Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-11-11
SHORT COURSE FOR
YOUNG FOLKS ON FARM
Associated Schools Of Wi||maI
Offer Annual Course In Agri-
culture and Domestic
ScienSe.

Will offer for the fourth consecu.
young men and women who are not at
tending country schools, and wish to
continue their school work along
practical lines without going far from
home.
This course will begin on the thir-
tieth Of November and be continued
until the 9Th of March and as long
thereafter as the spring weather will
allow the students to remain away
from the work on the farm.
The work will be conducted along
practical lines and will be under the
supervision of the superintendent and
the instructors Of the industrial sub.
jects of the associated schools.
! Glasses will be organized as far as
possible to meet the needs and wish
es of the pupils.
| The course Of study will consist Of
English, Farm Arithmetic, Manual
Training, Home Economics and Agri-
culture.
/ AGRICULTURE.
The work in Agriculture will consist
of the general study of the field crops
adapted to Kandiyohi County and es-
pecially corn and alfalfa. Such prac-
tical things as the following will be
taken up: The selection Of samples Of
corn for exhibition purposes, the judy
ing Of corn, testing Of corn for ger
mination, the testing of grain for pur-
ity and termination, judging Of live
stock and study Of methods of feeding
of same, the testing Of milk for butter
fat and the keeping Of dairy COW rec
ords The Agricultural Department
has a very complete library Of Agri-
cultural books and bulletins which
will be available for the use Of the
sary apparatus for testing milk for
butterfat, testing seed for purity and
termination, determining weight per
bushel of grain, and also samples of
all the different varieties and market
grades of grains are available for the
use of the students.
ROPE WORK.
Spare time will be devoted to rope
work and every student taking the
course will be able to splice ropes, tie
several useful knots and make rope
halters in an efficient manner by the
time he has finished the course.
| MANUAL TRAINING.
The manual training will consist of
both wood and iron work. The wood
working course will consist Of the use,
care and sharpening Of tools, and the
making and finishing Of useful articles
such as eveners, gates, wagon boxes,
troughs, etc. The forge shop work
will consist of the uses and care of
the forge, building Of fire, heating,
drawing, welding, upsetting and case
hardening. Useful articles to be made
|are clevis, neck yoke irons, cold CHS
lels and punches.
ENGLISH AND ARITHMETIC.
The English will consist Of the writ
ing of business letters and forms
punctuation, spelling. etc. The Arith
: metic will consist Of practical prob
lens in computing capacity Of tanks
cisterns and silos, figuring board
measure and computing taxes and in
/ terest, etc.
. HOME ECONOMICS.
: The Home Economics work will con
sist of cooking and sewing and viii
. be conducted in such way as tt
meet the needs of the girls on the
farm.
TUITION FREE.
Tuition is free to all students anc
the only expenses are nominal sun
for books and for board and room, FOL
those who live farther away thar
driving distance of Willmar. Fol
those young people who are needed al
home on Saturdays to help with the
work, this course given near home has
a decided advantage over those helt
at distance too great to allow the
student to go home Saturdays. 1t is
an inexpensive way for those young
people who have ceased attending the
country school to continue their edu
cation along practical lines and at the
same time assist their parents witt
E the usual farm work.
< ATHLETICS.
In former years, a basket ball team
has been formed among the shor
t course students, which has played