Show COLLEGE opportunity FOR FARM BOYS over 7 per cent of the freshmen reporting in one state several years ago made their choice of college because of the opportunity afforded for self support during the course college authorities have long sought ways and means to assist deserving young men and women to obtain an education A plan proposed by the state normal college at dowling bowling green ohio has recently been reported to the bureau of education tentative arrangements subject to legislative approval provide part time employment tor for a limited number of 0 farm boys enrolling in the agriculture ri science coerce for rural high school not smith hugh teachers the students alternate by periods oi of three weeks between the college and assigned farms this procedure re continues for four years ten months per year two students are assigned tor for one year to the cooperating farmer do so that one student is at college 1 ege all the time and one with the farmer all the time the farmer pays a reasonable wage tor for this helfat help at the close of each year the students are assigned to tanners farmers in other to lo calit les to give them the business methods and viewpoints ol of other farmers and communities the class work Is correlated with the farm activities tor for each three weeks period the farm thus serves as a practical atory tor for the course and at the same time aids the student to meet his college expenses five years are required to complete the course with a B S degree the fifth year Is spent tn in tull full time residence at the college doing practice teaching and college work |