The Republican journal., 1915-12-30
The Winter Courses In Agri.
culture.
At the University of Maine in January and
February.

|
February.
Many Maine people are undoubtedly
asking themselves this question, "Will i
pay me to attend one or more of the
Short Winter Courses in Dalrying, Gen
eral Agriculture including crops, ferti
llzers and farm management, Hortlcul
ture and Poultry Management which will
be given at the College of Agriculture
during January and February?"
This question has been answered in the
affirmative over and over again by the
practical results following the compile
ton of one of these courses and also by
| the letters of commentator received
! from former students, hence the writer
has no hesitation in saying Yes, it will
pay"
FIRST, no tuition or registration fees
are charged. The only expenses are rail
road fare, room and board.
SECOND, the courses are planned to be
extremely practical and deal with the
real problems and practices of farming
included within the scope of the course.
THIRD, the forenoons are given over to
class room work and the afternoons are
devoted to actual practice work. The
general plan of Learning by doing" is
thus combined with the specific and very
definite instruction of the "class room,''
There has probably never been a time
when on account of the fertilizer and
other questions the problems of farming
have been more acute than they are now.
Yes, it will pay to attend the Short
Winter Courses this year"
These courses are attended by both
men and women. Each year young men
of IS to 20, middle aged men of SO to so,
as we'll as those Of all ages between, are
in attendance. You will find congenial,
earnest, enthusiastic people in atten-
dance.
Special evening lectures by persons
who are making life study of farm
problems will be given Conferences
for the discussion of matters of inter
est to every farm man or woman by
the students in attendance will be held
1T viii pay"
The courses in Dairying and General
Agriculture will begin on the first Mon
day evening in January and continue for
four weeks. The work given in these
two courses are SO arranged that persons
attending one course may take all the
work offered in the other course during
the forenoon, the work in the afternoon
being practice work" Is entirely differ
ent.
The courses in Horticulture and Poul-
try Management will begin on the first
Monday evening in February and hold
for three weeks. These courses are ar
ranged so that person in attendance on
one course may during the forenoon take
a few of the more important parts of the
other course. The afternoons are devot-
ed to practice work and are therefore
limited to persons registered in the
course
A circular descriptive of these courses
has been prepared and will be forwarded
to all persons interested. Full informa-
ton concerning expenses, directions for
reaching Orono. registration, ETC., is
given in this circular Any one interested
should write College of Agriculture,
Orono, Maine. Register early, as it is
desirable for the Dean of the College to
know as early as possible the approx
mate registration in order that plans
may be fully made for taking care of
those who plan to attend. ''Will it pay?'
The writer unaesitatingly says Yes. -
Leon S. Morrill,, Dean, College of Agri-
culture.