A weight of responsibility therefore
rests upon those who are in charge of
our public schools to see that tne best
possible opportunities for development
are extended to all young people of
school age—not only to those who re
side within the school district, but to
all within possible reach of the school.
The people of Austin, feeling- that
their "school equipment and organiza
tion can be made more useiui (o the
boys and girls living in the Country,
and to those in town who wish to take
advantage of it, have provided a de
partment which will be ol special in
terest to those who have a desire to
learu something of the scientific prin
ciples of agriculture.
Classes will be organized in Farm
Crops, Soils, Ty'pes aud Breeds of Farm
Aniuiwls and a general course on
Plants and Animals which will be
preliminary to the above work and
consist of lessons in orchard and gar
den practice, selecting and1 testing
seeds, judging live stock, and practical
lessons, in dairying.
A recitation room and laboratory in
the high school building is given over
to this work and the school board has
purchased a twenty acre tract of land
nearby. which will be developed as a
demonstration farm to be worked in
connection with the class and labora
tory^lessons They have also employed
a teacher who has had special prepara
tion for this Work 'and has taught for
several years in some of the best
schools in the middle west.
Besides the work in agriculture, the
student can take work in the Manual
Training, Domestic Science,-Commerc
ial and Academic departments. This
affords a splendid opportunity for
young people to become educated in
the affairs of their life work, which is
indeed, a thing greatly to be desired.
