Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-13
NEWS ITEMS
OF General Interest
About Oregon
Complete Winter Short Course
Program Ready for Distribution

Corvallis - Complete programs o
the Agricultural College Winter Shor
course have been issued and are nov
ready for distribution. An examina
tion of this program shows that tn,
work provided has more close anC
vital relation to the practical work o.
farmers and other industrialists thar
that of any hitherto offered by tn,
college. It shows clearly that NOR,
emphasis is to be placed on actus
training, with just enough instruction
in principles to make the trianing con.
structive in right methods. Group
courses, rather than merely elective
subjects, are offered, although per-
mission to make selection is allowed.
As an inducement to make their
work specific students are offered
groups of studies intimately related,
from which selections may be made.
Upon completion of satisfactory work
in any of these courses students will
be given certificates of the amount and
character of the work done. This is a
new idea in Short Course work and Is
expected to add great deal to the in
tensive character of the work. It will
also serve to keep the regular short
course students properly classified for
more progressive work in succeeding
years.
The group courses are as follows:
Agronomy, animal husbandry, agron-
omy and dairy husbandry, creamery
and dairy husbsndry, domestic art,
domestic science, horticulture, and in
dustrial arts. Some courses are COM
prised of subjects that are required in
some of the other courses, but it is
only when the entire work of select
ed course is completed that certificates
will be issued. Some of the subjects
listed are optional and need not be TAX
en- to complete the course.
The course in agronomy includes
work in soil fertility, field crops, farm
management, irrigation and drainage,
farm machines, field crop pests and
field crop diseases. 1t will be seen
that it is designed for the general far
mer whose interests are chiefly in crop
production.
The course in agronomy, livesock
and dairying is the most general of
all, and consists of the subjects that
must be considered in growing crops,
raising horses, cattle, sheep and hogs,
and in dairy production. Livestock
judging, stock feeding, dairy herd
judging dairy cattle, and
diseases of livestock, are substituted
for farm machinery and field crop
pests in the agronomy course.
The creamery and dairying course is
open to those who have had at least
six months successful experinece in a
creamery or cheese factory. 1t is 80
arranged that butter or cheese making
can be made the major subject. Bac-
teriology of milk and creamery tests
are subjects of the course.
The course in domestic art was pro-
7ided for those who are primarily in
crested in sewing and garment-mak-
ng and in household decorations. 1t
8 divided into two parts, one of ele-
nentary work for beginners and other
# advanced work for those who have
lad successful experinece. Dressmak-
ng, decorative needle work and mil
inery are the subjects.
The domestic science course is ar
anged to meet the need of persons
interested in food prepara-
ion and related subjects. Subjects
re, advanced food preparation, ele-
nentary food preparation, house
vifery, camp cookery and home nurs-
ng. Housewifery is replaced by
ouse administration during the last
wo weeks.
The course in horticulture will train
udentts in application Of scientific
principles to orcharding.
This plan will be especially empha-
Iized in pruning instruction, small
.lasses being organized each under the
PERSONAL direction of an expert pruner
Who will supervise the work and ad-
rise the students as to the principles
lpon which the prunings are made.
t is the aim of the department to
make this part ,of the work 80 COM
,lete and practical that orchard men
Who take the course can return to
heir own orchards and apply the prin-
.iples practiced in the class work.
orchard problems will be discussed
" Professor Lewis, whose study of
he situation in Oregon includes a
ritical examination of almost one
housand orchards. Vegetable garden
ng and landscaping will also be in
luded in this course. Other subjects
re special horticulture, bee culture,
praying, plant diseases and insect
ests of orchard and garden.
$1,000 Paid in Bounties.