THE TRAINING OF FARMERS 



schooling purpose and meaning, to awaken 

 a living sympathy with the moving ques- 

 tions of the time, to fit him to live. The 

 whole trend of education is to put the 

 scholar into the actual work of the world ; 

 therefore nothing can prevent the intro- 

 duction of agricultural topics into the 

 schools except a fundamental change in 

 our point of view on the needs and prog- 

 ress of civilization. 



I well remember the efforts, in my college 

 days, to try to account for every stu- 

 dent that had passed through an agricul- 

 tural college as engaged in agriculture. 

 We shall soon be equally proud of every 

 graduate of such a college who turns out 

 to be a useful citizen in any walk in life, in 

 country or city. 



We need an enlightened public sentiment 

 on the broad questions of agriculture and 

 country life. These questions concern the 

 whole people. The colleges of agriculture 

 are the very institutions that should spread 

 this intelligence in all the pursuits and pro- 

 fessions. 



We must remember, also, that not all the 

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