r)S.l KIPoKT OF OFFIPE OF F.XI'ERTMENT STATIONS. 



oi' ill llic cilv iiiiirki'ts. Tlic proi-ccds arc used lo purchase, scljool 

 c(|ui|)iiiciil. The olluM" o-radc schools of the citv arc also irivcn iiistruc- 

 (ioii siiiiihir to thai in the tiaiiiiiiL:' xliool t»\ a t ravcliiiir iiistnu'tor, 

 aiul a |)ortioii of each school ^touikI is set ajjurt for tlie, j^rowinjr of 

 veo-etul>l(>s. 



In the schools dj' the isjaiid outside of Honolulu cousiderablo. atton- 

 tioii is oiveii to the study ot" auricult tire. In some cases the teachers 

 ha\'e sjx'cial traiuiuj:' in this work and the results have l)eeii j)ro])or- 

 tioiiat(\ Kach yeai' the nuniher of trained teachei's is l»eiri<,'' inci'eased 

 hy lh(> tira(lual(\s of the normal school, and the superintendent of 

 ])ul)ric instiuction ex])resses the hope that ""in time all the teachers 

 on the foi'ce will t)e litted to ^ive instruction in the courses of nature 

 study and agriculture." 



In Porto Ivico lio aui-icultural schools, aceominodatint^ HO pupils 

 each, were ort^ani/ed l)y the commissioner of education in the fall of 

 I'.'ol. Kach scliool was pro\ided one acre of o-round where each child 

 was oiven a small plat on Avliich he Avas requii'cd to work daily. The 

 childi-en were from (3 to 15 y(^ars of aiife and tlieii* teachers trained 

 American ao'riculturists. 



EDUCATIONAL WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN 

 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



At the convention of the association held in A\"ashino-ton, I). C, 

 Novem])er 17-19, 1903, there was much discussion of educational 

 topics. In the section on horticulture^ and botany several i)apers 

 dealt with the teaching of })otany and horticulture in the agricultural 

 courses of the colletifes. The conuuittee of this section on courses 

 in botany presented an outline of an elementar}- course in botany 

 too-ether with suoo-cstions as to more advanced courses. This com- 

 mittee was conti-nued, and was directed to fonnulate its courses with 

 reference to cognate courses on economic lines. The appointment of 

 a committee to act in conjunction Avith this committee and to report 

 on courses of stud}' in horticulture was also authorized. 



In the section on college work the two subjects discussed were the 

 mission of the land-gi-ant colleges and short courses. In the general 

 session the committee on methods of teaching agriculture presented 

 the following report on the relation of the natural sciences to agri- 

 culture in a four-year college course: 



The more <k'tinite formulation of conriJes of instruction in agriculture, the division 

 of these courses according to the several branches of the science of agriculture, and 

 the consequent sjx'cialization of the courses due to the employment of an increased 

 force of experts in various agricultural subjects, have already led to a considerable 

 reorganization of faculties and courses in our agricultural colleges. This movement 

 is continuing and will further develop with the increase of the resources and equip- 

 ment of the agricultural departments of these institutions. One effect of this move- 



