Addresses at the Dedication of the Buildings of the New York State College of Agriculture, April 27, 1907 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Agriculture, New York State College Of

9780656123001: Addresses at the Dedication of the Buildings of the New York State College of Agriculture, April 27, 1907 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0656123001 ISBN 13: 9780656123001

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Excerpt from Addresses at the Dedication of the Buildings of the New York State College of Agriculture, April 27, 1907

The progress of civilization is perhaps most strongly marked by the widening of the area of instruction and the diminution of failures due'to untutored and unrelated effort, through the establishment of schools for proper training and for the communication under skilled direction of the lessons of experience. And the modern breadth of view with reference to scholastic purpose, and the rapid growth in appreciation by the people of the benefit of scientific instruction could have no more striking illustra tion than the establishment, under the auspices of the State, in contact with schools of liberal arts, of politics and of law, of this school of agriculture.

I am reminded of the occasion when, fifteen years ago, as a member of the staff of instruction of this University, I listened to the inaugural address of its new President. I remember well the mingled expressions of concern as to the wisdom of his policy and admiration at his courage not to say audacity - in announcing it. Rarely has there been vouchsafed to any prophet a clearer vision or a more complete fulfillment of his prophecy. Among other things President Schurman then said: From the very begin ning Cornell University has paid special attention to the two subjects which more than any other vitally affect the interests of the majority of our people - I mean agriculture and veter inary science We need an appropriation for a College of veterinary knowledge of at least a year and at the same time liberal provision should be made for agri culture, including horticulture. The first and imperative need is that of a building large enough to house, along with the department of agriculture those of horticulture, entomology, and dairy husbandry The home of teachers and investigators, it should be made the living center of all the agricultural interests of the State. Stu dents would come for the regular courses or for short winter courses and those who could not leave their homesmight receive instruction by correspondence. Bulletins would be published giving results of investigations We should need at least for the building and then such appropriations as would make the work in it worthy of the vast agricultural resources and wealth of this im perial state.

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