Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-18
ANNUAL REPORT
SENT TO TRUSTEES
A. & NJ. SCHOOL
School Farm and Other
Departments Show
Good Work Done.


Third District Agricultural and Me-
chanical college, has just submitted
his annual report to the trustees of
the institution. THE report is in
teresting to every person in the dis
trict. 1t shows that during the
school year 1919-20 one hundred and
forty-six students were enrolled at
the college here ninety-two of these
being boys and fifty-four girls. OF
the students enrolled seventy four
boys and thirty girls were members
of the advanced classes, while eight
cen boys and twenty-four girls were
enrolled in the primary grades.
Eleven students, six boys and fge
girls, will graduate from the institu-
ton this week, all of the boys hav-
ing declared their intention to adopt
farming as a life work. Three Of
the girls, the report show, will pre-
pare themselves for career as
teachers.
The report tells intellingently Of
the work done upon the school farm,
one interesting paragraph referring
to the fact that six acres there have
been planted to garden vegetables
which will be used for summer can
ming, and it is expected, will pro-
vide abundant food for students at
tending the college next year.
Although the military department
of the school has demonstrated its
advantages, Principal France recon-
mends in his report that students
who attend next year be not reqiur-
ed to purchase uniforms This rec
ommendation is based upon the pre-
vailing high cost of clothing, and is
designed to reduce to a minimum
the cost to students. The school
proposes to continue military train
ing and physical exercise, although
the students will not be required to
wear uniforms.
The boarding department of the
school, the report says, has been self
sustaining throughout the past year,
and in addition, has been able to
lend the farm department $500. This
loan was used by the farm hangers
in operating expenses, and will be re-
paid to the boarding department
when growing crops are sold. Prin-
cipal France, in his report, pays trib-
Mrs. Meta Castellow, the efficient
matron of the boarding department.
1t is planned, the report says, to pur
chase four or five thousand three
pound tin cans, and standard can
ming outfit, which will be used to
preserve summer vegetables and
fruits for winter use.
The domestic science department,
and it's operation is also covered in
the report, which states that this de-
partment is under the direction of a.
most capable teacher, and is espe
cially well equipped. A Great deal
of regular cooking, and the prepac-
ing of certain part of the students
daily midday meal, is done by do
mestic science students.
The report in detail follows:
To the Honorable Board of Trus-
tees of the Third District A. g. M.
School, Americus, Ga.
Gentlemen: l herewith submit
the following brief report of the OPP
Grafton of this school for tie year
1919-20:
Attendance.
Boys Girls Total
Advanced classes "a 80 104I
Primary grades 18 "a AZ
Total (all classes) 92 81 146I
Our Graduating Class.
Eleven students will graduate this
boy in this class expects to go back
to the farm and to make farming
his life work. One of these young
men has already produced lao bush
els of corn on one acre. Another
member of this class won a Fordson
tractor for having grown the best
Duroc pigs in the state.
Three of the girls in the class will
prepare to teach, the other two are
undecided.
The School Farm.
The farm has been under the di-
rection of the science department
This arrangement has possible the
excellent work done on the farm this
year. This has also made it POSSIBLE
for us to qualify, under the Smith
Hughes law, as vocational school,
and increase the schools income ST.
600. for the present year.
The farm has a separate account.
In all transactions between the farm
and other departments of the school,
checks have been drawn and claims
have been met as with any outside
business.
All of the land except twenty
acres is being put under a GOOD fence
and cross-fenced. 1t has been our
purpose to give more attention to
the growing of good hogs and cows,
grazing crops, food and feeds, than
to cotton. We have no cottos plant
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