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tor, who should lecture on the higher branches of agricul- 

 ture. 



The practical manipulations are illustrated by 



A superintendent of the farm. 



A superintendent of the stables, who also teaches riding 

 and breaking horses. 



A superintendent of the sugar-beet manufactory. 



A machinist. 



A gardener. 



A shepherd. 



The domestic affairs of the institution should be attended 

 to by a steward. 



The prosperity of such an institution depends entirely on 

 the director, who must have received a theoretical and 

 practical education at an agricultural school, and must have 

 enriched his knowledge by extensive practice and by travel- 

 ing. He should be acquainted with the principal living 

 languages, to inform himself and his pupils of the progress 

 of agriculture in other countries. 



The professors should be well versed in their sciences, 

 and acquainted with agriculture ; as the tuition of a science, 

 with regard to the practical applications, demands not only 

 an entire knowledge of the sciences, but also of the object 

 to which it is applied. 



The superintendents of the different branches should be 

 practical men, and free from the prejudice of book-farming. 



Every individual connected with the establishment should 

 possess the best moral character. 



Conditions of admission. 



Every applicant for admission should present a certificate 

 of his moral character, and be examined, possessing an or- 

 dinary English education, and capable of comprehending a 

 popular course of lectures. Physical strength being requi- 

 site to perform the work required on the farm, they should 

 be at least of the age of 14 years. 



The number of pupils should not exceed 100 at the com- 

 mencement of the institution, and should be divided into 

 three classes. 



The free, or third class, not exceeding 20 in number, 

 should obligate themselves to stay two years, and perform 

 the work of the farm, where they should receive board and 

 lodging free, every evening have a lecture on the work per- 

 formed during the day, and also be exercised in reading, 

 writing, and arithmetic. Their employment should be so 

 arranged that every one may become acquainted with all 



