Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-26
NE FA|R||||'h COURSE
CHANG E IN STUDY FOR AGRicuL
uRAL scHoo INSTITUTION
!. MADE Entirely vocATioNAL-S
GOES INTO EFFECT IN !. OCT.
Two Post-Y Years Added Students Can
Specialize IL Any Branch They
Choose Now Under New
IA System. 81

A@u0dQOllS.-100 course OF STUDY
ct the state agricultural school has
been reorganized BY I committee 81
the faculty appointed for this pur.
pose. Prof. R. NJ. West, chairman, an.
.aounces the changes which provide for
the placing Of the school on the yoca,
tional basis, no efforts being made to
make the new course agree with the
college entrance requirements.
Sexual Hygiene.
An important feature in the .curri.
culum, as planned, will be a pre-.
scribed course Of study in sexual by.
giene with full credits. This is the
FIRST time that this study has beer
given at the school. LII. s-.< f. 81, =
The reorganization goes into effect
with the opening Of the next term OF
school the first Monday in October.
The committee declares that the
course is designed to equip boys and
girls for. a more efficient farm life.
The change is q radical departure
from the former system in that it sep.
arates the school in every particular
from the college and thus will cause
those who wish to take higher agri.
cultural work to take their prepare.
tory work in agricultural or common
high schools. In the early days of
the agricultural college practically
all the students were graduates of the
farm school.
The vocational subjects in the
school course proper have been in.
creased about so per cent. It covers
the three years, Of six months each,
as formerly. The number of hours OF
study have been slightly cut down.
Post Graduate Work.
The most important change has
been the Introduction of two post.
years: A student will be permitted to
specialize in any branch he wishes to.
The post work is planned to give him
= complete and thorough training in
the practice Of the farming specially
he elects.
For the boys there will be advanced
work in farm management, animal
husbandry, forestry, seed testing,
dairy husbandry, horticulture, poul
try raising, soils and fertilizers,
plant diseases and botany. For the
girls advanced works in sewing, cook
ing, household economy, millinery and
kindred subjects. 1t is planned to in.
clude in the work for girls a course in
applied housekeeping. Residences
will be leased by the state and groups
of girls placed in. charge for certain
period of time, and thus be given an
opportunity to work out their theories.
Cultural Courses, Also. -
There also will be offered work in
geometry, English, history, zoology,
ETC., that will permit school students
to qualify for the State University II
they so desire, but no special arrange.
ments have been made, and this
branch will be discouraged.
Prof. D. D. Mayne, principal, is now
working upon a course especially fit.
ted to equip teachers for rural con.
solidated schools. This will be incor
porated in the new curriculum.
"Our purpose in recognizing the
the course is to train the students
more efficiently for practical work.
either in agriculture, horticulture OF
any other profession they may select
said Dean A. F. Woods. 1--WE have
spent considerable time on the plan.
ming of the course, and we believe that
It will prove very efficient"