The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-13
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in the shortest possible time. II
is arranged to furnish training o.
special value to those boys and
girls, young men and young women
who intend to stay on the farm
In fact, all OF the young men who
have graduated from this course have
returned to active work on the farm.
This course begins about October
Is and closes about March 10 OF
each year, thus beginning when the
fall work on the farm cease to be
pressing and closing at a time when
the services of the student are again
likely to be needed at home.
The only requirements for admis-
sion are that the applicant shall be
at least fifteen years of age and
fairly advanced in the common
branches.
For the young men this course
combines with the study of books,
much practical work in livestock and
grain Judging, use of tools in car
penter and blacksmi;. shops, traction
and gasoline engines, adjustment OF
farm machinery, spraying and eX'
animation of soils, etc. They also
get the same military drill and phy.
sical training that are given students
| in the fOur-year courses.
For young women the academic
work is the same as for the hoys,
and is given in the same classes
Girls are given practical instruction
of a special character in sewing.
dressmaking, table decoration, ETC.,
| equivalent in amount to the practical
work given the boys. They get the
same physical training and free in
struction in vocal and instrumental
music as is given the girls taking
the four-year college course.
From the above one can readily
see that the course is very practi-
cal and useful, and should be
very popular one for the boys and
girls of the farm. After finishing
this course young men and women
can return home and put into prac-
tical use what they have learned.
Last week the students of the reg
ular courses had the pleasure of TAX
ing the winter term final examina-
tions, which began Monday and closed
Friday. School opens again next
Tuesday, the 18th. Some few OF the
students who live in neighboring
towns obtained furloughs and went
home for a short visit with parents
and friends.
Interest in the Oklahoma Junior
Agricultural Clubs for boys and girls
is very great at the present time,
and applications for new charters for
these clubs are coming in so
rapidly that Mr.. Wilkinson and his
associates can scarcely find time to
enroll the many hundreds of new
names of boys and girls that are sent
to the A. & M College at Saltwater
every day. In the last thirty days
over 5000 new members have been
enrolled and the number is increasing
rapidly.
AT the present time these clubs
are confining their work to corn or
cotton, vegetables or flowers, but
later work along other agricultural
lines may be attempted. The ma
Jointly of the boys seem to prefer
corn to cotton, while the girls pre-
fer flowers to vegetables. However.
several of the girls have registered
for the corn contest and think they
stand a chance to win. Supervisor
Wilkinson is very much gratified at |
the general interest shown by the |
girls in the various contests an
by the A. & NJ. College to members
Thus far almost as many girls have |
enrolled in the clubs as boys.
Applications for free seed furnished
by the a. G NJ. College to members
of its chartered clubs are coming
in to the college in large numbers.
A systematic record of the distribu
ton is being kept by Prof. e. A.
and each boy and girl OBJ
tanning these seed will be required
TO give written reports of their re-
suits from time to time. Nothing is
to be done in haphazard way.
Distribution of the seed will prob
ably be made between March 10 and
%. Prof Jeffords has secured some
excellent seed corn and cotton seed
and this week he expects to close
for the vegetable and |
flower seed 1t is the intention OF |
the A. & NJ. College to furnish moth.
ing but good seed and every effort
will be put forth to that end.
A little later the department of
agriculture for schools hopes to ar