Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
2OO,OOOP[EDGED
FOR FARM SCHOOL
Rabbi Krauskops, Announcing
ST. 100000 Drive, Describes
lnstitutlon's Early Struggles
SILVER JUBILEE OBSERVED

The story Of the beginning of the
National Farm School was told yes'
terday by the Rev. Joseph Krauskopf,
It's founder and president, at the twen'
ty-fifth harvest pilgrimage to the in
stitution.
DR.. Krauskopf described his strus.
gles to get the first $4,000 to buy the
first farm and how the school was
strated with eight students.
With $1,000 already pledged by
Philadelphians, Rabbi Krauskopf pre- :
dlcted the success of the 81 900 900 sill
yer jubilee, and announced campaign
nation wide in character and the selec-
ton Of former Representative Isadore
Sobel, of Erie. ms its director.
Samuel Untermyer. of New York,
was the presiding officer at the meeting
in the new Rebecca +. Loucheim Audi
torium. He denounced race prejudice
and propaganda against Jews In this
country, which he said are on the In
crease.
Josiah II. Penniman, acting Provost
Of the University of Pennsylvania, paid
a strong tribte to Or. Krauskonf, and
emphasized the possibilities of the In
stitution.
Inspired by Tolstoi
II had pilgrimaged to the home Of
Count Tolstoi for help to check the
enforced immigration to our shores Of
thousands Of refugees from Russian per-
secution,' said Dr. Krauskopf, in tell
Ing Of foundation Of the school, He
said to me, 4 cannot end the Jews
misery in my country, but you can end
It in your country. There is but one cure
for these unfortunates. You have broad
acres OF rich, fertile soil, more than
YOU know what to do with. Millions
OF acres lie idle. Lead the tens of thou
sands of people that congest and corrupt
your cities in these idle, fertile lands,
and you will bless not them but your
country as we'll. Begin with the young
and the old will follow
Then / journeyed from city to city
as far as the Pacific Coast and was
successful in raising $4,000. To this
added my own savings of $500, and
with this $4,000 l purchased the first
farm OF what now constitutes the Ma
tional Farm School grounds. Again
went on pilgrimage and raised $40,
600 with which we built our first prop
erty, Pioneer Hall. Now we had land
and building. but We must have
equipment and a faculty. So out I
went on a third pilgrimage and once
more / came with $4,000.
Opens With Eight Students
"By this time there were more and
more believers in my cause. They
rallied with me. and in 1897. less than
three years after l had pledged Count
Tolstoi that i would do the work in
my country that he was doing in his
country the National Farm School
was formally opened with eight stu
dents, faculty Of one instructor and a
helper, for i had myself volunteered
my services as an instructor in non :
agricultural subjects.
"And the Farm School has grown.
There are four farms instead of one.
The faculty has grown to eight. sup.
plemented by the work of three as
sistants. The student body is 1870 in
stead of eight. The original 12J acres
are now 40 acres. There are forty
buildings instead of three. The plant
which on the opening of the first school
day was valued at not more than SD, q.
iD0 Is today cOnservatively estimated
10 be worth 100000 and not one cent
of Indebtedness against it,