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working methods of six of the principal agricultural colleges 

 of the United States which are picked out as being among 

 the most typical in the country. Three of these are described 

 below, viz. : — 



(i) The College of Alabama, a southern college not connected 

 with any university, (2) the College of Illinois, a university 

 college in which no provision for preparatory work is made, 

 and (3) the College of Minnesota, a university college having 

 an agricultural high school connected with it. 



Alabama College. 



Five four-year courses lead to the degree of bachelor of 

 science. These are chemistry and agriculture, civil engineer- 

 ing, electrical and mechanical engineering, general course, 

 and pharmacy. Elementary agriculture (breeds of live stock) 

 is taught in the third term of the freshman year in all 

 courses. Agriculture is an optional subject throughout the 

 sophomore year (second year) in civil engineering and is 

 required throughout the sophomore year and junior (third) 

 year of the course in chemistry and agriculture. The 

 student during this course devotes about one-fifth of his 

 time to English, history, and economics, two-fifths to pure 

 science, and two-fifths to applied science and technical 

 training; 



Admission is granted to applicants not under 15 years of 

 age, who have passed satisfactory examinations in (1) geography 

 and United States history ; (2) English ; (3) mathematics, 

 including arithmetic and algebra, up to quadratic equations. 



The agronomy course is given during the second and third 

 terms of the sophomore year. This is preceded by a two-hour 

 course per week in animal husbandry during the third term 

 of the freshman year, a two-hour course in dairying during the 

 first term of the sophomore year, and a three-hour course of 

 lectures and one laboratory exercise per week in general 

 chemistry during the first term of the sophomore year, and is 

 followed by courses in systematic and structural botany 

 (lectures and laboratory work), plant physiology, and agricul- 

 tural chemistry. 



The course in agricultural chemistry is given in the senior 

 year and consists of lectures on chemistry as applied to agricul- 



