The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-24
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with this building there is also d
lumber and stock room.
Excellent Farm, Barn Etc

lumber and stock room
Excellent Farm Barn, Etc.
The cow and horse barn is an ex-
cellent building, well kept and fitted
with modern farm appliances. The
piggery, including slaughter house
and feed room,. is a new building
built from the proceeds of the farm,
and was largely erected by the stu
dents and the instructors. 1t is in
good condition and well kept
The dairy building is also a new
building, built from the proceeds of
the farm, and, was also largely erect
ed by the students and instructors
Both these buildings were built dur
ing the summer and autumn of 1918.
The dairy is equipped with al. the
! modern dairy appliances.
The hen house is of sufficient size
to care for five flocks of hens O. fifty
birds each and is in a good state of
repair.
Your committee also inspected the
| tool shed and found that the farm
was equipped with adequate farm
machinery and tools.
| The manure shed was built out Of
| the proceeds of the farm and by the
school instructors and is a valuable
asset to tbs school.
New Modern Dormitory.
| The dormitory building has been
built recently from a special State
appropriation and would be a credit
to any educational institution. The
construction is modern, the toilets
and bathing facilities all that could
be desired. The rooms are clean
and well kept and simply but attract
lively furnished. The dining room is
attractive and comHodious and the
kitchen well kept, the quality of food
is excellent. One portion of the dor
mitory is given over to recreation
room and library of ample size. The
dormitory can now accommodate Ga
students.
The water supply of the school is
furnished from springs owned by the
State and forced by a ram to Gov
cred reservoir from which it flows Il
the buildings by gravity.
The electricity is obtained from
the Hortonia Power company.
Live Stock.
The stock consists of a herd OF 5!
. head of cattle, % of which are pure
bred registered Jerseys, one pure
bred registered Ayrshire and the res
grade Jerseys The bull is pure bret
registered Jersey. There are seven
teen mich cows in the herd. Their,
are five horses of the farm worl
horse type. The So head of swim
are of the Ohio Improved Cheste
breed. The poultry consists of Z
hens in five f1ocks and the breeds ar
White Leghorns, Barred Plymouth
Rocks, Buff Orpingtons, Rhode ISLAM
Reds and White Wyandottes. Al
the live stock is in good condition
and shows the result of careful car
and attention.
The Curriculum.
The curriculum at the Vernon
STATE Agricultural school at Randolp
Center covers two school years G
, nine months each. There is a spo
cial course of one year maintaine
for graduates of approved hig
schools Under normal condition
the school year opens in the middl
Of September and closes on the Is
Of June. The course is divided 5
that about one half of the student
time shall be devoted to the praC
teal work and problems of farmin
:, and the other half to the study {
theoretical courses closely applied
e these problems, such as physic
!. chemistry, biology, rural sociolos
and ethics. English, farm arithmt
T tic and a short course in history al
also taught.
0 Your committee does not wish I
have it understood that the school ;
Randolph is in any sense a theoret
cal school of agriculture, on ii
0 contrary il is emphatically a pract
5 cal school and the practical and tn
e oretical courses are used to suppl
> ment each other.
T Tuition.
Vermont boys attending this scho
are not charged any tuition. 30.
u from outside the State are charge
} tuition of $40 a year. All boys a
e expected to furnish their own towel
bed linen. blankets, etc, and to p;
s for laundering the same and a
q charged S6 per week for board al
3 lodging.
Il Their expenses for textbooks al
reference books run from $50 to S
: year and every boy is expected
remain at the Randolph school f
u the nine consecutive months tn
e make up the school year. r
e school encourages every boy to tai
u up some farm project during Il
summer vacation and if possib
some member of the faculty visi
o his farm during the vacation for t
q purpose of inspecting and supervi
le ing his work.
Opportunities are given to the st
u dents to do outside work for compe
% sation in the evenings and on Satu
; days, while in attendance at t
20 school, There is also an opportuni
for boy to earn something by wor
u ing in the dormitory.
~ Out of last years graduating ella
III of % students at least 80 per Gel
i returned to work upon Vermont farm
Summary.
Your committee has gone into co
a. siderable detail in inspecting and d
scribing the buildings, stock a
D methods of instruction at the TT
De odore N. Vail Agricultural School al