The farm is completely up-to-date and modern, with a spotlessly clean cowashed having cemented foots, white-washed walls, and the latest contraptions for fastening up the "The herd itself, imported, It understood, from America, con The school accommodates 500, the ages ranging from nine to twenty-four—the latter being those who came at an advanced age with little or no previous erucation—and has a. taft of which 40 are teachers. All expenses, even the children's clothes, fare borne by the Government.
Very Little Holiday 'The school curriculum comprises the teaching of the Primary, Middle fand Upper schools, as well' as Art, Carpentry and especially Agriculture, The sports! grounds provide tennis and basket-ball courts and hockey fand football fields. T may add that plenty of recreation is particularly necessary here, as apart from three days at the New Year, and a further three days in the summer, the children have no holidays. This is understandable as, with no homes of Up cabbages for feeding the cows inthe school dairy. sists of pure-bred Holsteins and Jerseys of very good stock judging by appearances. The actual milking was not in process at the time of our visit but 1 saw hanging in a cupboard a row of white coats tend~ ing to prove that even the fucsiest could not complain of any lack of hygiene. The dairy itself had steam plant for washing and sterilize, ing bottles, besides a large modern separator. The chicken houses were row of new pigsties were inthe making, of an equally high standard. In short, it would be hard to find any fault" with either the equipment or management of the farm, sports. their own, it would be practically Impossible to arrange for all children to go elsewhere. Tt should be added that the boys under 12 years of age have their beds made and their laundry done for them though after that age they are taught to do these things for themselves.
It being New Year's Eve at the time of our visit, the studio was arranged with samples of the Junior School's New Year Cards which were 'The surprising fact 1s that tar from being inspired to take up farming as a result of their training. which' is aimed at fitting them to 0 "back to the land," the pupil show tittle enthusiasm for agriculture and the majority seem to desire to be~ come soldiers. As they have already been orphaned by war, and as the whole trend of the school-training is non-military, it is a rather intscest~ ing study in psychology. Tt is true that their main farming apprentice-remarkably good. Some were iginal and some copies, but in all eases the work was exceptionally neat and clean with here and there examples of marked talent, in some cases definite ventures into modern istic art. There was quite a number fof specimen plaster-casts and iso some good oil paintings.
Carpentry and Toys Preparing more rations for the dairy's 'The carpenters' shop was one of the most interesting parts of the school and sent one away with the feeling that should the boys forget all their other training, they would still retain one extremely useful accomplishment.
The shop itself was a moderate. seized room and seemed to be full of enormous benches upon which small boys stood or sat and sawed with what seemed. very inadequate saws; the surprise of the next room ship takes place farms which are obviously not of the model type, but even se it is curious that a greater number do not take kindly to it.
'Teachers' Spartan Life Only one thing seems to me to require any but favourable cornment, and this is the spartan life thrust fon the teachers.
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