The Denver Jewish news., 1919-08-13
CAREER OF A NATIONAL FARM
SCHOOL GRADUATE
I'rof. Ostrolenk, Director Of School
frpm Which lie Graduated.


thority on education. after visiting the
class rooms and laboratories of the
National Farm School. observing the
methods of practical instruction. view
ting the efficiency practiced in every
department, told its director. Prof.
Dstrolenk, that he regarded 1t the
greatest real school IN the Unitnd
States. This high praise is, to a very
large extent. dne to the exceptional
efficiency of Mr.. Ostrolenk. who is
from which he graduated in 1906
Immediately after his graduation. he
accepted the position as dairyman for
the New Jersey Training school. He
was only nineteen years of age at the
time of his graduation. and the posi-
ton was thought to he rather M I'M
portant one for one of his agc. How
ever. he acquitted himself 50 well that
he was asked to nominate another
graduate of the National Farm School
AZ his successor. when. II year later. hr
decided to pursue further studies in
agriculture at the Mas achusetts Agri-
cultural College. He graduated in
1911. having been for two years IL mem
her of the debating team. Elitor-.n-
Chief of the College Literary Magazine,
and official tutor in English. This is
all the more rema rkable whtn lEkira
into consideration the fact that. when
he entered the Farm School as an I'M
migrant boy five years before. he was
scarcely able to speak the English Inn.
Euage.
Upon graduation. Mr.. Ostrolenk
sought the West for his opportunities.
lie became. in 1911. Instructor in
agriculture of the Sluyfon High School.
at Slayton, MINI, and in 1918 he ac-
cepted the position of Director. of Agri-
,-iltme of the Stats High School dt
Candy, Nina. II was during his stay
in the West that the ideals he had
learned at the Farm School begun 10
have field for Development. His
studies of rural problems soon showed
him that the problems of agriculture
are not OILY closely allied with fhe
problems If education. but with The
/, nci,., problems of sociology and &C.
operation rs well. 1t was then he
OF n t-fal hi, nnto1 ,.a ROAR nc "a xy-itar
aId lecturer on rural problems. His
genius for marshalling men resulted IN
the many local and state organiznt tions
for rural betterment, notable among
which was the Live StO,k Breeders
Association, of which he was secIe-
tary. and the Live Stock Shipping AS
Candy Community, to bring the farm
ers of the community in netter social
contact with the merchants and pro-
tessional men of the town. and to abol-
ish the ill-fecling existing between
town and country. became a model for
the state, and attracted many noted
Nisitois. M. ostiOieHN was ShiN't UP
on to lecture in virtually every teach
ers association in Minnesota, and !n
1913 lectured on the Chautauqua plat
form thruout the States of Minnesota.
Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska. lie is
the author of District Busting In Can
hy," Getting Acquainted in Canby."
'"The Candy Idea" and several other
articles published In the Country Gen
tleman. and other leading agricultural
Journals. He pursued advanced stud
les at the University of Minnesota.
end on coming Fast, was granted the
degree of Master of Arts iron, the
University Of Pennsylvania. In 1913.
he purchased farm for the purpose
of organizing model Minnesota rota-
tiOn, but before he had an opportunity
to develop his plan fully. he was call
ed to be the Director of the National
Farm School
Mr.. Ostrolenk's career Is typical of
that of many other students and grad
yates of the school. He had never
seen farm prior to his entrance to
the National Farm School. and it was
to the exclusive credit of the school
that it WAS able to arouse and main