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and as yet only one of the 67 institutions, the Iowa State college, 

 offers a degree in agricultural engineering. Departments of agricul- 

 tural engineering and of farm mechanics have now been provided in 

 about a dozen of the agricultiu'al colleges, and the men in charge of 

 these departments are illustrating by their work the importance of 

 this siibject as a branch of agricultural education. As yet, however, 

 much remams to be done in the way of adequate provision for this 

 subject and in a broader realization of its importance. 



TRAINING OF TEACHERS. 



In response to a large demand for strong, broadly educated, weU- 

 trained teachers of agriculture for high schools and other institutions, 

 public and private, the Iowa Agricultural CoUege has established a 

 department of agricultural education under the direction of A. V. 

 Storm. ^ The general studies of the coiu"se, which extends over four 

 years, include mathematics, history, English, chemistry, botany, 

 zoology, physics, and some modern language if desired. The agri- 

 cultural studies include work in farm crops, soils, dairying, live stock 

 judging, horticulture, and agricultural engineering. The domestic 

 science studies include the special studies of the home economics 

 department. Elective work can be taken from subjects such as the 

 principles of teaching, secondary education, history of education, and 

 methods. 



New courses in agricidtural education have been organized in the 

 college of education of Ohio State University and wall be devoted to 

 the trainmg of high and elementary school teachers of agricidture. 

 FoUoAving are the tentative courses offered: (1) Elements of general 

 agriculture, (2) the teaching of agricidture m the high school, espe- 

 cially intended for superintendents, prmcipals, and teachers of 

 secondary agriculture, (3) teaching elementary agriculture, designed 

 to meet the pedagogical requirements of township superintendents, 

 rural teachers, and teachers in village elementary schools, and (4) 

 rural life and institutions, which will constitute an mquiry into the 

 status of social life in rural communities, and the various institutions 

 through which this life finds expression. One of the two courses in 

 agricultural education given during the summer session was designed 

 to meet the needs of the elementary and rural teachers, who are, imder 

 a recent law, required to teach agriculture in their schools. 



The Wisconsin Legislature has taken over the Stout Institute at 

 Menomonie and provided for its maintenance by the State. This 

 assures th^ continuance of one of the leading industrial teachers' 

 training schools in the West. 



1 Professor Storm has since resigned to take charge of a department of agricultural education in the 

 Minnesota College of Agriculture. 



