The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-07
NEW AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
institution at Randolph Begins Car
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The State School of Agriculture at
Randolph. after week OF active OPP
Grafton is in position to demon
strate the wisdom of the last Gener-
al Assembly which, by It's action
made the institution possible. WIN
an entering class of over 90 healthy
sound bodied, sound minded young
men OF an average age OF ls years,
direct from Vermont farms. and all
actuated by the common purpose Oh
studying modern agricultural meth
ODDS. the proposition, from an educa'
tional point of view, is most at'rac'
tive. -,
The resultant energy, here devel'
oped should eventually be factor IN
the development of the new Vermont
II will be remembered that the
state. through the trustees OF the
school. secured a free lease OF the
Normal School building, large
nearly new. modern structure, and
boueht completely furnished, the
Maplewood hotel and outbuildings'
and also about So acres OF adjoining
tiIIage land and 25 acres of pasture
and woodland. Altogether the school
has a street frontage of nearly Az
rods and the school grounds are
nicely plotted with shade ana orha'
mental trees and shrubs.
Nanlewood has been overhauled
and nut in a thoroughly clean ana
sanitary condition. and the dining
hall is ample for the present needs
A large dwelling house across the
street filled in summer with board
ers has been rented for the school
wear and serves as a dormitory lot
10 more of the boys, and II Is III
charge of one of the instructors.
In the winter il is planned to de-
vote about all the school hours 10
recitations and study, but during the
fall term recitations close at p.
m and the balance OF the time unul
( o'clock is devoted TO work about
the place. for most Of which credlt
is given to the boys, and applied on
their expenses.
nnring the past week they have
done the excavating for the cement
and rock foundations for the BARN
and the carpenter and blacksmith
shops and the work OF constructing
these buildings will be begun within
n few DAYS. An open fall should al
low of their completion before win.
ter. one competent carpenter VIII
he employed to lay out the work ana
L.. ha
The plans Of the barn embody the
best modern ideas II will be sort
Of text book barn, where the boys
will find a practical embodiment oil
The principles of ventilation, santa
ton and cleanliness. In the stable
cork brick will probably be used un'
der the COWS. while the remainder OF
the floor and gutter will be OF Gem
ent, where, with plenty OF ABSORB
ents. the fertilizing elements may ue
saved and returned to the land WIN
ont the customary loss occasioheu
NV drainage and evaporation.
MIX from this stable will be taken
IN the school chemical laboratory
and there subjected TO practical tesls s
In regard to the employment Oh the
student body much may be said Fer'
manont help has been held at MN
lmum, while the boys have oeen CIV
ON an opportunity to work Tor rea'
sonable pay, as janitors, in the din.
INC room. in the kitchen, and out oil
doors wherever needed. ,.
Time also is given for athletic
- Tho qtudentg assemble daily
AZ 5 p m, for football practice ana
as there are several students VINO
have made good on their terms IN
academies and high schools In the
state there ars all the fundamental