28 



Farm experience of boys 



None 25 



3 mos. or less 16 (incl. "very little" "1 summer") 41 or 34% 



Indefinite 7 (incl. ' ' some ' ', etc.) 



4 to 6 mos 16 



7 mos. to 1 yr 8 



Over 1 yr. to 2 yrs.. 12 



Over 2 yrs 24 



Not given 13 



121 



41, or 34%, have no or practically no farm experience. 36 (30%) 

 have had over one year of experience. This latter percentage probably 

 represents quite closely the percentage of farm boys. If anything the 24 

 (20%) with over two years' experience would be nearer. 



Father's Occupation (Boys) 



The list is very extended but many occupations are closely related. 

 The more numerous are 



Farmer, 14 



Carpenter and contractor, 5 



Storekeeper, 5 



Liquor dealer, 5 



Salesman, 4 



Machinist, 3 



Cigarmaker, 3 



Among the remainder with only one or two representatives each are 

 foundry superintendent, structural iron worker, decorator, marble pol- 

 isher, millwright, gardener, clerk, engineer, wagon trimmer, blacksmith, 

 railroad man, fireman, teacher, tilelayer, real estate, bookkeeper, peddler, 

 factory superintendent, sexton, tailor, rural mail carrier, etc., all of the 

 same general nature. For the girls the list runs along the same lines 

 with the farmer predominating. 



It appears from this list that the school is not a place where mainly 

 children of the well-to-do go. In fact, it is the children of the workers 

 and of the middle class who make up the entire enrollment. It is again 

 shown here that it is not a school of farm boys but rather of city boys 

 who for one reason or another desire the training the agricultural school 

 gives. 



Length of Time out of School 



53 boys and 13 girls did not fill out the blank asking for this in- 

 formation. Of the remainder 22 boys and 1 4 girls said since June, or 

 vacation, or three to four months; 18 boys and 2 girls had been out 



