Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-21

odore N. Vail Agricultural School at
| LyadonVille and the State School o.
| Agriculture at Randolph Center.
! Some Of these differences are due
to the conditions surrounding the
! two schools. Others represent dit
ferences in policy. The deed Of gilt
Of the Theodore N, Vail Agricultural
| School definitely fixes the entrance
| requirements at that institution. The
| important question concerning the
| boys entrance at This school is not
what education he possesses but
what opportunity there is for the
school to be Of service to him. There
are, therefore, no limitations as re
| CARDS age or experience.
At Randolph, on the other hand, il
| is desirable to make rather defnit
entrance requirements AMI to insisi
upon at least the equivalent Of gram
mar school graduation as a minimum
entrance requirement. 1t has always
| been customary for this school to re
ceive a considerable number O..
araduate6 from approved high schools
The work must, therefore, be suited
10 the ability of these more at.
vanced students.
A second difference is indicated il
the possibility Of self-support at
these schools. At the Theodore n.
Van school it is possible for any Yer
mont boy to earn all of his expenses.
Fol- this purpose the school is organ
ized in the same manner as the part
time basis in the industries. OTC
week in Tour the boy works for wage
on the farm and in addition has til
| opportunity to work for wages at
times when he is not receiving il
st. uCtlCn.
At the State School of Agricultur
at Randolph, on the ether hand, III
&tat. Board Of Education cann1
promise to prospective students t..
! gpaortC0ity to earn any large pa
Of their expenses. This is due
he size of the farm and the lack {
,abor needs. Even though boys ar
eH-a to secure work On adiacc.
fayma there is no advantage tn
1ul.c5 from such service other tha.
the financial one because the boy
Cannot be under direct supgrvis on.
a third difference is found in IT,.
type Of instruction. Both schools
an at preparation for Vermont
forming. The course Of study at IT,.
State School Of Agriculture at Ran
..apA Center requires at least one
half OF The boys time for Dractica
work. The other half is devoted t.
4 systematic study Of science and
kindred subjects related to agri-
culture.
A he Theodore n. Vail School OF
Agriculture the entire course is de-
'..-I to aiming. The sciences and
mathematics are treated when tbs
CCcas. on arises III connection with
actual lam practice.
IN otter words, at Randolph tex
books are a necessity At the Vail
scaoyl at Lyndonville. they are a last
resort.
The Theodore N. Vail Agricultural
School has not undertaken to deaI
with sp3cialties in agriculture. Near
ly all the boys who enter this institu-
ton come with the definite intention
of returning to general farming.
At the State Agricultural School al
Randolph there has been some de
gree OF specialization. Boys have
been trained to become COW testers
and farm managers and at present
the school has undertaken to train
some young men to become cream
cry managers.
Doubtless the greatest evidence
that these are not competing institu
tons is to be found in the fact thai
neither is a local institution. There
are in attendance at each institution
boys from various sections of the
State and it is often possible to fine
students from the same town in at
tendance at both of the schools.
Recommendations
Bearing in mind the great impor
lance of agriculture in the State ant
the necessity for agricultural train
ing and also in view of the fact tina
the State has very large and yer!
valuable property interests and {
large amount of capital already in
vested in these two agriculture
schools, your committee respectful!
make the following recommended
tons:
That the Theodore N. Vail Agri
cultural School and Farms at Lyndon
vile and the Vermont State Agri
| cultural OCuOOl DIT IdnuOlpn C6uLe
be retained as State Schools of Ag
riculture on the basis of their re
spective appropriations and that tn
continued maintenance of thes
schools shall be made a settled
State policy.
That the direct management of tn,
Theodore N Vail Agricultural
School and Farms at Lyndonville anC
the Vermont State School of Agri
culture at Randolph Center be vested
in the State Board of Education AM
that said Board be authorized to in
stitute system Of bookkeeping anf
accounting that shall be in harmon!
with the deed of gift so far as thu
Theodore ~ Vail Agricultural SchoO
and Farms is concerned and also il
accord with the business and educa
tional policies of both institutions.
The State Board Of Education i
urged to proceed upon a systematic
policy of publicity in connection witt
the Theodore n. Vail Agricultural
School and Farms at LyndonviIla ant
the Vermont State Agricultural Schoo
at Randolph Center hereby the e5u
cationai oppOr'u0f'. and o'rre o
the schools shall be made familiar t,
the citizens Of tHa Static of Vermont