Evening journal., 1919-06-12
COLLEGE PROVIDED
FOR men OVERSEAS
Dean Hayward in Charge
of 700 Soldiers Seeking
Farm Training
FOUR COURSES
CAN BE SELECTED

one Of the largest colleges Of the
university which is being conducted at
8eaune. France, for members Of The
American eXpedtlOn1ry force Is the
College Of Agriculture. This college mas
a faculty Of dfly-Une men aud a total
student enrolment Of 200.
Tho immediate direction of this col
lcce Is i'm charge of Dean Harry Hay
ward of the Agricultural Department OF
Delaware College, who. with Captain T..
\. Wentworth as assistant director, Is
making possible the plan of Dir. X. l..
Builerncld, of the army educational
commission. Tor a successful cduca-
lional service 10 vast number 0f rep
rcscntalivc American young men
The courses OF instruction are group
ad into four departments Ten courses
covering the feeding and breeding or
animals dairy, farming, poultry. hus-
handry and animal hygiene are includ-
cd under The heading Of animal nus
handry. The agrOnOmy department
grOup covers work along the lines of
,rops. soils and farm machinery seven
courses are offered i'm the department
Of horticulture and forestry: covering
an phases Of these subjects. There
also is a department Of rural economy
and sociology
When The students entered The col
icsc they We're permitted 20 select their
schedules. choosing two courses in the
college nf agriculture and one each in
two other departments. More OF the
students selected rural economy and
sociology than iu horticulture or for
,stry. and nearly as many as those
selecting agronomy Tile Indication is
That the soldicr-farmcr is vilally inter
asled i'm problems OF the home, family
and community.
Most Of The work is given without The
laboratory training which accompanies
lhc teaching in The agricultural col
eges OF The United states. Tractors
md some farm machinery are avail
able where other laboratory work is
not available and field trips are taken
10 enable "a study OF field conditions in
connection with lecture and textbook
work Through the American Library
Association reference material is avail
able along agricultural lines
one Of the cducaiional features Of the
college j. the semi.Weekly assembly.
These meetings arc open 90 all stud
prs include agricultural experts who
are "0ver there" Country life. co.
operation. public lands and other sub
iecis which confront the soldier-farmer
furnish the subject matter for their
talk.
The farmer clubs provide weekly
meetings, in which the discussion is
apcn Talks also are given by The stu
tents on all phases of farming in which
tlirv are Interested The discussions
ceycr an phases Of farming and an see
n0ns of The country
In lhc farmers club and in the class
'6om an important work accomplished
that teaching The viewpoint OF the
-armcr in other sections of the country.
French agriculture also furnishes
lari of llie discussions and study at
35aumc College of Agriculture. Trips
lra taken io nearby cheese factories, 10
Incyard> and gardens.
The work carried on many miles from
tplnr presents great difficulties, but
iaspiie these difficulties the work Of
be- College of Agriculture is successful.
7lr most striking characteristic has
seen lhe enthusiasm and earnestness
hat ha. been put into the work by in
.tguc.orS. drawn largely from the army
ud The student body Midierm reports
,hnw That of over 1000 men registered
% he four departments less Than twcn-
y-nvc men were reported for unsatis-
arlory work.
THE enrolment of the college is com
iuscd of picked men Who have shown
nllusiasm in taking up The opp0rtuni-
les offered them. All are young Amer
cans WHO are now Ceiling into the
iabii of thinking on problems. not only
Il technical farming but lhoses Of rur-
llfc and community organization In
Nay which will return them 90 their
ZONES I'm the 4. :. \. better farmers
aud better citizens.