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m^ the winliu- ivAin we enrolled forty-two and during- the spi'inji; term, by 

 perinission of the faculty, we gave two courses in education for men. 

 Education 4 to twenty-six seniors and Education 6 to thirty-eight juniors 

 and seniors. This was a special arrangement in order to enable men 

 who had been in military service to complete their courses and be 

 graduated. Of the seniors, twenty completed the work in Education, 

 together with the four year college course and were entitled to a state 

 teachers license and on recommendation of the faculty these certificates 

 had been granted by the State Board of Education. 



(c) The Praclice School. Last year arrangement was made between 

 the State Board of Agriculture and the Board of Education of East Lan- 

 sing for the establishment of teacher training courses in agricultureand 

 in home economics in the East Lansing High School. The subjects 

 offered were elective to high school students and for the agriculture 

 about thirty students selected the work, thus affording four good classes 

 for practice teaching. About forty-five young women elected the course 

 in home economics, giving good strong classes for the practice teach- 

 ing in that subject. 



On account of war conditions we had no men for practice teaching 

 during the fall term and the early part of the winter term. By that tiine, 

 however, we had enough returned soldiers to organize the class in practice 

 teaching. 



In the matter of critic teacher, Mr. Grover had conducted the regular 

 courses for the high school students. Miss Frazer organized the practice 

 teaching immediately upon the opening of the school year and during the 

 year has given special training to fifty-one young women of our senior 

 class. All of this work was conducted under the general supervision of 

 the State Board of Control for Vocational Education in accordance with 

 Federal and State laws, for the purpose of training young men and women 

 for vocational teaching. We have prepared many more in both agriculture 

 and home economics than will be needed at present but many of these 

 will be utilized in other states. 



(d) During the year courses in agriculture have been taught under the 

 provision of the Smith-Hughes Law in forty-six high schools of the State. 

 In all but three the graduates of this collage are in charge of the work. 

 Ten new schools have already made application to the State Board of 

 Control for the establishment of the agricultural course, beginning in 

 September. 



There are ten schools in the State where home economics is taught 

 under the provision of the Smith-Hughes Law. In five of these the in- 

 structors are graduates of this institution. 



(e) The Critic Teacher. The direction of practice teaching in agricul- 

 ture is in charge of Mr. E. Lynn Grover and his work has been entirely 

 satisfactory to the public school officials so far as the management of the 

 children is concerned and entirely satisfactory to the college authorities. 

 I consider him one A the most proficient directors of agricultural educa- 

 tion in the middle west; in fact, I question whether he has a superior in 

 any of the states. 



Miss Elizabeth Frazer, the critic teacher in home economics, has made 

 an enviable reputation for herself through her proficient work in direct- 

 ing the practice teaching of the young women. Our senior students with- 

 out exception, were pleased and satisfied with their training under her 



