Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-16
NRW AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
Thoroughly Equipped, 1t Will
Open at Randolph in September.
Course VIII lie Not Less Than Two
Years and students TO Enter Must
Have Considerable
Education.

A meeting or the board Of trustees Of
the agricultural high school. to he located
mt Randolph Center, was held Friday
afternoon at the Van Ness House and
plans for the conduct of the school were
further formulated. The board reported
excellent progress made during the past
Jew months in spite of many difficulties,
and 1t is established beyond doubt that
the school will open next September, with
every facility for handling a good num-
Der of future farmers
A part OF the afternoon was occunied
III The examination OF applicants for :he
faculty OF the school. II is now thought
that three will at first constitute the
teaching force and il is p difficult matter
TO IND men well qualified for the position
The trustees want men who have had
agricultural training and who are able
to demonstrate their ability. and IT so
happens that nearly every other state in
the Union is looking for just such men
end are able to pay much large salaries
The fact that agriculture IS a good field
j. shown by the manner In which grad
rates Of the colleges are taken up for the
government service, as we'll as for man
uGcrs of large properties.
The length OF the course to be given in
the new school has not yet been definitely
determined, but 1t is certain that ii will
rot be less than two years and also that
the students will have to be equipped with
ali education which would fit them for
any high school. for n boy with a poorer
fit than that would be unable to derive
Hencht from the course
Already Il acres of excellent tillace
and deal is on for the acquisition Of Is
additional acres. The State in making
me appropriation. imposed q condition
which makes 1t necessary to show an alb
'tract of the original land decd and this
Jas led into all kinds of difficulties. owing
% mistakes made by town clerks and law
Sers years ago in transferring property
THE 15-acre tract is now being held up for
that reason, but will have been purcha sed
by the time of the opening of the school
The school will be able to take care Of
g. students when it opens The nearly
new normal school building will he turned
over to the board on July l. and few re-
pairs will be necessary. as it is at present
eXcellently equipped for lecture and class
room purposes and has a good chemical
laboratory. The only new building which
be of the latest design. with every facility
which would lean toward cleanliness and
sanitation. 1t will be able to take care oi
80 cows. although at first that number
will not he used.
The board would not announce Friday
night what their choice of cattle would
be- but as it is well known
that three of the members are
81,
the Jersey while the other two are lust
as decided in favor Of Holsteins. there is
little doubt that the herd will consist of
thoroughbreds Of both breeds
The funds for the school consist Of an
appropriation of $4,000. made by Tho state
FOR establishing the plant. and an annual
income of slo,Ooo also made by the State
Tho school will also have the income
from $4,000 which has been turned over
ia 1t by the normal school. which will
cease to exist after the close Of tho pres
cnt term. It will require about $4,000 to
lut the present plant in shape
At the school run along similar lines in
1-yndonvlle a larger number of boys were
turned away than We're taken care of by
the school, and this seems to indicate the
necessity OF another school. such a. the
one to be operated at Randolph. The
plans for deciding upon the merits Of the
applicants for entrance have not been
fully arranged, hut in an effort to get the
hest boys the qualifications will ne as high
As possible.
Those who attended the meeting Fri
day were Governor j. A Meal of Rut-
land. O. l.. Martin of Plainfeld. G. T.
Chaffee Of Rutland, T. G. Bronson of