The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-24
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and recitation purposes, 2 offices and
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 the students at
the school. The basement of this
building is designed for creamery
In the rear of the administration
building and connected with it, is
building. originally designed for rid
ing ring. The lower floor of this
building makes an ideal, room for
stock judging, while the upper floor
can be finished off into an assembly
hall and gymnasium that will easily
accommodate 500 Ieople
The Curriculum.
The curriculum at the Theodore
n. Vail Agricultural School and
Farms covers twelve consecutive
months and boy when he has COM
pleted this period is given di-
ploma. 1t is possible for a boy to
enter at the beginning of any month
and continue his course so long as he
can remain at the school. If for any
reason a student is obliged to leave
the school temporarily, he can re-
turn and complete his course at any
time, provided that in so doing the
twelve consecutive months are COW
cred. In brief, the object Of
this course is that a boy at the The
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
| applicable thereto. The course OF
study is organized about the activ-
tiles that are important on the farm at
any 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 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. A
fourth group works on the main farm
under the direct supervision of the
farm superintendent. This work is
done for wages and is designed tc
test the efficiency of the instruction
| received in the school. The main
farm also furnishes opportunities fol
| 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 group:
change. Those who have been il
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 {
i problem is encountered in the farm
work, the student is referred to ;
passage in some text book dHectl.
applicable to the problem at hand
The boys are also taught English
farm arithmetic and a simple form
of civacs designed to inculcate tn,
principles of good citizenship.
Tuition.
Vermont boys attending this schoo
! are not charged any tuition. Boy
from outside the State are charged
tuition of $50 a year. All boys ar
expected to furnish their own tow
els, bed linen, blankets. etc, to pa
the expenses of laundering the same
5 and are charged S. per week 70
: board and lodging except for tn
] week in which they work for wage:
] During the week in which the boy
! are working, they receive thei
board and lodging free of charge an
2 are paid at the rate of from $50
0 $40 a month, according to the natur
q of their employment and their abil
: ity 1t is also possible on Saturday
s of the other weeks for the boys
: work at from Fifteen to twenty cent
q an hour and throughout the twelv
i months OF the school course all boy
who so desire are able to work fc
compensation about the farm or
s the dormitory during the hours
: which they are not engaged in schot
d work 1t is safe to say that any DO
i who is willing to work will be abb
: during the year to earn from three
oil quarters to the entire amount of h
@ expenses for the years instructiC
; at this school. This policy was or
: of the conditions made by Mr.. Vail
: his deed of gift to the State of We
mont and has been strongly emph;
sized by the teachers at the Theodoi
9 N. Vail Agricultural School an
9 Farms and by the members Of tt
s State Board of Education ever sint
d they took over the management
II this school.
VI Requirements for Admission.
n The requirements of admission
n this school are strictly in accoi
e with the conditions set down in Il
IS deed OF gift which states: The r,
e Quirement for admission to sue
d school not to be so exacting as
n exclude anyone who has fair, sui
IF stantial primary education and WI
d shows in his work and study, industl
e and application" Of the graduati1
$. class of 1918, consisting of fifte'
~ members, thirteen went back to far
re- work, one found employment in ma
" ufacture of farm implements and oil
,e enlisted in the army.
lie The State School of Agriculture
ID Randolph Center.
/ This school has an acreage of a
N pgoximately 172 acres. 1t may