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VaWATM THE AGROMECK 4:1C-tEat SYMPOSIUM ON THE A. M. C. r. By W. C., Jr. -7 SIB ' VIAMPAVESI-Nat2 g , MAIN BUILDING T FIE growth of this country in extension of territory has been phenomenal. The little thirteen colonies, hemmed in by the Atlantic on one hand and the trackless Vest on the other, where lurked the crafty savage or murderous wild beast, have grown into a nation whose boundaries stretch from ocean to ocean. But yet more phenomenal has been the country ' s growth in population, ilization; commerce and manufactures. In the beginning of the nineteenth century this country was very thinly settled, and the majority of settlers were fanners, but soon 4., 15
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(ar THE AGROMECK eacmaa there came a change. Where once had stood the wigwam of the mighty Indian chief, now stands a prosperous city; where the stealthy Indian had pursued his solitary trail now flashes a monster breathing forth fire and smoke; where the canoe had ploughed its noiseless way, now shrieks from the hoarse throats of passing steamers smite the ear, and where once the disciple of bask Walton sat idly angling during the long summer days in unbroken solitude and silence, is now heard the clanging bell, shrill whistle and busy hum of factories, -sawmills, railroads and other industries. HORTICULTURAL BUILDING With these changes has come a demand for men to till these shops, workmen to use these tools, craftsmen to ply these trades, skilled farmers to till the soil; and the cry is still for more laborers. But what kind of laborers are needed? The rough plough- man, the rude blacksmith ? No ! the demand is for skilled labor, skilled not only in handicraft, but that handicraft controlled by brains—the hand guided by the head. This demand was far in excess of the supply. More men, more skilled men, more skilled young men, was the constant cry. At last a man appeared whose wisdom was in a large measure to devise a way to supply educated brain and hand workers. 16
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