Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-05-21


and recitation purposes. 2 Offices ano
a recreation room. which is some
times used for classroom purposes
The expenses OF these alterations
were betrayed from the proceeds OF
the farm and the alterations were
made very largely by ths students al
the school. The basement OF TINS
building is designed for q creamery
In the rear OF the DISQUALIFICATION
building and connected with Il, l.
building originally deAGHs< fer a nd
ing ring. The lower feor OF this
building makes an issal rssn Tor
stock judSing while tia upper noor
can be fiHisked of into a assembly
hall and gymnasium that viii eassay
accommodate 500 pesPis.
The Cs~icsIsm-
The curriculum at the Thsodore
NJ Vail Agricultural School AND
Farms covers twelve Consecutive
months and a hey when ne has com
pIeted this period is S1vsA d.
pIoma II is possible fer q boy 10
enter at the beginning Of any month
and continue his course SO long as he
can remain AT the school. II for any
reason a student is obliged TO leave
the school temporarily, he can re-
turn and complete his course 81 any
time. provided that in 80 dong the
twelve consecutive months ara Gov
cred. In brief. the object OF
this course is that sSy At the Ihe-
odore n. Vail Agricultural School and
Farms shall have the farm expe-
rience that is apt to arise in each
month of the year and the instruction
applica bic thereto. The course or
study is organized about tbs actiY-
ties that are important on ths farm at
an given time. For this purpose
the students are divided into four
groups. The students remain in each
group for one week. One group is
concerned for a week primarily with
instruction about the dairy. An
other group is concerned for week
primarily with instruction about farm
crops. A third group is concerned
with miscellaneous activities on the
farm. such as the care of sheep, poul-
Try and swine, orcharding, shop work,
repair OF buildings, tools, etc
fourth group works on the main farm
under the direct supervision of the
farm superintendent. This work is
done for wages and is designed to
test the efficiency of the instruction
received in the school. The main
farm also furnishes opportunities for
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 be-
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 so on.
No textbooks are required. but the
library is well supplied with standard
works on farming and whenever
problem is encountered in the farm
work. the student is referred to
passage in some text book directly
applicable to the problem at hand
The boys are also taught English,
farm arithmetic and a simple form
of civics 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 a year. All boys are
expected to furnish their own tow
els. bed linen. blankets. etc. to pay
the expenses of laundering the same,
and are charged 50 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 $50 to
$40 a month, according to the nature
of their employment and their abil-
ity. 1t 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
nc nF tho Cnhnol all hnUC
who so desire are able to work for
compensation about the farm or in
the dormitory during the hours in
which they are not engaged in school
work. 1t 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
at this school. This policy was one
OF the conditions made by hr. Vail in
his deed of gift to the State of Yer
mont and has been strongly empha-
sized by the teachers 81 the Theodore
n. Vail Agricultural School and
Farms and by the members OF the
State Board OF Education ever since
they took over the management Of
this school
Requirements for Admission
The requirements OF admission to
tbs school are strictly in accord
with the conditions set down In the
decd OF gift which states: The re
qRirement for admissjoR To such
school not to be so exactiRs as to
exclude anyone who has q fair. sub
stAatial primary education and who
shows in his work and study, industry
and application" OF the graduating
class of 1918. consisting q fifteen
members. thirteen went s&c2 TO farm
work. one found employment In man
usncture OF farm impSognents and one
enliSted In the army.
The Seste School Of Asrics2ure at
Randolph Cooasr.
This school has an acreage sf an
pruxtmA1aay 1T2 acres. II may be
dtvaAeo ss follows: Pasture and su-
Ear orchard. G. acrs: pasture and
woodland. - acres: and GuAhls land,
fS acres The soil At the school al
Randolph In OF n quality peculiarly
acSHleG 10 rarm cruzE and of fha "a