The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-22


building IA designed for creamery
In the rear Of The administration
building and connected with II is
building originally designed for a rid
ing ring. The lower foor 81 this
building makes an ideal room fer
stock Judging. while the upper no"r
can b. finished on into nm assembly
hall and gymnasium that VIII easily
accommodate 500 people
The Curriculum.
The curriculum III the Theodore
N. Vail Agricultural School anc
Farms covers twelve consecutive
months and boy when be has c2p
pleted this period Is given di'
ploma. u Is possible for boy ~
enter At the beginning Of any month
and continue bis course so long ~ he
can remain al the school. " Tor any
reason Il student IL obliged TO leave
the school temporarily, he can re
turn and complete his course al any
time. provided that In 30 dong the
twelve oonsecutive months are Gov
cred. IN brief. the object 81
this course In that boy Al the The
odore n. Vail Agricultural School and
Farms shall have the farm eIpr-
rience that Ia apt 10 arise In each
month NJ the year and the instruction
spplicsble thereto. The course OF
study Ia organized about the Actis-
tiles that are important on the farm NJ
any given time. For this purpose
the students are divided into four
groups. The students remain 10 each
Sroup for one week. One group u
concerned for . week primarily with
instruction about the dairy. An
other group 10 concerned for . week
primarily with instruction about Iarm
crops. A third group Ii concernrd
With miscellaneous activities on the
farm, such ~ the care Of sheep, poui'
try and swine, Orchardins, shop WORK
repair Of buildings, tools. etc.
fourth group works on the main faxn
under the direct supervision Of the
farm superintendent This work IL
done for wages and Is designed To
test the efIsciency OF the instruction
received In the school. The meln
farm also furnishes opportunities Tor
students TO learn the slaughtering OF
animals. the care OF sick animals. the
training Of colts and oxen, and other
activities Of like nature. At the oe-
ginning Of each week the groups
change. Those who have been IN
group one take up the work previ.
ously done by group two, and 10 On.
No textbooks are required, but the
lihrary IA well supplied with STANDARD
works on farming and whenever
pvobleln Ia encountered In the farm
vorM the student Ia referred To-
passage in some text book directly
applicable to the problem at hand,
The boys are also taught English
farm arithmetic and simple form
Of ciyics designed to inculcate the
principles OF good citizenship
Tuition.
Vermont boys attending this school
are not charged any tuition. Boys
from outside the State are charged
tuition OF $50 year All boys are
expected tn furnish their own tow
els. bed linen, blankets. etc. to pay
the expenses OF laundering the same,
and are charged IS per week for
board and lodging except for the
week in which they work for wages,
During the week in which the boys
are working. they receive their
board and lodging free OF charge and
are paid at the rate OF from $30 to
$40 a month, according to the nature
Of their employment and their abil-
j,y. II is also possible on Saturdays
of the other weeks for the boys to
work at from fifteen to twenty cents
an hour and throughout the twelve
months of TIE school course all boys
who 80 desire are able to work for
compnsation about the farm or IN
the dormitory during the hours In
which they are not engaged IN scfool
work. II Is safe to say that any boy
who is willing to work will be able
during the year to earn from three
quarters to the entire amount OF his
expenses for the years instruction
nj this school. This policy Was one
Of the conditions made by Mr.. Vail 10
his deed OF gift to the State OF Yer
mont and has been strongly empha-
sized by the teachers at the Theodore
N. Vail Agricultural School ana
Farms and by the members OF the
state Board OF Education ever since
they took over the management Of
this school.
Requirements Tor Admission.
The requirements Of admission 10
this school are strictly IL accord
With the conditions set down IN the
deed OF gift which states the re-
ouiremenf for admission 10 such
school not TO be 70 ersctinE a. 70
exclude anyone who has fair, SUB
stantial primary education and VINO
shows In his work and study, industry
and application" or the sraduatins
class Of 1918, consisting OF fifteen
members. thirteen went back TO farm
vork. one found employment In man
ufacture OF farm implements and one
enlisted in the army.
rhe state Schssl o. Agriculture o.
NsnaeIph csntsr.
This school has an acreage Of ap-
proximaleIy 172 acres. II may BE-
divided a. follows: Pasture and su-
Ear orchard. 81 acrtA; pasture and
woodland, - acres; and tillaole land.
AZ acres. The soil 1t the school .
randolph 10 OF . quality peculiar1y
adapted TO farm crops and Of the y
acres Of cultivated land. - acres are
reed foy the raising Of hay IN the