82 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE \ 



Education 2, General Methods and School Management. 

 Education 3, History of Education. 

 Education 3a, Practice Teaching. 



During the year l.SG agricultural students have pursued the courses 

 in Education and of these 66 were enrolled in Education 6; 66 in 

 Education 4; 54 in Education 5; and 55 graduates were granted teachers' 

 licenses. 



During the same time, 280 different students from the Home Economics 

 Division have been enrolled in educational courses and of these 93 Were 

 in Education 1; 101 in Education 2; and 86 in Education 3; and from 

 this Division 58 women were graduated and granted teachers' licenses. 

 These figures show that the college is doing its fair share toAvards pro- 

 viding teachers of vocational subjects for the public schools of the state. 

 So far, we have been able to provide sufficient number of teachers of 

 agriculture and there has been a surplus each year which has been dis- 

 tributed in nearby states. Practically all of our graduates in home 

 economics are absorbed by the home economics schools in Michigan. 

 This Institution at the present time is providing practically fifty per 

 cent of the home economics teachers of the state. 



This Department operates so far as teacher training is concerned, 

 under the provisions of the Smith-Hughes Law and under the require- 

 ments made by the State Board for Vocational Education. 



By arrangement between the Boards of Education of East Lansing 

 and Haslett, classes are provided for practice teaching in agriculture 

 and in home economics. A separate building is provided for the classes 

 in agriculture and a four unit course, corresponding to the regular 

 work in the public schools, is maintained. 



The practice teaching is under the direct management of Mr. Grover 

 and Mr. Walpole. We also use the consolidated school at Haslett for 

 certain classes in agriculture. 



In both East Lansing and Haslett there is a department of home 

 economics organized on the regular Smith-Hughes plan. The equip- 

 ment is provided by the college. Mrs. Eogle and Miss Emma P. Garri- 

 son have immediate charge of the practice teaching in home economics. 



It is our plan to have the teacher trainers visit schools each year 

 where our graduates are employed. We make it our business to inspect 

 the work of the beginners — that is, those who are out on their first year 

 of teaching, and render whatever service we can to enable them to 

 organize their departments of agriculture and home economics accord- 

 ing to the State Plan ; also check up on their methods of work, both in 

 school and in the community. This we call "teacher training in service." 

 It gives us an opportunity to assist the young people and at the same 

 time determine whether our teacher training work is effective. 



The expense of the department for instruction for the year, has been 

 approximately |19,000 including the summer school. 



During the current year, there have been seventy-six agricultural 

 departments in connection with the public schools of the state and these 

 departments will share in the distribution of federal and state funds. 

 There are 38 schools giving instruction in home economics for which 

 federal and state aid is allowed. 



