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who controlled the funds to see greater visions of what 

 they might do. He aroused the interest and enthusiasm 

 of the people for whom he worked. Leaping beyond 

 the boundaries of his set program, he devised new plans 

 and, throwing the whole force of his being into the 

 struggle, brought about great pieces of social construc- 

 tion almost single-handed. 



The first year of the twentieth century saw Woodbine 

 as a neat little town sheltering over a thousand souls, 

 boasting of the best schools in the county, streets, water 

 works, electric power, a synagogue, stores and four or 

 five factories. But this was not all. 



A special Agricultural School, started with practically 

 nothing, was now a reality. In the beginning it had been 

 a simple step. Just a few farmers' sons, receiving instruc- 

 tion from the father of the enterprise, spent thrilling 

 evening hours and the precious free hours of the day 

 with him. The instruction returned them to the farm, 

 skilled and equipped. The inspiration led them on, 

 through college and into the world of success. So the 

 idea of the school took root and started to grow. Modest 

 surely just for the children of the farmers only a small 

 investment. But before a year or two had passed the 

 school had taken its place as a new center of educational 

 experimentation. Buildings came up. A faculty was es- 

 tablished. The Paris Exposition awarded the Woodbine 

 Agricultural School the Grand Prix in 1900, and in 1902 

 this triumph was crowned by the Gold Medal at the 

 Buffalo Exposition. 



So Professor Sabsovich toiled on and dreamt on. Jew- 

 ish farmers were settled on the lands and encouraged to 

 go on. Industries were attracted to the village, so that 

 they might draw the Ghetto dwellers from the city streets. 

 The school, typifying the new ideal for Jewry, stood as 



