The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-10-18
Practical Agricultural Courses.

Practical Agricultural Courses.
Dean c. B. Williams says that ac-
tive arrangements are being made to
put in final shape the short course in
agriculture for farmers that are to
start on Octobr 80 at the State Col
1ege, Raleigh, and continue for six
| teen weeks. These courses have been
ESPECIALLY designed to give those who
come to the College for this short
practical instruction, information
along different lines of farming prac-
tica1 instruction, information along
different lines of farming practiced in
the state that may be put into use on
the home farm by those who come.
I The early farming in North Caro-
lima under pioneer conditions OF So
cfety was comparatively simple
operation, but in this day and time,
as farming has become more COM
pick and commercial enterprise and
when crops are raised on large scale
for competition in world markets, the
Wellinformed and alert farmer, other
things being equal, is the one who is
going to make the most out OF his
farming operations. The courses, as
arranged, will no doubt greatly aid
those taking them to become more
modern and businesslike in their farm
| ing operations than they could other
wise possibly have been.
Opportunity will be afforded to
give the busy men on the farm, both
old and young, to spend two or four
months at the college studying the
| different branches of farming ey
have especial interest in and do so at
| a. sesaon, of the year when work on
| the farm is least pressing. Those VINO
come will be brought in close person
| al touch with the specialists OF the
College, Experiment Station, and Elk
| tension Service and thereby be given
| an opportunity to become acquainted
with the work that is being done In
| the state at the present time In the
| interest of those engaged In farming.
Those attending the course should De-
come better fitted for taking up their
| life work by having secured better
and more intimate view OF agriculture,
| in general and a higher efficiency and
knowledge in their chosen fields OF
! farming.
| Courses are to be offered in held
crops, in live stock including dairying.
horticulture, and in poultry. Arrange
ments have been made whereby spe-
cial lectures on different phases OF
agriculture will be given by the Differ
ent specialists of the college, expert
ment station, and extension service.
Many farmers of this county and
of other counties in the state should
make every effort to arrange their
farm work SO that they can avail
themselves of this splendid opportu-
nitv of visiting the college and secur-
| ing practical information that is to De
offered there in the short courses IN
agriculture that have been arranged
especially for the busy farmers OF the
state.
University Men Study War.
The student battalion of the Univer-
sity had it's first taste of modern war
fare methods here, when the four COM
panies were divided into attacking and
defending parties and Unanswered III
the various basic principles of combat
tactics as applied to the infantry or
CARNATIONS.
During the past week the mechan-
ism of extended order drill has been
learned with precision. Various exer-
cises in the nature of maneuvers have
been carried out, as far as practicable,
against imaginary or represented enc
mics. The self-reliance, initiative, ag-
gressiveness, conception of teamwork
and other fundamental characteristics
of successful leadership acquired by
the platoon leaders during the past
week were given a test Saturday and
the results were in most cases very
favorable.
At 2 o'clock the battalion was form
ed on the parade grouRd and after the
definite plan of action had been ex-
planned in few preliminary remarks.
the two organizations set off by diff
ferent routes for the scene of the COM
bat.
The members of the attacking party
wore white bands around their hats to
distinguish them from the other or
ganization. Lieutenant Leonard was
in charge of the attacking party and
the defending unit was under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Whitfield.
Send Bulletins to Soldiers.
The state board of health is follow
ing the examples of publishers of 9TH
er magazines and papers, and planning
to get copies Of its monthly health
h,,IIafin in the hands Of the soldiers.