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Title: Catalogue of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Virginia, for the academical year ..
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
Subjects: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
Publisher: Hampton : Institute Steam Press
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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ar school years of eight months eachand one summer one of four months), and the SecondYear Junior Middle Class in the night school, or itsequivalent. It is distinctly understood, however, as faras the trade work is concerned, that the certificate isgiven for attainment in skill and knowledge of thetrade rather than for length of service. As it is impossible for trade students to earnmoney at their trade during the first part of theircourse, it is expected that those who cannot pay theirboard in cash will have from fifty dollars to eighty-fivedollars credit accumulated from previous work at theInstitute to cover their necessary expenses. At thediscretion of the Faculty, one day each week may beallowed as a work day, which can be spent in unskilledlabor outside the Trade School, In order to give trade students the best experiencein their trades a certain amount of commercial businessis carried on in each department. This also gives thestudent an opportunity to earn some money to help 72
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TRADE COURSES meet his expenses. Many students are able to earnenough, after the first year, to pay all necessary expens-es, but the school can in no way guarantee this, asthe amount earned varies with the amount of work onhand, the ability and experience of the student, andthe number among whom the work must be distributed.It is evident that, as this business is carried on mainlyfor its educational value, the work must be distributedimpartially among the students and cannot be givenout solely to those who are most in need of financial aid. As the commercial business cannot be entirelydropped during the summer months all trade studentswill be expected to remain during these months if itseems advisable. The summer practice often formsthe best part of their trade experience. It is undertood that a student entering one of thetrade courses will confine himself generally to his par-ticular line of work throughout the course. However,some experience in other trades may be given whenapproved

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