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a man must have two things, geometry and algebra; he must have all 

 the studies that go to make up a high school course, and when he gets 

 here he will find a four years' course in agriculture, and I don't read that 

 you find anything else. And I read that the other colleges have something 

 else. That is misleading; they don't understand it. I have been a 

 teacher for a good many years and I have talked with the Dean about 

 it. I have a little slip here I would like to read: Secretary Wilson 

 in the report for 1901 said: "There is an interesting demand for short 

 and special courses and the colleges are meeting this to a larger extent 

 than ever before." 



Now, if I don't misunderstand the Dean, they can get that very 

 thing here, but I had to come down here to find that out. I am going 

 to talk to the Farmer's Institute at Carthage. Shall I tell them this? 

 I don't believe you want it concealed. I wish to see it in printed mat- 

 ter. The next week I am to be in Rock Island. I would like to tell 

 thera this; would like to carry it as good news to the people of these 

 counties that the young people can come and spend a few weeks. Some- 

 times circumstances prevent a longer period. Tell me to tell it to the 

 farmers and I will tell it to everybody I can. Secretary Wilson says: 

 " I am frank to say that I feel more sympathy with the view which you 

 take of offering short courses to farmer boys. A little taste of such a 

 thing is very helpful, and will be the means of leading on many a boy 

 who otherwise, perhaps, would not come in." Wilson says maybe he 

 is wrong; maybe I am wrong, but I am glad to be in such good company. 

 Let me tell you briefly what the short course is doing for Wiscon- 

 sin. Prof Henry says: "At first I was not a believer in a short course 

 of agriculture which was conceived by our Board of Regents; the Hon. 

 Wm. F. Vilas being the father of the Act. It was my duty to obey others, 

 and in a short time I saw a new light and have been a most hearty sup- 

 porter and promoter of the effort from that time on. The short course 

 has been the salvation of this institution and we have the hearty sym- 

 pathy and support of a large number of farmers." 



You see Prof. Henry objected and now the numbers are so large 

 they can scarcely provide for them. When a boy .comes once he comes 

 again and a neighbor comes with him. They sent so many out into the 

 state and made such a favorable sentiment that they passed a bill that 



