The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-23
Its Wonderful DevelODment
of Scientific Farmers
GRADUATES WIN OFT
Students Are Making a Propensity,
Mark on the State and Arc EounL
In All Lines or Industry.

State, / see ar unusually productu,
and attractive farm. l generally find
tina an a. & Nj. man has had SOM
thing to do with that farm"
Nor is it alone on the farms that
the 4. & NJ. Students are making ,
progressive mark on the State. In
railroad construction. in drafting
rOOms. in architects offices. in. ma
chine shops. in mechanical distribut-
ing establishments. in electrical
plants. in chemical laboratories. in
cotton mills. in lighthouses. in teXtlls
papers,, and in many other forms Of
industrial work. men prepared at this
active Industrial college are helpin,
to develop h commonwealth that
| was wise enough to educate them for
such emplOymentS.
Since people have realized the IN
disDensability Of practical industrial
education and since they have seen
the earnest way in which young men
are trained at the A. & NJ. College.
the institution has grown so that its
buildings. it's class-roOms. and tts
equipment have been taxed year year
to provide room for its progressive
students.
Fine New Building.
To meet the expanding needs of tho
engineering departments. a handsome
building for the civil and electrical
! engineers vas completed and occupied
a year ago. This building is provid-
ed with commodious Laboratories. lee
ture and drafting rooms. Its equip
ment is modern n students have
ample facilities for most excellent
work. The course of study in all en-
gineering branches has been steadily
improved. and there is now no need
for young men to leave their own
State to get up to date instruction in
technical engineering.
In four years the number Of aeri-
cultural students has increased from
115 to 293. The large agricultural
building. which is vote exclusively
to agricultural studies was OvercroWd-
, ed my this influx of young
To enlarge opportunities for these
b~read-makers. a building set apart
for animal industry has just been fin
ished and will be occupied at tho
opening of the session. Splendid ad-
ditions have been made to the live
stock of the college. These additions
consist OF Holstein and Ayrshire cows.
OF Percheron mares and stallion. ana
Of Berkshire. Jersey and Chester
hogs. The dairy herd. qnartered n
a sanitary barn. is one Of the finest
to be found.
TIC provide additional college homes
for the increasing numbers a very
complete dormitory was finished last
;. Christmas. This building furnishes
quarters for $50 students.
Since the Did Watauga hall was
burned down years go. this IN
~stitution has been forced to use tho
basement of the Auditorium for a
dining-hall. This September how
ever returning students will find
ready for them a spacious ~dining-hail
n kitchen in a new building. n
building is being fitted with every
modern device and utensil for good
housekeeping. The old ~dining-rooW
will be converted into an armory.
;, Thanks to the libera1ity Of Mr.. .fohn
d, d. Rockefeller and to the generous
aid Of students. alumni. and friends
. in Raleigh. the college. will have
ready in January an extensive ana
comfortable home-life and soc,at
building. This has been built under
the stimulating hand OF the college,
Young Mems Christian Association.
In addition to its courses for reen-
lar classes. the college in conjunction
; with the State and United States DE-
Dartments of agriculture. is doing &c
. tive work throughout the
State. over fOur thousand boys and
: girls are enrolled in the Corn an'
Tomato clubs: which are under the
: direction of one of its professors and
two assistants.
Hundreds Of young men are now
planning to be ready for class duties
in September. They will be WELDON
ed by So teachers and II experiment
station scientists. AS the college or
fers only technical courses. these
t young men will be engaged in fittinf
e themselves for masterful work II
e agriculture. horticulture. stock-rais
ing. dairying. pouttry-breeding. Vetef'
h nary len engineering. textile man
ufacturing Int chemistry.
t.. On the first Thursday in Septen
. be- classes will gather. faboratori'
will open. shops will ring with nam
n mefs and machines. looms and SPIN
i dies will Whir. and industrial arttFtt-