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of the agriculturist should be on properly run 

 farms under the management of the Agri- 

 cultural Committee. There the pupil should 

 be taught all that science can bring to the aid 

 of the farmer. 



The lad and the girl who have proved them- 

 selves to possess aptitude for the land, no 

 matter whether they have been born in the 

 village or the town, should be as carefully 

 trained for their future career as are entrants 

 to the Navy. The latter are trained on board 

 a ship ; the former must be trained on a farm. 

 The general education of the youthful naval 

 officer is not neglected, and both the general 

 and technical education of our farm workers 

 would benefit if, on the pupil reaching an age 

 — certainly not younger than fifteen — the 

 two branches of learning were developed 

 simultaneously. At the same time, the boy 

 at a farm school who evinces a dislike to 

 agriculture should be given the opportunity to 

 continue his education at an urban secondary 

 school. The idea that all that is wanted from 

 the schools is a constant supply of cheap, 

 servile labour must be ruthlessly eradicated. 



In my opinion there should be winter schools 

 established as well for the extended education 

 of those who desire further instruction. Here 

 the fast vanishing crafts of hedging, thatching, 

 hurdle-making, etc., should be taught. The 

 intricacies of constructing and repairing modern 



