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A. M. — Consulting authorities by the students, reading up references made in the 

 lecture, and familiarizing themselves with the requirements of the "practicum" that 

 is to follow. 



P. M. — "Practicum" to consist of laboratory or field exercises in verification of the 

 facts presented in the morning lecture, and for familiarizing the student with analyt- 

 ical methods, by requiring him to actually do the things suggested. 



Reading references. — The syllabus furnished to each student indi- 

 cates the book or pamphlet in which additional information con- 

 firmatoiy of the statements made is given, and a^so the page or the 

 paragraph where the reference can be found. In order that the 

 references may be consulted a library is supplied by the institution 

 estabUshing the course containmg all the books referred to. When 

 the books or pamplilets are inexpensive, they are to be supplied in 

 duplicate or triplicate according to the requirements of the course so 

 that all of the references in any lecture may be consulted by all of the 

 members of the class during the period for which reference study is 

 prescribed. 



Apparatus. — Apparatus for the class is to be furnished by the 

 extension department sufficient to provide each student with a com- 

 plete set for his mdividual use during the course. Each member of 

 the class is charged in an itemized account with the apparatus and 

 material committed to him, and a deposit for its value required, the 

 money to be refunded at the close of the course, less 10 per cent and the 

 cost of such material as may have been consumed or broken. 



Expenses. — The expense connected with securing a haU, providing 

 janitor services, water, light, heat, seating, desks, and all incidentals 

 is to be met by the locality in which the class is held. Each member 

 is required to pay a registration fee to an amount sufficient to pay the 

 salary of the leader of the class, and to meet such minor incidental 

 expenses as may be necessary. 



Examinations. — At the close of each week an examination upon the 

 lectures of the week is to be written up by each student upon blanks 

 provided by the extension department, to be transmitted through 

 the leader of the class to the chief of the extension department for 

 inspection and ratmg. At the completion of the course an examina- 

 tion upon the entire work will be held, by a representative of the 

 extension department, who will visit the community and conduct the 

 examination. 



Certificate. — To all who complete the course and pass the examina- 

 tions satisfactorily, a certificate of the fact is made out by the mstitu- 

 tion under whose auspices the course is conducted, and given to the 

 student. This certificate when presented to the agricultural coUege 

 entitles the holder to credits for entrance to the agricultural course 

 in case he should desire to become a resident student. 



Continuation course. — ^Af ter the completion of the course prescribed, 

 certain of its features may be continued during the year by the stu- 



