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ward the higher education, the education of the professions. It was both 

 Uterary and classical, and was for the benefit of the few, while the 

 masses were ignored. 



Today new principles obtain. We believe in an education that will 

 enable each one "to support himself." This is the education of the com- 

 mon schools. It should be practical and for the masses. 



We believe in an education in all "that a man can utilize." This in- 

 cludes the higher, even the professional education, is both literary and. 

 classical, and of necessity for the few. 



Yes, we go further. We believe in a fuller American education, 

 in an industrial education for all who "have an aptitude to receive it, 

 and will use it when they get it." 



As such an education will assist a greater number to the education 

 that will enable each one to support himself, industrial, and perforce. 

 Horticultural education should begin in and be a part of the common 

 school education. This may involve some changes in our present 

 methods, but let it not be forgotten that the education of the past was, 

 and even yet "is, doubtless, "too exclusively literary, and should pay. more 

 attention to the manual and industrial training;" "too exclusively intel- 

 lectual," and should pay more attention to moral training. 



In any education, however, just three classes of facts concern the 

 educator : viz., facts of God, facts of nature, and facts of man. The facts 

 of nature and the facts of man concern us most in this discussion ; but do 

 not think we ignore the facts of God. Few horticulturalists are godless. 

 men. I know not one infidel in our ranks — nor do I see how one can 

 fail to see God in every leaf and blossom and fruit. 



If we study nature we find only three kingdoms — the crystal king- 

 dom, the plant kingdom and the animal kingdom. The horticulturist 

 must study the nature, composition and condition of his soil. Everything 

 he raises belongs to the plant kingdom, and while he finds many enemies 

 in the animal kingdom, he also finds many friends there. All three of 

 these kingdoms of nature, then, become at once his domain and he must 

 study them. 



If we teach the facts of man, we must consider him as body, soul, 

 spirit, or body and mind. Horticulture trains and develops the bodv 

 as only few other callings can do. He must use his eyes closely and con- 

 stantly. He must train himself to close observation. He must train his 

 hearing for by this sense as well as by sight, he will recognize both his 

 friends and his foes in the orchard. In fact, not a sense do we possess 

 that does not find full scope for its activities in horticulture. 



Would you develop a healthy body? The horticulturist is particu- 

 larly blessed. He breathes the purest air, and on our western prairies 



