G2() KKl'oiri' «»!• oKFICK <»1" KX I'KKIM KNT STATIONS. 



All cllort will !»»' iHjulc to iiiukr the iii>-tni(ti()ii as j)i'iicti«'iil as cxpori- 

 oiu'v and the coiHlitioiis smT(»uii(liii<^' the school will jjcniiit. A con- 

 t?id(Ma)»lt' luiinlxT of the ])ii|)lls conic li-oiii the tarmiiit'" districts and 

 expect to return to tlic farm, ami the course's will he planned with 

 special referenc*- to their needs. A\'itli the e(juii)nient already at hand 

 the opportunity would seem to he an umisual one for demonstrating^ 

 the hiuh \alue of aLi'ricidtural courses in secondary schools. 



In Massaciiusetts ari-an<'('inents are beine- miuh' to carry into effect 

 the provisions in the will of ()li\er Smith, which call for the estab- 

 lishment of an ag-ricultural school. Mr. Smith was hoi-n at Hatfield, 

 Mass., in 17T<>, and died in the same town in 1845, havinjjf amassed a 

 fortune then valued at $370,000. By will he provided for a num})er 

 of charital)le enterprises which have since been wisely administered 

 b}' a ))oar(l of trustees, and in such a maimer that the funds have 

 grow'ii until they reach a total of over one and one-thinl million dol- 

 lars. The provisions of Mr. Smith's w ill relatino- to the ag-ricultural 

 school do not permit of its establishment before December 22, ll»or>, 

 at which time the fund available for this ])urpose will be $300,000 or 

 more. The founder directs that this school shall ])e established in the 

 city of Northampton, Mass., and shall have in connection therewith 

 "a pattern farm " and an experimental farm. Since the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College is located at Amherst, only s miles from North- 

 ampton, it is ver}' probal)le that the new school will be of s-econdar}" 

 grade and will be closely affiliated with the college. 



The first annual report of the AVinona Agricultural and Technical 

 Institute at Winona Lake, Ind., founded in 1902, shows that 92 boj^s 

 were enrolled during its first session, of whom 57 came from the city, 

 21 from villages, and 14 from farms, and ranged in age from 14 to 22. 



This school in founde<l iii)onthe asi-iuiniition lliat boyss^hoiild be^rin early to assume 

 a part of the responsibility for their education. To that end all students are required 

 to work on an average fifteen hours per week, which partially pays their expenses. 

 The labor of each boy is valued at 8J cents per hour. 



Two hundred and twenty-five dollars will pay for board, room, heat, light, and 

 tuition for the year — thirty-six weeks. This amount will be decreased at the rate of 

 8 J cents for each hour of labor performed by the boy. 



The course of study covers two 3'ears in a preparatory department 

 corresponding to the seventh and eighth grades of the public schools, 

 and four 3'ears in an academic department, in which the studies will 

 be grouped in four courses entitled agriculture, trades, elementary 

 technology, and academic. The course in agriculture will begin in 

 the second year of the preparatory department and run through the 

 four years of the academic department, provision being made in the 

 last year for electives. 



A substantial brick building, known as the Mount Memorial Build- 

 ing, has been erected for the school Avork, and there are also two 



