AGRICULTURAL TRAINING

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 66, Issue 5601, 5 April 1943, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL TRAINING

AT Friday’s meeting of the Te Awamutu High School Committee, the chairman, Mr G. Donaldson, presented a very interesting memorandum, pointing out the value of agricultural training and the need for a demonstration farm in Te Awamutu to further that training. In this agitation Mr Donaldson and his Commit-

tee should have general support, for the value of such training in a centre like Te Awamutu cannot be overestimated. The trained farmer is better equipped to achieve success in production than the man who is satisfied to do things as his grandfather did them. Every day has its way. Granddad’s way may have been all right for his day but a handicap two generations later. The school of practical experience is, of course, the best of all schools, but the fact remains that the farmer can no more afford to ignore the teaching of science, and the accumulated experience of others, than the doctor, lawyer, engineer, or those of any calling whatsoever. Because of a tendency to think otherwise, the rural industries have not attained their proper place in our social and economic structure. The "nan who feeds the world is its most important unit, and is deserving of every consideration and encouragement. Agricultural training through he schools and demonstration farms enables the farmer to secure better results, and the special claims of Te Awamutu must be stressed in the right quarter. Mr Donaldson and the Committee are to be congratulated on their work for the school and the community. •