The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-28
For a Great State Agricul-
tural School to Be Estab-
lished at Lyndon
INCLUDES SCHOOL
AND HIS OWN FARM
Offer Has Been Communi.
Gated to Members of the
Coming Legislature

Lyndonville, Dec 2S.-ln letter ad
dressed to each member.elcct of TIL
Vermont legislature to convene mex
month"; Theodore n. Vail has offered tn,
use OF his agricultural industrial schoo
at Lyndon, together with the farm anC
farm buildings at Speedwell, with theil
equipment and stock, excepting a few
possible reservations of things of per
sonal interest to the state Of Vermont
as plant for large agricultural school
In his letter, Mr. Vail says there is an
insistent demand for an agricultural
school in distinction from an agricultural
college and that in accepting his offer OF
a $4,000 plant the state would be con
serving the capital needed for such a
schools establishment, SO that the mon
ey could be spent for other develop
ment,
Mr.. Walls letter is as follows:
| Dear Sir;
My purpose in establishing the agri-
cultural industrial school for boys at
| Lyndon was to demonstrate the adyan-
tage OF such school as differentiated
from an agricultural college. This pur-
pose has been accomplished, and it has
been recognized by the official acts of
the legislature. do not intend, nor
have | ever intended, to enter into any
competition in such matters, and far
from it to enter into competition with
the state.
] now desire to use my energy aud
means to demonstrate the utility, neces-
stty and advantage of schools for girls
where they may be thoroughly trained
in all the home life industries and eco
Monies, to make good home and house
wives. So far this has not been taken
up by the state, but it is as necessary
to a prosperous and contented rural com
munty that the homes should be prop
erly and economically operated az that
the farms should be
A demand Tor agricultural schools is
coming from all parts OF the state
Farms have been offered for that pur
pose The demand is healthy one,
and il Is to b. hoped that in time every
county will support good Industrial
school, not only for boys but for girls, |
but the state is not prepared at present
to provide, nor Is the demand sufficient, /
for such a number.
The offers to give the land are copi
mendablc, but the land and ordinary !
farm buildings are but small part OF !
the necessities of such school. A cap.
ital expenditure of from fifty to seventy /
five thousand dollars is necessary 70
equip such a school, and an
annual appropriation of from twenty to
thirty thousand dollars for operation
and maintenance, etc How much Of
this can be recovered from tuition, etc,
viii depend upon the policy adopted.
One school for technical instruction OF
any kind, properly equipped for expert
mental and demonstration work. with
an ample and competent staff, can BE-
effective and accomplish results. The
same amount OF money divided between a
number oi schools, none OF which are
either effectively equipped OF provided
with full and competent stan Of IN
structors and demonstrators, would b.
worse than wasted.
Theory alone can be taught in the
high schools practical demonstration
and training needs ample equipment.
now propose TO offer to the state
the agricultural school al Lyndon and {
he farm and farm buildings az Speed
well with their equipment, stock a. it
now stands, with some few possible res
'rvati0ns of things Of personal interest.
The school and farm are amply pro- :
ided with buildings and all the equip
ncnt and stock necessary for iustruc-
ion and demonstration. All the build
ngs have been planned in construction ,
n reconstruction for permanence and
ow maintenance cost. The state can
axe with it a much or a. little land
u il may decide dpon Nv purpose b.
q offer the school and farm completely +
with dormitory farm and I
chooi buildings and equipment. stock Of !
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