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audience before presenting the views by a sufficient explanation of 

 the question treated upon and to acconipanj^ each projection by a 

 summarized exphination; (3) to popularize the handling and man- 

 agement of the apparatus for this work. 



Considering (hat the agricultural education of young girls is one 

 of the best means of restraining the dei)opulation of country local- 

 ities, agricultural instruction should be more efliciently given in the 

 primary, secondary, and nornuil schools for young girls; and j^racti- 

 cal schools of agriculture and domestic economy for young girls 

 should be extended wherever their utility is recognized. 



FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS. 



In connection with its work for the promotion of farmers' insti- 

 tutes, this Oflfice has published a bulletin on Agricultural Instruction 

 for Adults in the British Empire (Bulletin No. 155), by Prof. John 

 Hamilton. This bulletin describes the means adopted for reaching 

 rural adults through itinerant teachers, traveling schools, farmers' 

 institutes, and other forms of college and university extension. There 

 is also some discussion of the higher institutions which are associated 

 in the work of instruction of adult farmers. A similar bulletin has 

 been prepared covering the countries of continental Europe. 



The board of agriculture studies at Cambridge University, Eng- 

 land, reports a steady increase both in the number of students attend- 

 ing the agricultural courses and in the number presenting themselves 

 for the examinations. The syndicate appointed to consider the desir- 

 ability of establishing a course leading to a diploma in forestry at 

 this university has reported, (1) that a diplonui of forestry should 

 be established; (2) that forestry should form the principal subject 

 of the final examination for the diplonui; (3) that the diploma 

 should be granted only to graduates of the university; (4) that can- 

 didates for the diploma should show evidence of having resided for 

 the equivalent of one year in some recognized center of instruction in 

 practical forestry. If these recommendations are approved by the 

 senate, the syndicate proi)oses to draw up and submit to that body 

 detailed regulations for the scope and conduct of the proposed exam- 

 inations, and for the courses of lectures and practical instruction to 

 be recpiired of candidates for the diploma. 



The total number of enrollments in the dav and eveninjr classes of 

 the West of Scotland Agricultural College for the session lUO-t-lOOS 

 was 471, as compared with 3T() for (he previous scission. 



The grants nuide by the British Board of Agricultm-e and Fisheries 

 in aid of agricuhural education in (he year 1903-4 amounted to 

 $44,G20. This amount was distributed among 10 different institu- 



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