A hand book of Virginia . HI o & o |> o 71 instruction in military science, being second only to the UnitedStates Military Academy at West Point. In addition to these State institutions of higher learning, thereare many excellent private and denominational colleges, as well asWashington and Lee University, a private institution of high rank. It will thus be seen that Virginia has a complete system ofpublic instruction, extending from the primary grades to the uni-versity and the technical schools, and many private high schools,academies and colleges. Industrial training has been introduced
A hand book of Virginia . HI o & o |> o 71 instruction in military science, being second only to the UnitedStates Military Academy at West Point. In addition to these State institutions of higher learning, thereare many excellent private and denominational colleges, as well asWashington and Lee University, a private institution of high rank. It will thus be seen that Virginia has a complete system ofpublic instruction, extending from the primary grades to the uni-versity and the technical schools, and many private high schools,academies and colleges. Industrial training has been introduced into the public schoolsof some of the cities and towns, and the State Board of Educationhas made provision for introducing instruction in agricultureinto the rural public schools, as well as in high schools previouslymentioned. The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind at Stauntonis one of the most efficient of its kind in the country. Virginia maintains an efficient system of public schools forcolored 7h%>^ f^t/Ut^is What Governor Mann Says Thinking men in Virginia, familiar with conditions, havereached the conclusion that our State has just entered an era ofagricultural development and prosperity such as we have neverseen before. There is enthusiasm for agricultural pursuits, andresults are being achieved, by the use of improved methods,which are astonishing men who have been farmers all their lives,but have been content to walk in the beaten paths. High landsin Southside Virginia, which formerly produced no grass at allhave been made to yield from four to five tons of hay to the acre,and men who have regarded three or four barrels of corn as afair crop are amazed when furnished with indisputable evidenceof the production of from twenty to twenty-six barrels to the acre,and are assured by those who know that the limit has not yet beenreached. In 1908, the average production of corn per acre inVirginia, including low grounds and the rich lands of the Valley,
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