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hall of the boys time for practice
work. The other half is devoted to
systematic study of science and
kindred subjects related TO agri-
culture.
At the Theodore N. Vail School OF
Agriculture the entire course is de-
voted to-farming. The sciences and
mathematics are treated when the
occasion arises in connection With
actual farm practice.
In, other words, at Randolph text
books are q necessity. At the Vail
school at L.yndonyille, they are a last
resort, 90 Gnugi II 3isgNh 81 '
Y The Theodore N. Vail Agricultural
/ School has not undertaken to deal
lswith aspecialties,s in agTiculturey Near
X IyJall the boys who)onter this linstitu-
ton, tome With the definite intentiotl
! OF returning ito generals fhrmiug4aq&
At the State Agricultural SCHOOL, at
4 Randolph there has been some sde-
gree !, Of specialization. r Boys havcl
been trained TO become COW testers
I and farm managers and IS at present
! the school has, undertaken 10 train
some Young men TO become cream1
cry lnapageFsa lelii 500 fir2 snisn I
| I. Doubtless thall greatest Y evidence
/ that these are not competing institu-
/ lions, is to be found inh the fact that
| neither is a local institutions There
4 are IN attendance al each institution.
/ boys. from various sections ofGthe
I Statt and it is often possible to find,
| students from the same town in att
I tendance at both of the schools.
Reeomme ndations.
Bearing in mind the great impof.
lance OF agriculture in the State and
the necessity for agricultural train
ing and also in view OF the fact that
the State has very large and very
| valuable property interests and
large amount of capital already in
vested in these two agricultural
schools, your committee respectfully
make the following recommends
items:
That the Theodore N. Vail Agri-
cultural School and Farms at Lyndon
Vile and the Vermont State AgTi-
cultural School at Randolph Center
be retained as State Schools Of Az
riculture on the basis Of their re.
spective appropriations and that the
continued maintenance OF these
schools shall be made settled
State policy.
That the direct management OF the
Theodore n Vail Agricultural
School and Farms at Lyndonyiie and
the Vermont State School of Agri
culture at Randolph Center be vested
in the State Board of Education and
that said Board be authorized to in
stitute a system of bookkeeping and
accounting that shall be in harmony
with the deed of gift so far as the
Theodore N. Vail Agricultural School
and Farms is concerned and also in
accord with the business and educa-
tional policies of both institutions.
The State Board OF Education Is
urged to proceed upon systematic
policy of publicity in connection with
the Theodore n. Vail Agricultural
School and Farms at Lyndonville and
the Vermont State Agricultural School
nj Randolph Center, whereby the edu-
cational opportunities and aims Of
the schools shall be made familiar u
the citizens OF the State OF Vermont.
Respectfully submitted,
Il. r. KINGSLEY, Chairman,
> H. l.. BALLOU,
+. S. JACKSON,
W. S. AUSTIN Of Reading,
]. II. BLOOD.
j. b. ESTEE.
S. C. CARPENTER,
II. G.. LUCE,
sub Committee
Figures in detail submitted by. the
committee show that the Vail School
farms showed profit last year OF
SS.952,S9 and increased the livestock
inventory from S16,47s.l0 TO $24679
The school property, inventoried %
S292,9007S when the state took 1t In
1915. now stands az S294,S33.S6,
The Randolph school farm made O
profit last year OF S3.3142O, which
was absorbed in the increase OF in
ventory, amounting TO S5,5S017. due
largely to now buildings constructed
The inventory Is now S3S,S0S.50, ex'
elusive of new dormitory
There are 233 graduates OF the
Randolph school. with every county
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