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college. The State apj)ropriate(l for the school during the next 

 biennhim S75,000, not less than half of which must be expended for 

 equipment. 



IDAHO. 



The new school code adopted by the legislature in the 1911 session 

 requires that elementary agriculture and home economics be taught 

 in all rural high schools. 



A school of i)ractical agriculture was opened at the University of 

 Idaho with a course of study to extend over three years, of six months 

 each. The purpose of this school is to provide practical industrial 

 and agricultural training for those young men who are unable or do 

 not care for such courses as the ordinary high school of the State 

 offers. 



ILLINOIS. 



The legislature at its last session provided for a $20,000 State fair 

 school of home economics at Springfield. 



IOWA. 



In the winter of 1911 the legislature of Iowa made provision for 

 the establishment of normal training courses for teachers in any 

 accredited 4-year high school, and made an appropriation of $25,000 

 for 1912, and $50,000 annually thereafter, for the purpose of encourag- 

 ing the establishment of these normal training courses for the training 

 ''of teachers for the rural schools by requiring a review of such given 

 branches as may be deemed essential "by the State superintendent of 

 public instruction, and for instruction in elementary pedagogy and 

 the art of teaching elementary agriculture and home economics." 

 In counties having only one high school approved under the pro- 

 visions of this act $500 may be paid toward the support of the normal 

 training course, but in counties having more than one normal train- 

 ing course not more than $800 in all of State funds can be given. 

 The State superintendent, who prescribes most of the requirements 

 to be met, may also appoint an inspector of high schools and private 

 denominational schools, at a salary of $2,000. 



KANSAS. 



The session laws of 1911 for Kansas provide a fund of $25,000 for 

 1912 and $25,000 for 1913, to be used in paying bonuses at the rate 

 of $250 per annum for the maintenance of "courses in the elements 

 of agi-icultural and domestic science" in high schools maintaining 

 normal training courses under the provisions of a previous act. 

 With this fund it is possible to extend aid for the teaching of agri- 

 culture and home economics to 100 high schools. At least 10 pupils 



