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were particularly apt to be boys. They sought any 

 and every excuse to "kick." And "kick" they did. One 

 day, I recall, in July, when the matron was unable to 

 work, some trivial item of the meal was missing, and 

 the boys went on a strike. My husband had gone to 

 Philadelphia on business, and learned of the strike only 

 on his return. He was very indignant and wrought up. 

 He trembled with anger and annoyance. Going to the 

 school, he at once called the boys into assembly, and 

 desired to be told their side of the story. It developed 

 that they had no "side" worth presenting. They had 

 no reason whatsoever for complaint. After a talk he 

 informed those who still felt that the substitution of 

 jam for butter, in an emergency, was sufficient reason 

 for their conduct especially considering the fact that 

 they were receiving free food, clothes, lodging and tui- 

 tion that they would be given railroad fares and re- 

 quested to leave. 



A very good idea of the school's activities and stand- 

 ards may be formed from an article on Woodbine 

 which appeared in Hoard's Dairyman in 1902. It 

 read: 



"The Agricultural School is well housed and 

 equipped with capable teachers, in charge of about one 

 hundred and ten students. The dairy, a credit to any 

 institution, is in charge of Joseph W. Pincus, a Storrs 

 College graduate. A fine dairy it is, with barns and 

 silos. The dairy boys, and indeed most of the agri- 

 cultural students, are from the city, and in many cases 



