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zation. The industrial training inaugurated by President Anderson 

 was extended, strengthened, and systematized. All young men 

 were required to do a certain amount of farm and garden work, and 

 all young women, certain domestic work. The general aim may be 

 said to have been to develop young men and women in strength of 

 character, ground them in the fundamental sciences, give some 

 training in the branches that fit for citizenship and contribute to 

 general culture, and to maintain or create a genuine regard for 

 industrial pursuits. The technical training in any one line was not 

 large, but the success with which the graduates of that period, are 

 doing the world's work is evidence of the soundness of the training 

 that they received here. 



Several of the agricultural colleges had introduced short 

 winter courses for the benefit of farmers and of farmers' sons who 

 could not comply with the entrance requirements or give the time 

 necessary to complete a four-year course, and a beginning in this 

 direction was made at this college by offering a two-weeks course. 

 This was first given in 1894, beginning February 6. From 20 to 

 50 attended the sessions. A similar course was given in 1895 and 

 1896, but there was no material increase in attendance, and most 

 of the auditors were from the vicinity of Manhattan. The course 

 was therefore abandoned. 



In the summer of 1897 the Faculty, under direction of 

 President Will, made some modifications in the course of study then 

 in use. These were in the senior year, which was differentiated into 

 "farmers'," "mechanics'," and "women's" courses, in which increased 

 opportunity for specific characteristic work was offered, and 

 increased study of economics required. In the fall of the same year 

 the subject of the curriculum was taken up in thorough-going fashion 

 and three courses worked out which were designated as "agricul- 

 tural," "engineering," and "general." These differed but little in 

 the first-year work, the general course being nearly the same as 

 the old course, the others introducing slight differences in the 

 direction indicated by the name. In the upper years the differences 

 were quite pronounced. In these courses we have the distinct 

 entrance upon the policy, adhered to continuously since, of special- 

 ized college courses adapted to the differing needs of the students. 



With the opening of the winter term, 1898, the students made 

 choice from among these courses. All of the young women re- 

 mained in the general course, which included, like the old course, 

 some special variations to meet their needs, while a portion of the 

 young men went to the new courses in agriculture or engineering. 



As an unpublished bit of history it may be of interest to present 

 the following table, which shows how the students elected courses 

 at their first opportunity: 



