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graduate stiuleut, having; a scliolai'sliip issuetl l>_v that institution. Sev- 

 eial Iiave been cin})lojcd as County Agricultural Agents, and others have 

 leturned directly to the farm. 



(c) Practice School. Our plan of giving; to the senior students prac- 

 tice teaching was explained to the Board in our last report. We make 

 use of the students in the East Lansing High School for practice classes 

 in agriculture and home economics. It is required that each college- 

 student shall have six (G) weeks or more of practice teaching. We have 

 used about sixty (00) students from the high school for this Avork. 



Mr. E. L. Grover is in charge of the practice teaching, and has shown 

 himself an educational expert. Tlie men who go out to teach agricul- 

 ture, show by their grasp of tlie situation and their skill of procedure 

 Ihat the practice school is both efficient and effective. 



Miss Elizabeth Fi'azer is in charge of the practice teaching for Avomen 

 and is equally eflicient in her dejiartmcnt. Tt a]>i)ears at tlie same time, 

 that A\e have been able to train a snfticient number of teachers in agri- 

 culture and home economics to sujiply these s]>ecial scJiools in tlie State. 



In Michigan, we have for the current year, agricultural departments 

 in fifty-nine (59) schools and tV)r the ensuing year, we expect lo have 

 sixty-seven. 



There are 125 high schools in the State having de]>artments of home 

 economics and of this nuniber sixty-three (0.3) are taught by graduates 

 of this institution. There are 15 of these high schools teaching home 

 economics under the jn-ovision of the Smith-Hughes law. 



(d) Teacher Training. As director of Teaclier Training, [ have given 

 the instruction in educational subjects to both men and Avomen, and 

 have supervised the Avork in the Practice School. I also communicate 

 Avith the su])erintendents of tlie schools of the State in regard to de- 

 l»artments of agriculture and home economics, and assist said superin- 

 tendents in the location of teachers Avho have been trained in this insti- 

 tution. In fact, Ave operate practically a teachers location bureau witli- 

 out expense to the students; and as stated above, Ave have located all 

 the men available for teaching agriculture, and all the women for teach- 

 ing home economics. 



I have given part time to the State Board for Vocational Education, 

 acting as Director of Vocational Education. In this cai»acity I have 

 been advisory to the State Supervisors of Agriculture and Home 

 Economics, and Trade and Industrial Education. 



I have prepared a number of bulletins on the subject of Vocational 

 Education, and assisted in the development of the plans for part time 

 schools under the provisions of the James bnv. In cooperation with the 

 jniblic school authorities of the State, Ave are endeavoring to develop 

 the best types of vocational schools in ^fichigan ; and Ave belicA'C that Ave 

 occu])y a leading ])()sition in this new lield of vocational educati(»n. Our 

 li!ei-alure, blank lorms and gcucral icgulalions, have been calh'd tor by 

 nearly all of tlie other states. 



I have held several conferences Coi- vocational teachei's during tlie year, 

 and sIimH liave one Avcek's coiirereiice A\itli the teiiclters oC agriculture 

 during the summer school ol' liC'O. The 1 Jejiail iiient of Home iCconoinics 

 Avill also have a conference foi' home economics teachers during the 

 summer school. 



Notwithstanding the gi'cat prosperity in all industrial lines and the 



