Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-05
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Former Teacher and Pupil Reports
Experiences

EDITOR OF CENSOR: In reading the
CENSOR every week | have noticed
many articles in the past few months
relative 10 county training school and
a county agricultural school. The az
ticle in last week 5 paper by E j.
Older brought out some good argu-
ments in favor of the agricultural
school.
Since leaving Viroqua / have spent
six years il Dunn county, where they
have one of the first agricultural schools
established in the state. This school
has done much TO improve the farming
in Dunn county. Besides it has pre-
pared many of the pupils for good po-
sitions. | know of several who, after
/ they cor piete course in this school, have
gone out TO take charge of farms at a
salary in excess of what the average
student is able TO get when he has COM
/ pleted the University at Madison. As
! Vernon county is an agricultural dis
trict believe that the tax payers of
/ the county could not make a better in
vestment than the one suggested in last
week paper. With reference to the
Vernon county training school | have
watched with much interest for the
/ past three years to see what would be
Z Tue result ol int dklldlluH OF lEllS I'M
portant educational move.
/ The rural schools depend very largely
! on the county training schools for their
/ trained teachers, so why not see to II
( that at the next session of the county
( board an appropriation be made pre-
paratory to having q permanent home
( for your school, which is doing so much
for the rural schools trough the grad
yates who go out tC labor in these
/ schools. 1t seems very proper and fit
/ ting that this school should be located
+ at the county seat, so why delay longer
/ IN trying TO pull it off to some smaller
/ town.
/ A few years ago noticed that Rich
| land and Vernon counties tried to or
| ganize joint county training school,
| but the move failed Richland has
established school OF its own, and one
which they are proud of, too 1t was
my privilege to be called to Richland
Center, May 5, as a judge or their local
! declamatory contest, where twelve sem
/ Tor pupils of the normal school were
contesting for the honor of having the
winners name engraved on the silver
! cup kepti in the school. The contest was
certainly great success, but how could
/ those young people help but be inspired
4 to seek for the honor when they had
such grand Alma Mater as Richland
county offers, with the enthusiastic IA
Guilty they have, headed by Prin. A. A.
/ Thompson. Mr.. Thompson may we'll
| be proud of his school and building, for
/ it is the pride of the county, and is
without doubt the finest school build
/ ing in the state. Every small detail is
completed with the greatest Of care to
| secure beauty, symmetry and perfection.
/ The entire building is finished with oak
and furnished with the most up-tO-
date equipment.
! 1t might be we'll for some Of the Yer
I non county fathers to journey over to
/ Richland Center, and inspect this build
I ing and let Prin Thompson show you
( some Of the superior qualities and ad-
! vantages of this school building. Yer
non county, one Of the richest in the
/ state, certainly doesn't need to take q
back seat in a move of this kind which
will mean so much to the future gene
ration.
certainly hope that if should re-
turn to old Vernon for a visit year
I hence, it will be my privilege to see a
modern building in the course Of con-
struction, adequate for both the train
ing and agricultural school. Let every
enthusiastic educa or and farmer be
booster, not knocker, that Vernon
county may be near the top.
THOs. a. HENRY.
Black Earth, Wis, June l2