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and ono or two dormitories were erected, farms were purchased, and 

 some farm animals and equipment provided. It is the plan hence- 

 forth, in accordance with the provisions of the act cstablisliing these 

 schools, to erect buildings and make improvements by means of 

 student labor. (See Plates XI, fig. 2, and XII.) 



CALIFORNIA. 



Eleven public high schools gave instruction in agriculture with a 

 definite vocational purpose in view. Four of these, the high schools 

 at Gardena, Imperial, Oxnard, and Bakersfield, had given instruction 

 in agriculture during the previous year. At Gardena, which is a 

 suburb of Los Angeles, the name of the school was changed to 

 Gardena Agricultural High School, and the work was organized 

 more definitely along vocational lines (PI. XIII, fig. 1). One other 

 high school in the Los Angeles group, that at Hollywood, conducted 

 a regular course in agriculture. 



At Imperial a high-power automobile was used to bring the pupils 

 of the surrounding country to the consolidated school, at a cost to 

 the pupils of about 15 cents a day. The automobile also served as a 

 neighborhood means of intercommunication and as an "agency of 

 civilization." 



At Bakersfield the fair grounds, containing 27 acres of land, were 

 purchased for $16,000, to be used as the school farm (PL XIII, fig. 2). 

 This is located about three-fourths of a mile from the high-school 

 building. The buildings on the farm include a residence for the 

 teacher of agriculture, a commodious shed for farm implements and 

 workroom (PL XIV, fig. 1), a large exhibition hall, which had not yet 

 been utilized by the school, and some small poultry colony houses. 



The high school at Oxnard had a small farm containing 2^ acres 

 which was used for plat work with alfalfa, individual and community 

 gardens, a small nursery, and an experiment in eradicating morning 

 glories by pasturing hogs on the plat. About 25 students were 

 enrolled in agriculture. (PL XIV, fig. 2.) 



The other schools conducting agricultural courses in 1910-11 were 

 Fresno, Stockton, Livermore, Ferndale, Lordsburg, and Escondido, 

 in addition to which more general courses in agriculture were offered 

 at Sebastopol, Salinas, Le Grand, Porterville, Brawley, Ceres, and 

 Petaluma. 



COLORADO. 



The laws of 1911 provided for the establishment of a school of 

 agriculture and mechanic arts at the Fort Lewis School, formerly a 

 United States Indian school. The school is to be in charge of the 

 State board of agriculture, which also controls the State agricultural 



