Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16
GREENWOOD WANTS A CHANCE
For Boys and Girls to Study Vocation
al and Agriculture Departments
In Public Schools.

am convinced that one of the pres
sing necessities just at this time is
more careful consideration of the rea
value of Vocational Agriculture in ou
high schools.
Is it true that we are about to have
removed from our educational system
one of the most vital departments?
How many of us would be willing
to take a step backward when the res
of the world is progressing so rapid
ly? Just think of taking away our tel
ephOnes, our home conveniences, Oul
automobiles, and placing us bach
where we were some years ago with
our OK teams, no electric appliances
no good roads.
1t seems that there are some who
would willingly cut out of our
schools the study of the things that
we are associated with daily and of
the things that make it possible for
all of us to live. No progressive man
can OF would allow such a step back
ward, if he could but see the outcome
of such a move.
Do we want our farm boys to grow
up with an education that would put
them on an equal basis with those of
our neighboring states, and with those
of the other part of our state? 1 say
other parts of our state, because
there are sections that have the means
of requiring such broad liberal type
of education as the Vocational depart
ments afford.
Is it right that our boys from the
rural sections should be deprived of
the kind of an education that appeals
to them and to which they are adapt
ed? If it were not for the rural Sec
tions, where the food is produced,
what would happen to the rest of the
world? The people of the cities and
towns are depending upon the farmer
for their livelihood. When the farmer
is not progressive, he does not pro-
duce as much food for others, neither
does he buy the many things that
make it possible for the rest of the
world to progress. Is it not right that
the farmers son should have similar
privileges to those of the town and
city?
With your permission 1 will sum-
mariZe some of the many Opportuni-
ties afforded by the Greenwood Agri-
culture Department, which is only an
example of what other Vocational De-
partments are doing for the farm boy.
At the Kent-SusseX Fair, five Green
wood boys won free trips to the Della
ware State Fair by their excellent
judging and demonstrations. At the
State Fair three of them were award
ed free trips the Eastern States
held in Springfield, Mass,
where they became associated with the
future farmers of other States. 1t was
there that they proved that they were
enjoying an education equal to that of
other states.
During the fall the University of |
Delaware arranged for a Vocational
Day when students of the state could !
meet and prove their ability as judges /
of live stock. Greenwood there held |
the distinction of having the best /
Judge of dairy cattle among the voca-
tional agriculture students of the
state.
At the State Corn Show prizes were
given for the best judges of corn. The
Greenwood corn judging team won
second in the State. This winter the
Greenwood Community Corn and Farm
Products Show was held as, the re-
suit of the Vocational Department
cooperating with the Sussex County
Farm Bureau. All first prizes, except
wO, were awarded to students of the
Vocational Departments. One of the
pest projects of this department re-
urned a net profit of something over
me hundred dollars ($1OO) or more;
ipecifically it returned one dollar and
eighty cents for every hour spent on
t. Aside from the spending money the
10Y received the excellent training in
Dracticing the methods taught in
chool.
If you believe in this type of train
ng then speak to your Representative
md Senator; and tell them that you
wish he would do all in his power to
make it possible to continue the Vo-
ational Agriculture Department in
ur schools.