| Show provia EDITOR JOURNAL As the tha poet would say As tho the sacred sun above the mountain bains raised through heavens eternal brazen portals blazed and wide oer earth diffused his cheering ray to god and men irien to give the golden day vo ayo hear the sound bound of the bell from that beautiful structure called the agricultural college t calling D tile the students to their studies a and nd it makes a person reflect upon the purpose of the building 0 As I 1 understood der stood it it is for the purpose of instructing 0 the youth of alii aliis territory in the practical and scientific art of farming and other useful trades and by its ita help make the occupations crevatin elevating 0 and ennobling it is not long since that a person while addressing the youth of seme of our settlements told them to look higher than the plow and harrow and said that I 1 any fool could farm now I 1 think that right here comes come io in one pirt of the nii sidn of the A agricultural gri cultural Col college lec to teach the young the beauty and nobleness of 01 am agrical 0 kicul i tural pursuits for where is there a more interesting and nobler occupation than farming 0 when it is carried on in an intelligent manner Is it riot not interesting to plant tire the seed eced in the el ground round and watch them shoot forth their beautiful 0 green le leaves avles and then to 0 o see them blossom out in all their beauty and y yield beld their fruits for the sustenance 0 of f life for both man and beast TL tee e products taste sweeter for your having raised them yourself the teachers of this noble institution have a great work before thern them to into the minds of the youth the honorableness of ef the occupations taught let C camp amp douglas 0 havo the university but gentlemen please leave us our beautiful college SILAS |
