. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Rural School Leaflet 813 4. the granger I ROM past experience in our work connected with the public schools of New York State, we find that the opportunity to help country- life education through the State College has been greatly increased by the earnest effort of men and women on the farms. They have encouraged us in our endeavor to reach the boys
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Rural School Leaflet 813 4. the granger I ROM past experience in our work connected with the public schools of New York State, we find that the opportunity to help country- life education through the State College has been greatly increased by the earnest effort of men and women on the farms. They have encouraged us in our endeavor to reach the boys and girls; they have encouraged the teacher to consider the educational advantage to be gained by instruction that has direct relation to country living; they have discussed rural education at meetings of the grange and, in fact, have kept in touch with the progress of the times in the interest of agricultural education. We are now ready to ask very concrete help from New York State grangers. Their organization is conducted in a way that makes it possible to be of great social service. There is no more important question before the world to-day than the public school. To all grangers and to the staff of the State College of Agriculture the rural school is of special interest. We must look to education to bring about a more nearly ideal country life. It is most significant that the educational world to-day is looking to agriculture as a means to the fundamental preparation for life to which all boys and girls have a right. As we have before stated in this leaflet, agriculture provides wholesome, concrete labor which, if combined with the intellectual processes necessary for its success, will make it stand for an all-round development. A child trained through farm practices and experiences the while he gains intelligent sympathy with natiu-e, is receiving valuable education. All children should have such education, but only the children in the country can have the advantage of t
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