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Uotany is <,'ivt'ii !H» hours in the frcslmi in yc.-ir instead of beginninj? in the soph- 

 unidrc yc.ir. ( "iicniisli-y is i^iNcn l."(i liDurs. ;is ln'fon'. Physics is cut from 

 !;")(» liiiurs to !K) hours :in»l iilaccd in the soiihoniore yoar. (Jconictry and trigo- 

 nometry aro given I.'m liovu's. the same as before. Surveying. <U» hours has been 

 added. Knglisli and the modern huiguages remain exactly the same. There- 

 fore the only difference is in regard to the (luestion of pure science. We have 

 ui this case :!!(."> hours, as compared with 455 hours of pure science in the other 

 c.>urse. Dividing the subjects up. we have: Cultural subjects. :>(M» hours; pure 

 s«-ience. ."'.05 hours; ai)plied science (surveying), only <;0 hours. In the sopho- 

 mon> yt-ar we introduce' the (;(t-hour course in propagation. We also realize that 

 agronomy is important to the horticultural men — and this is also true of soil 

 physics and subjects of that nature — and therefore we have given GO hours of 

 agronomy in the horticultural coiu'se. Agricultural chennstry we have given 

 !>(> hours, as against bso hours. Botany we have given 00 hours. This gives 

 ISO hours, as against ll'O hours. Zoology is brought back from the junior year, 

 considering it a primar.v fundamental pure-science subject, our idea being to get 

 it in the earlier portion of the course rather than let it remain over later, 

 because a great man.v ()f our horticultural subjects should- begin in the junior 

 .vear rather than later; and zoology, especiall.v entomolog.v. is work fundamental 

 to tliese sulijects. Knglish, the same. SO hours; modern languages, the same, 100 

 hours; drawing. tUi hours, the same, giving 750 lioui's in all. Totals: Cidtural 

 subjects, 240; i»ui'i' science, oOO ; applied science. 120 — 750 hours in all. In the 

 junior ,vear we ai'e prepared to l)egin oni' horticultui'al work, and we have 

 liomolog.v and olericulture, beginning with H'O hours each. 



It is necessary for a stucU'nt in horticulture to know something about the 

 econonnc feeding of animals and breeds of animals. To meet this need agri- 

 culture. 1120 hours, is ad(Unl. (Jeology, 120 hours, the same; economic botany. 

 00 hours; physiology. (>0 hours, reduced from ISO; jisycholog.v. 00 hoiu's ; 

 modern languages. CO hours, both the same. This divides up the junior .vear 

 into cultui'al subjects. 120; pure science. 270; ap])lied science. ."KJO hours. 



In the senior year we have pomolog.v. 8(» hours. tloricultur(>. 75 hours; land- 

 scape gardening. Od hours, forestry. 40 hours. 



We take heri> again the feature of the agricultural coiu-se. which we think 

 the horticultural man should have, and include <>o hours of farm mechanics and 

 00 hcmrs or rural «'cononncs, making in all 120 hours. We leave out the dairy- 

 ing simply because many horticultural students do not care about the dalrving. 

 They can elect it, however, if they want it. llistor.v and i)olitical econon\v 

 remain the same. 100 hours, and ethics the same. 40 hours. Then we have 175 

 hours for elective or thesis sulijects. If a student cares to take dair.ving he can 

 get it in this 175 hours, or he can select 175 hours from any other subject or sub 

 jects he w.ints. In fact, the electives here reall.v give an o]»i)ortunit.v for students 

 to carry the agriculture in the agricultural course. This is whei'e we feel that 

 we can afford, after giving required studies, to allow the student to select 175 

 hours. There is a great advantage, it seems to us. In this. This allows a 

 student to use his own ideas as to what he wants. Some men think we do not 

 have sufficient of the cultural side and others of the pure science in the agri- 

 cultural course. For instance, in chennstry there are 150 hours In the freshman 

 year and ISO hours in the second year of the agricultural course. It seems to 

 us that is not well balanced as regards chemistry. If a man wants more 

 chemistry in this course here is his opportunity to elect it; so with other sub- 

 jects. In other words, a man is given an opportunity to elect in the senior year 

 175 hours. 



COMPARISON OF HORTICULTURAL COURSES IN DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS. 



A stud.v of the comparative amount of horticultural work, both required work 

 and elective work, in the agricultural courses of various institutions taken at 

 random, for examples. New York. Illinois. California. Michigan. Pennsylvania, 

 Missouri, Massachusetts. Ohio, and New Hampshire, shows that subjects coming 

 under the head of horticulture in these various institutions are apparently, first, 

 ])ropagation. then pomolog.v. olericulture, floriculture, greenhouse management, 

 principles of horticulture, plant breeding, horticultural seminar, landscape 

 gardening, handicraft, viticulture, and nut culture. They are shown in the 

 following table ; 



