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capable of hard work and has done it, the College authorities take care 

 that the bent of the mind and interest in farm work is maintained and 

 increased. An Apprenticeship bourse must be taken at the same time 

 as the Course of Study, and every alternate afternoon and some morn- 

 ings are entirely devoted to work in the outside departments, of which 

 there are seven, viz., Farm, Live Stock, Dairy, Poultry, Horticultural, 

 Mechanical and Experimental. The students are sent in rotation to 

 these departments, and are required to take their turn at a variety of 

 jobs, clean and dirty, easy and difficult — whatever is to be done — with- 

 out favour or distinction. In addition to this provision for making 

 practical application of all the scientific studies that are taken in the 

 class-room and laboratory, the students spend the summer at their own 

 homes, helping their fathers in the farm work at the busiest time of 

 the yf ar. 



Those who have gone through this two years' training to the satis- 

 faction of the College authorities, and wish to pursue their 

 studies further, can take another two years' course,* at the termina- 

 tion of which time the University of Toronto examines them and con- 

 fers the title of Bachelor of the Science of Agriculture (B.S.A.) 



The third year's course is the same for all, — English, French or 

 German, Physics, Ch' mistry. Geology, Botany, Entomology and 

 Nature Study. During the fourth year the Students specialize, choos- 

 ing a particular branch from amongst the following: — Agriculture, 

 Dairy, Horticulture, Biology, Bacteriology, Physics and Chemistry. 



However, before admission to the Course for ihe Dairy Option can- 

 didates must present satisfactory evidence of having spent one season 

 at practical work in a cheese factory and one in a creamery, or have 

 spent one season in a cheese factory and have taken the full course 

 (cheese and butter) in a Dairy School; those entering for the Agri- 

 culture Option must have spent at least two years at practical work 

 with a good farmer ; those entering for the Horticultural Option must 

 have spent at least one year at practical work with a good fruit- 

 grower, market gardener, or florist. 



A record is kept of each student's practical work throughout the 

 course Each student is required to prepare a Thesis on some branch 

 or department of the work in his special course. It must be based 

 chiefly on original inve tigation. 



Equipment for Work. 

 The large amount of practical work and instruction in, or in con- 

 nection with, the outside departments has an important bearing on 

 the work and life of those who intend to f >llow agricultural pursuits. 

 Hence, among the appliances possessed by the College for giving young 

 men a practical education and fitting them for the life on the farm, 

 we may refer to the equipment in some of the departments, and also 

 to the Library and Reading Room. 



Farm. 



The farm proper of 345 acres is in good shape, well tilled and well 

 managed, under the control of a good farmer. 



*0r, a one-year's course for a Oertificate iu Agriculture or Horticulture. 



