420 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Rhode Island, and entered upon his duties as president in 

 September, 1883. 



Course of Study. 



After a careful study of the condition and prospects of the 

 college, President Greenough determined to specifically work 

 out the plan proposed by Dr. Chadbourne. The studies of 

 the colle£:e course are now so arranged as to form two 

 general courses of study. One is termed the Scientific and 

 Agricultural Course, the other is termed the Scientific and 

 Literary Course. The first provides for all the agricultural 

 study which our facilities allow. We are increasing the 

 opportunities for special instruction in agriculture as fast as 

 we can. We believe it will be for the advantao^e of the State 

 to invest more in the farm as a means of agricultural train- 

 ing:. To make the farm the effective basis- of a training 

 school, considerable expenditures must be made. To secure 

 desirable practical results, a variety of crops should be culti- 

 vated under difierent conditions, as a means of instruction 

 rather than of profit. In training to any employment so 

 varied and complex as agriculture in its several departments, 

 there must be loss of material. 



The Scientific and Literary course of study is adapted to 

 those whose previous practical knowledge of agriculture, or 

 whose choice of other emplojanents than that of tilling the 

 soil, requires that less time shall be spent in field work. 

 The college, as now organized, offers its course of instruc- 

 tion to any young man who is qualified to pursue it. The 

 question may here be asked, "Do not other colleges in the 

 State provide for the instruction of those who are not to be 

 farmers?" The other colleges in the State require for ad- 

 mission to their regular course from two to four years' pre- 

 paratory study of Latin and Greek. Many students cannot 

 afibrd to give so much time to the study of these languages 

 before entering college, and wish to pursue other branches 

 during their college course. These students need the culture 

 that comes by the study of language and literature, and this 

 they must secure by the critical study of the English 

 language and by the study of the modern languages. Some 



