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V. RURAL ART. 



Work has been given in general landscape design since the fall of 

 1904, the work being at first designated as a course in Outdoor Art, 

 this term being considered as more general and comprehensive in its 

 character, and meeting better the needs of the College of Agricul- 

 ture, the idea of the course being not only to give, in a preliminary 

 way, instruction to students who wish to become landscape designers, 

 but also to help the farmer toward a better imderstanding and appre- 

 ciation of his surroundings. 



During the college year of 1904-1905, a somewhat preliminary 

 course of instruction was started under the general guidance of the 

 College of Agriculture, Mr. Warren H. Manning, the well known 

 landscape architect of Boston, lending his name and occasional ser- 

 vices to the work, and Mr. Bryant Fleming conducting a series of 

 lectures covering in a broad, general way the theory and aesthetics of 

 outdoor art, together with its history. Ten students registered for 

 the course, the work being open only to juniors, seniors, and special 

 students in the College of Agriculture. No special certificates were 

 offered for the completion of the work, the students merelv electing 

 the work, "supplementary to their general work in the College of 

 Agriculture. 



During the college year of 1905-1906, the work was continued 

 under the same general direction, one additional instructor, Mr. 

 Taylor, a graduate student in the Department of Agriculture, being 

 engaged to help with the work. Some modifications and improve- 

 ments were made in the course, principally toward its better arrange- 

 ment. The work was divided into several distinct courses, as com- 

 pared with the one very general course oflfered the year before, these 

 courses being termed as follows : Theory and Aesthetics of Land- 

 scape Design; Work with Plans and Drafting; Plant Materials for 

 Landscape Eflfect ; and Advanced Work in General Landscape 

 Design. The work was also designated in the College Announce- 

 ment of courses as a two-year course in Outdoor Art, supplementary 

 to the general work in Agriculture, open only to juniors and seniors. 

 Preliminary requirements were also raised somewhat, various other 

 courses in the College of Agriculture, Arts, Engineering, and Archi- 

 tecture being required to have been taken before registration in the 

 work given in Outdoor Art. 



