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that it would be easy to slough
through the job doing the
minimum to earn the room, board,
tuition and stipend that come with
the job. However for Laine it has
become more than a job. “I’m
addicted to this place. You build
such a concern for the place how
it looks, the cows, little details.”
He credits Knight with a making
the program run smoothly ana
helping him to learn as much as he
has. “I really appreciate Paul for
his trust. He has always been very
helpful and congenial,” Laine
remarked.
Despite {he long hours and
demands of the job, Laine has not
fallen behind in class requirements
and will graduate in 1989. He was
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able to accomplish this by taking a
heavier credit load in his first
three semesters at the college.
This fall’s intern, A 1 Jenkins, is
taking classes this summer to get a
jump on course work as well as
easing into the program by
working at the dairy. By doing this,
he plans to learn more about the
cows and the farm to be better
prepared for the responsibilities he
will encounter. A 1 has worked at
the dairy for the past two years
under work study.
“It is going to be a lot of
responsibility quick,” A 1 observed.
The junior dairy husbandry major
notes that he is looking forward to
the challenge of the intern position.
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Md., relocated when his family
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County. Without benefit of a farm
background he calls the position
“imperative.” He added, “Without
this position I couldn’t say that I’ve
had any kind of leadership position
onafarpi.”
One of the appealing parts of
Delaware Valley’s program for A 1
was the practical aspect. A 1 first
became familiar with agriculture
through the Future Farmers of
America chapter at his high
school. He remained undecided
about his future until the summer
after graduation from high school
when he worked on a dairy farm.
Like Al, Laine did not come from
a farm. However, Laine did work
for 10 years on a nearby dairy farm
prior to college. At this farm,
Gordon Turk’s dairy in Cen
terville, he did just about
everything.
Knight reiterated his praise for
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both students. He noted that their
enthusiasm for the job has created
a more enthusiastic environment
at the dairy for everyone. Knight
explained that the intern program
gives the students something to
work for. “They have one year to
shine,” he commented.
He admits that students who
enter into the program will see
their grades slip somewhat.
However, he feels the practical
experience they gain and the first
hand knowledge they learn will do
more for them in the workplace
than a straight A grade point
-average will.
Hepner explained that the intern
program has been expanded to the
orchard. However, because of the
different seasonal work pressures,
the orchard internship is for two
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semesters as opposed to the dairy
which is year-round. College ad
ministrators are also considering
expanding the intern program into
other areas of the college,
depending on the success of the
initial project and financing
possibilities.
Financing for the intern
program comes from within the
college and not from any type of
grant program, Hepner explained.
Officials at the college are op
timistic about the future of t e
intern program which follows i
the college’s philosophy of a ban -
on type of practical experie >.
They feel this type of expert- e
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