Vermilion School of Agriculture - Yearbook (Vermilion, Alberta Canada)

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Foreword I T IS A PLEASURE to write a few thoughts for the 1934-35 Year Book. It is particularly interesting to me on this occasion for the reason that this year’s magazine symbolizes the twenty-first anniversary of the opening of the Vermilion School of Agriculture. The growth and success of the work of the Schools has been far beyond the expecta¬ tions of anyone connected with the institution twenty-one years ago. The record of attendance has been away above what anyone anticipated, and the results of the instruction obtained have been most striking. The courses of study in the first calendar indicated that they were planned for the special benefit of those who were training for farming and home¬ making. That the objectives of the courses have been realized is abundantly demonstrated by a visit to the hundreds of farms of ex-students in various parts of Alberta. The graduates are farming in a way that is satisfactory to themselves, an inspiring example to their fellow citizens and a great compliment to the institution from which they graduated. We are proud of the record of the Schools of Agriculture. It shows tremendous achievement in bringing about a better form of Agriculture and a higher standard of citizenship. It is our convict ion that the record during the next twenty-one years will give as striking results as it has in the past. Today there are greater problems for agricultural institutions of training to face and solve than there has been at any time in the past. It will be the responsibility of the Schools of Agriculture to improve their courses of study so as to lay the founda¬ tion for this heavier task ahead. We feel confident it will be possible for the Schools of Agriculture, including students, ex-students, and staff, to meet the more serious situation. In the staffs there is a trained and experienced group of minds that will make it their responsibility to face and in a large measure solve the difficulties arising out of the new problems. The students who attend the institutions have a better background of training and a keener conception of their responsibilities than had those enrolled in the earlier years of their history. The institutions have a reputation for achievement which will add incentive for greater effort and materialize in accomplishments that will bring further credit to the Schools and their Alumni. Their future success rests not only in the hands of the staff but also with the large body of graduates and those who are now enrolled as students and about to assume the responsibilities of citizenship. We wish the staff and students a pleasant and fruitful year’s work and the best possible success in years to come. F. S. GRISDALE, Minister of Agriculture. t Page two ]

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« DEDICATION » «» O our mothers and fathers, whose self-sacrifice and devotion have made our attendance at the V.S.A. possible, this Year Book is gratefully dedicated. » »

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