202 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA. 



bosch and Pretoria respectively. 1 hese will be integral parts of 

 the Victoria College (the future University of Stellenbosch) 

 and the Transvaal University College, under the future Univer- 

 sity of South Africa. The year 1917. therefore, saw the final 

 steps taken for the teaching of Higher A.uriculture in South 

 Africa. This brings my brief historical sketch right up to date, 

 so that I shall now turn to the next phase of my subject. 



Present Facilities. — The subject of Agriculture is practically 

 not to be found in the curricula of our primary and secondary 

 schools. A litte Nature Study and Agricultural Science are 

 taught here and there, but that is all. The present facilities for 

 the teaching of Agriculture in the Union are therefore practi- 

 cally only such as are offered at the above-named Schools of 

 Agriculture, which are at the same time also Experiment Farms. 

 Here the following courses of instruction are offered: — 



(i) Diploma Course, covering two years, with .Standard 

 VII as standard of admission ; 



(2) Honours Diploma Course, which is an extension of the 

 Diploma Course 'by a third year, and is open only to Senior 

 Certificate and Matriculated men who have done well in 

 their Diploma Course ; 



(3) One Year Course, with Standard VI as standard of admis- 

 sion, and previous f arminu' exi)erience ; 



(4) Short Courses, during the winter vacation (consisting of 

 two courses, each lasting 2-2^ weeks), and at Elsenburg an 

 additional Short Course on Wine-making in January, lasting 

 one week. 



To these short courses both ladies and gentlemen are ad- 

 mitted, whilst only men are admitted to the other courses. Since 

 the beginning of this year, however, the long courses for men 

 have been discontinued at the Cedara School of Agriculture, 

 and a course for ladies substituted, lasting four and a half 

 months. This course is given twice every year. As about 40 

 ladies entered for the first course, which has now terminated, 

 it proves that this innovation met with the success it deserved 

 and fulfilled a much-felt want. 



Details may be obtained from the Principals of the different 

 schools, but I propose giving here .some information which should 

 be generally useful. 



The instruction at each school covers practically every 

 branch of farming in the Union, and every student must take 

 the full course, except in the Honours Diploma Course, where 

 the students can choose one major and two minor subjects. The 

 subjects of Viticulture and Wine-making are taught only at 

 Elsenburg. The elements of Viticulture only are given at the 

 other schools under Horticulture. The subjects of instruction at 

 these schools are : Animal and Field Husbandry ; Elementary 

 Botany, Chemistry, Geology, and Zoology; Agricultural Botany. 

 Chemistry, and Zoology ; Veterinary Science ; Entomologv' : 

 Poultrv Husbandry; Dairying; Agricultural Engineer- 



