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lessons in gardening, dairy or poultry work, or bee-keeping, 

 for long or short periods. 



2. Members who have trained at any of the existing 

 colleges can reside at the club and rent small plots, from 

 half an acre upwards, which will enable them to make 

 a start either in market gardening or otherwise with very 

 little outlay. 



3. A horticultural school is carried on in connection 

 with the club. The younger students under the necessary 

 supervision will live in separate houses. 



' 4. Members can attend the higher courses at Cheltenham 

 Ladies' College. 



5. Members who reside in the village or immediate 

 neighbourhood can obtain all meals at the club at a very 

 moderate tariff. This is an important item, as gentle- 

 women are often deterred from settling in the country on 

 account of the great difficulty of getting anyone to do 

 the necessary cooking and housework ; by being able to 

 obtain their meals they are more or less independent of 

 the servant question and manage very well with occasional 

 help. 



The library contains standard books of reference in 

 the lighter branches of agriculture, besides a wide range 

 of other subjects, together with the principal English and 

 foreign magazines. 



An experienced secretary and typist is at the disposal 

 of members. The telephone is attached to the club ; the 

 principal houses and cottages in the village are connected 

 by telephone; 



The club house is situated 106 miles from London,- 



