Graham Praises Farm Institute

Graham Praises Farm Institute

Agricultural Commissioner James A. Graham commended the progress of the Agricultural Institute in its first decade of existence. He believed the program was well suited for the students and filled a need in the state for agricultural professionals. By the end of the Agricultural Institute's first decade, over 700 men and women graduated from the program.

"Graham Praises Farm Institute," The News and Observer, April 12, 1970 North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Agricultural Institute Records, UA 100.040.004, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC.

12-Apr-70

Raleigh, North Carolina

"Graham Praises Farm Institute: The Agricultural Institute of N.C. State University, which offeres a two-year terminal course in several major fields of agriculture and farm-related business, is 'filling a real need' in the state, Agriculture Commissioner James A. Graham said Saturday. The 265 students and many of their parents participated in the day's activities. In the institute's 10-year history, Graham said, over 700 men and women have graduated from the course. The program, he said, 'provides a very practical and factual education in agriculture. It is a course which can easily be applied to the day-to-day business of farming. It ably fills the gap between the limits of a high school education and the four years and thousands of dollars needed for a college degree.'"

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