156 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



adjustment oi' credit submitted from other institutions recently estab- 

 lished ought to add to the numbers of this group. 



Special efforts were put forth this summer for a new group of students. 

 As a result of the consolidation movement in our school system, the de- 

 partment of Public Instruction found a shortage of teachers of Agricul- 

 ture to man these schools. At the suggestion of State Superintendent 

 Johnson, the College presented the technical subject matter of the depart- 

 ments of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry and Farm Crops to some 

 fourteen men picked by the Department of Public Instruction for this 

 purpose. These men continued in residence through nine weeks or until 

 .the close of their vacations, covering some twentj^-four credits of work. 

 This undertaking necessitated a large amount of labor in selecting and 

 rearranging the material of the courses in the departments by the in- 

 structors. The fact that the gronp stayed by and went away with words 

 of satisfaction speaks well .for the success of the men who did the teach- 

 ing. The plan of last summer contemplated, if successful, the continu- 

 ance of the plan during another summer in order to cover the remainder 

 of the technical field. I recommend that this be done. 



Still another group consisted of teacliers of Home Economics in the 

 high schools of tlie State who were invited to attend the session for ad- 

 vaneed work presented by special teachers under the auspices of the 

 State Board in charge of vocational education. Special instructors were 

 provided by the above Board including Miss Ruth Cowan of University 

 of Illinois, Miss Ruth Wilson of Iowa College, Ames, Iowa, Miss Mar- 

 garet Stewart of Chicago, and K. G. Smith, State Supervisor of industrial 

 education in Michigan. The purpose of this work in household science 

 and household art was to strengthen the resources of teachers in the 

 high schools of the State in the field of Household Economics. So profit- 

 able and satisfactory was this effort that we hope to continue such work 

 in the session of 1923. 



Finally the College arranged special courses in drawing and manual 

 training'^continuing for a two weeks' period for the teachers of Agriculture 

 in the high schools. This was the third successive year that work of this 

 kind had been given. The effort has seemed very much worth while each 

 3^ear. 



The foregoing paragraphs contain a brief summary of the work of the 

 session. It is to be noted that onr efforts have been confined to the needs 

 that can be met by M. A. C. to the best advantage. We have purposely 

 avoided any effort that might seem to mean duplicating other summer 

 schools. Response to our efforts have seemed to justify this policy, 



E. H. RYDER, 

 Director of Summer School. 

 Eavst Lansing, Michigan, June 30, 1922. 



