326 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



agricultural experiment stations for the education of a limited num- 

 ber of boys who in the last year or two years of their grammar-school 

 work may spend a large part of their time at the stations. This work 

 at the stations is regarded in the nature of a scholarship. As the boy 

 progresses in his work he may be placed in charge of some section 

 and may be paid a small amount, although it is definitely understood 

 that this payment is not to be regarded as wages. All this time, 

 however, he is definitely connected with the grammar school and is 

 carrying on a part of his work there. It is expected that this will 

 prepare young men to take up responsible work as overseers of 

 estates. 



According to the report of the instruction in school gardens in 

 Jamaica, interest in this form of agricultural instruction is rapidly 

 extending. In 1909-10 about 24,000 children were taught something 

 about agriculture through the means of these gardens. 



Toward the close of 1909 the buildings formerly used for an indus- 

 trial school at Hope, Jamaica, were remodeled and a farm school was 

 established in them. Provision was made for 25 resident students 

 and suitable shelter was provided for sheep, pigs, and other farm 

 animals and poultry. 



The board of education in Granada pays special bonuses to teach- 

 ers for instruction in practical agriculture and for instruction in 

 sanitation and hygiene. The efficiency of the instruction in these 

 subjects is determined by examination of students conducted by the 

 board. 



In Trinidad practical agriculture is now taught in nearly all boys' 

 schools and coeducational schools. Omitting 9 schools for girls, 3 

 kindergarten schools, and 9 others whose teachers being women nat- 

 urally attract a preponderance of girls, of the remaining 219 schools, 

 210 give instruction in agriculture. The instruction consists of school 

 garden work and nature study, and in several schools simple experi- 

 ments in plant culture, composting, nursery work, and seed germina- 

 tion. Agriculture is a compulsory subject in the annual examination 

 of teachers. Thirty teachers in elementary schools received instruc- 

 tion in agriculture during the year. 



CANADA. 



A royal commission on industrial training and technical educa- 

 tion for the Dominion of Canada has been appointed, with Dr. James 

 W. Robertson, formerly principal of Macdonald College, as its chair- 

 man. This commission is engaged in a study of agi-icultural and 

 other industrial, as well as educational, conditions in foreign coun- 

 tries, with a view of obtaining information that will be of value in 

 developing agricultural education and in conserving Canada's na- 

 tional resources. 



