The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-11-17
New Course for
Boys Starts Soon
VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE
COURSE TO OPEN AT HIGH
SCHOOL, MONDAY, NOV. 90.
(By L. W. Dahms, Agri. Dept.)

(By l.. w. Dahms, Agrl. Dept.)
Many boys in Redwood County who
are fourteen years or more of age are
now getting ready to take the course
in Vocational Agriculture at the Red
wood Falls High School. Any boy
fourteen years old may enter regard
less of whether or not he has finished
the eighth grade. All boys desiring
to take the course are requested to
register with Superintendent S. L..
Hargis at the High School on or be-
fore November 20, 1920. This is the
Monday after Thanksgiving and the
actual class work begins on that day.
That gives all boys a chance to help
do up the fall work in good shape
and still get fine education. Two
weeks vacation is granted at Christ
mas and some time is allowed for
springs work. Every boy selects a
project for next summer and carries
this out at the home farm under the
supervision of the Agricultural In
structor. Any project ought to be a
man-sized job and these boys will &C
quire the habit of study that will con-
stantly keep them alert for new ideas
and new information which will help
them the better to meet the problems
that arise from day to day. In other
words the boy can be earning while
he is learning to earn more.
The proper selection and develop
ment Of the boys project can easily
become the most important part of the
project is not minor necessary part
Vocational work the boy is doing. The
project is not minor necessary part
of the work which must be done in or
der to get credit but it is the very
core. about which the boys whole
course develops. Boys will be en-
couraged to select projects of such
nature as to challenge their best eff
forts as students and of sufficient size
to appeal to them as real mems jobs.
The project will be such that they can
be carried on as part of the farming
operations of the boys when they are
through school.
Each boy chooses his own problem
but the Agricultural Instructor advis-
es him in the choice No tuition or
fee is charged for entrance and only
very few books are needed If
boy finds it impossible to come in to
the High School before November 20,
he may register by mail with L. w.
Dahms or S. E. Hargis and address
the letter to Redwood Falls.
Field Crops, Farm Arithmetic, Farm
Accounts, Soils, Animal Husbandry
(including Poultry Husbandry,) Busi-
ness Methods, citizenship and Shop
work will be offered for class work.
The boys will also get Athletic train
ing. A part Of the day will be de-
voted to supervised study.
Every man or woman in Redwood
County ought to be self-oppointed
Truant Officer and make it his or her
special duty to see that every boy
within the age limit joins the class
if he is not in some phase of school
work now. Remember this county, as
well as any other, is rated in the "edu
cational field" by the number of poor
ly educated boys or girls who regulate
the standard of living here. Do your
bit in encouraging boys to avail them
selves of this fine chance for a real
and practical education. Each boy
may look forward to seeing some of
his boy friends here and he will new
er need to regret that he decided to
come and learn more.