The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-03
A FINE CHANCE
FOR YOUNG FARMERS


Farmer Boys.
Beginning next session. Clemson
College will give an intensive one
year Agricultural! Course to young
farmers who desire to learn the i'm
portant yet simple fundamental prin-
ciples which underlie successful ag-
riculture.
This course will begin October 1st
and close June 1st, and will be open
to young men eighteen years old and
over The course includes none OF
the usual academic branches such as
Mathematics. English, History, etc.,
but Is confined to study of the prin-
ciples OF crop production, horticulture,
animal husbandry, dairying. ETC. Ag-
ricultural Arithmetic and simple farm
bookkeeping will be taught, and instead
of the usual English branches, a sim
pie course In parliamentary practice
and public speaking will be given, suf-
ficient to enable the student when he
returns to his community to preside
at public meeting or to hold a farm
ers' institute.
The purpose of the course Is to take
young men Is years old or older, who
know the practical side of farming
and make of them better and more
scientific farmers, and community
leaders and builders as well.
An elementary rural school educa-
tion Will be required of those who ap-
ply for the course. Ability to read and
write intelligently, and a fair knowl-
edge of Arithmetic constitute the re-
quirements. The cost Of the course,
including fees, uniforms, board, lodg-
Ing. heat, light and laundry, will be
$117.55. Those who are able, will pay
$4,000 additional for tuition.
The Minis scholarship bill passed at
the 1912 session of the General AS
sembly provides for SCHOLARSHIPS in
the one year course as Yellowstone
from each county and seven from
the State at large. Each scholarship
Is worth 100 and free tuition. The
trustees designate In each county the
most representative organization OF
farmers, The Executive Committee of
this organization, on or before July
lst, recommends to the President Of
the College three or more young men
over eighteen years old, who have done
worthy agricultural work during the
preceding year or in any previous
year. These young men are notified
of the recommendation and go up for
competitive examination on July II
at the county court house. They stand
their examinations along with regular
four year scholarship applicants, but
the examination Is different and COW
ers only the elementary common school
branches. In any county where there
is no organization Of farmers, the Di-
rectors of the Agricultural Depart
ment Of Clemson College solicits opin-
ions from representative farmers of
the county. and their recommendations
are used as would be the recommen-
dation Of an Executive Committee.
The seven state-at-large scholarships
are recommended in the same way,
except by the Executive Committee of
the most representative state organiza-
ton of farmers. The young men rec
commended for scholarships at large
stand their examinations at their
county seats.
The examination papers are pre-
pared and graded by the Clemson fac
ulty and the award announced by the
Secretary OF the State Board of Edu-
cation.
Only young men recommended will
be allowed to compete for the one year
agricultural scholarships.
The Board of Trustees has desig-
mated the Farmers Union as the most
representative organization in this
county.
AS the time is snort in which to
make recommendations, it is earnest
ly requested that in counties having
an organization, that interested par
ties give TO the members Of the Exec
utiye Committee of the organization
names of desirable applicants. In
those counties having no organization,
farmers are requested to write to Prof.
Harper, giving names of worthy young
men who would like to compete for
the scholarships. Recommendation
for the seven scholarships from the