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Show illT-i A Well-Equipped Suijar School. Tho Audubon sugar school was established at Audubon Park, Now Orleans, in 1800, and has been m tiuc-cesjful tiuc-cesjful operation ever since. It was established by tho sugar planters of Louisiana in connection with tho Louisiana sugar experiment station, audit has already graduated four classes and given instruction to nearly 100 students. Last year tho conduct of this school was UBS umed by the statOj and is now being operated along tho same lines as hcrctotorc, the studentn attending both the state university and agricultural and mechanical college and tho Louisiana Louis-iana sugar experiment station for instruction in-struction and facilities. I do not like to bo personal, but I do claim that this school is the most thoroughly organized and the comprehensive compre-hensive of any in oxistenseiu the world, and is recognized by the leading sugar men of the world. Its course, which extends over four yeart?, embraces a thorough study of theory and practice in the following blanches: Mechanical engineering, chemistry, agriculture, sugar making and drawing. Theso subjects aro not pursued from a theoretical theo-retical standpoint only, but also by absolute work in a lirat-class sugar house provided withevery facility Jfor making sugar upon tho most advanced and improved methods, aided by iirat-cluss iirat-cluss laboratories .and machine shops, and also with tho experience of growing sugar cane, sorghum and beets in the field . Wo have already had students from all pints of tho world, and luivo edu cated a half score or more ot experts, who are now leading the Leet sugar industry of tho west. This school is open to young mon from all parta of the world ; tuition is free, and every facility offered for giving a thorough practical and theoretical instruction along all tho lines of eugar growing and sugar manufacturing . In other words, wo nro trying to t urn out experts. Graduates Gradu-ates of this institution are tilling responsible re-sponsible positions in tho Hawaiian islands; Mexico and Louisiana, in ud-diton ud-diton to hoso engaged in the beet BUgar industry of the west, all of them drawing draw-ing good salaries and giving satisfaction. Orange Judd Farmer. |
