary, Latin Science, General
Science, Commercial and Premedical
--IQpEass of study. The I9!i2MInE DE
partments are included: Latin, Greek,
Botary, Chemistry, Commerce, com
paratlyc Medicine, Economics ana
Sociology, Education, English, Geol-
ogy. History, Mathematics, Modern
Languages, Philosophy, Physics, To-
litical Science, Psychology, Pubic
Speaking, and Zoology. The work IL
SO arranged that student may not
slight any of the train ng considered
essential TO a rounded education, while
at the same time the scheme of in
struction is elastic, especially after
the Sophomore year, enabling a stu
dent to specialize in the subjects oil
his choice Thus, he may pulsde a
course of study emphastz ne any one
of the following divisions: % Litera-
ture and the languages, ancient ana
modern; ca history, the poit-ioas am
social sciences. and other philosoph cal
studies; $50 the higher study ol com
merce and business problems, 60 the
sciences, mathematical ply Slral, 90
biological. While il s not the aim %.
the College of AIS and sciences ID
offer professional training, but 1" pre-
pare men and women for their lie
work by giving them we'l-ha'anc'o
education, proper selection oil stu
dies will enable the student To- pursue
course that will afford excellent
training fer the teaching profession
commercial pursuits, or for the study
of law or medicine. The degree OF
bachelor of Arts is given upon In,
completion of the course.
.. The College of AgGitulture.-.i
the College Of Agriculture emphasis l.
put upon The prac zeal work of the
agrienlturist. and thorough drill l.
given in those subjects that border
upon or underlie. the general subject
of agriculture. The work of this Col
lege falls into fve divisions, % The
College work proper, embracing
four year course loa1ing 20 the degree
of Bachelor of Science tB. s. and
four-year course for those who desire
20 prepare for the. TEACHING of seitn-
tific ,agr. culture in the schools Of Lou
isiana;. l2l the work of the Louisiana
Agricultural Experiment Stations
which consists in inves isations con
Quoted by experts along mnny lines Of
practical and &C entihc agriculture
$50 the school Of Agriculture, whlcf
is organized for the purpose Of giyins
practical, scientific education &c
farmers and planters sons who are
unable to pursue the fun college
course in agriculture; (D the Depart
ment Of Agricultural Extension which
is now engaged in organizing boys
corn clubs and other agricultural as
sociations throughout the state. II
Judging contests. disseminating infor-
nation among the farmers. ana as
sisting IN the establishment and su-
pervision Of agricultural departments
in the. high schools; and CD the Farm.
crs, Demonstratlon Conference, which
is held at the University in January
and ofers a two weeks course Of lee