FATE OF COLLEGE'S ONCE VITAL FARMLAND IN DOUBT.Byline: Sara Catania Daily News Staff Writer More than half of the Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. property remains open farmland - a bucolic respite from the gleaming office towers of nearby Warner Center in Woodland Hills. Cud-chewing Black Angus wander dusty, rolling fields that once formed the core of the school's agriculture-based curriculum. In the early years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time wealth of land was an asset, drawing hundreds of students interested in learning farming and animal husbandry animal husbandry, aspect of agriculture concerned with the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, hogs, and horses. Domestication of wild animal species was a crucial achievement in the prehistoric transition of human civilization from . These days, despite offering practical courses like pest control pest control n → control m de plagas pest control n → lutte f contre les nuisibles pest control pest n , landscaping, pet care and spaying spaying: see castration. and neutering neu·ter adj. 1. Grammar a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. a. , the farm is among the least popular programs at Pierce. Of nearly 14,000 students enrolled at Pierce for the spring term, just 918 have signed up for classes in agriculture. The most popular courses at Pierce include computer science, biology, psychology, chemistry, English and math. Just what to do with the farm remains a hot debate at Pierce. Unsuccessful proposals for the land have ranged from a hotel and other commercial development to a golf course. Outgoing President Mary E. Lee envisioned a farm as tourist attraction, where Valley residents would pay to bring their families to experience a slice of the country life. "The farm can float Pierce financially, but it cannot be done the way it is now," Lee said. "Agriculture enrollment won't be enough, nor will donations. You need a living history farm, where you keep the animals and crops, but you charge for tourism and offer a tourism major." Purists balk balk the action of a horse when it refuses to obey a command to which it usually responds. See also jibbing. at that plan, saying the farm should be maintained in pristine condition, supported by endowments. "The farm is the heart and soul of the campus," said Margo Murman, president of the Coalition to Save the Farm. "If we get the support we need, this farm can support itself with the best community college agriculture program in the state." Murman also pointed out that students in art, photography and other departments use the farm, and that community members visit the land for quarterly Farm Walks and other events. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Pierce College's lamb barn lies within a stone's throw of urbanization. Proposals have ranged from preservation to conversion to sale. Terri Thuente/Daily News |
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