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We have organized a regular system of registration of teachers and 

 use our best efforts to assist the young people in securing positions, 

 both in the State and outside of the State. This work occupies a large 

 amount of time and almost endless correspondence. We have assisted 

 an securing positions for 28 young women, most of them will teach Do- 

 Jnestic Science and Domestic Art. We have also located 24 young men ; 

 22 of these will teach Agriculture, and two of them Manual Training. 

 The young women receive salaries ranging from |600 to $800, and the 

 young men receive salaries ranging from |700 to |1,000. 



Thus far we have been able to supply all of the schools with trained 

 men for the Agricultural courses, and we are supplying about 50% of 

 the schools which teach Domestic Science. At the present time there 

 is a surplus of teachers for both subjects. It is evident that the claim 

 which has been frequently made, that the states are unable to supply 

 properly trained teachers for these special subjects, can no longer be 

 maintained in Michigan. 



6. The State Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Education. 

 This society was organized in 1909 and consists of the Teachers of Agri- 

 culture, Superintendents of Schools, County Commissioners, and others 

 who are especially interested in the extension of Agricultural Educa- 

 tion. This society meets annually at the Agricultural College. The last 

 meeting was held on April 21st and 22nd. 



In addition to discussing the means and methods of Agricultural Ed- 

 ucation, the question of an organization of the Teachers of Agriculture 

 to cooperate with the Fruit Associations of Western Michigan in the 

 marketing of small fruits was presented by Mr. Nash of Muskegon, and 

 a committee was appointed to work up plans for this new venture. The 

 committee consists of Mr. Nash of Muskegon, Mr. MacVittie of Bay 

 City, and Mr. Servis of Monroe. 



Prof. A. W. Nolan of the College of Agriculture of Illinois gave a fine 

 address on Agricultural Education. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year — 



President — K. K. Vining. 

 Vice-President — F, J. Gibbs. 

 Secretary — T. H. Caldwell. 



At the last annual meeting it was voted that we should request the 

 authorities of the State Teachers' Association to permit the organization 

 of an Agricultural Section of that body. This permission was given by 

 the Executive Committee of the State Association, and at this meeting 

 L. R. Servis of Monroe was elected Chairman of the Section, and E. J. 

 Smith of Blissfield, Secretary. 



The association discussed carefully the question of the proper field of 

 work for the Teacher of Agriculture during the summer vacation, and 

 decided that in order to secure the best results the Teacher of Agricul- 

 ture should be employed for the entire year. 



7. The Extension Reading Course. This has been the eighth year of 

 the work of this course. We have enrolled in that time about 600 farm- 

 ers and farmers' wives. The new enrollment for the current year has 

 been small because it has been impossible for us to give very much per- 

 sonal attention to it. I feel that this is an important phase of extension 



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