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is of any very great value, either to the iustitutiou or to our general 

 work. The teachers' institutes are largely attended, and in each case 

 I gave special lectures and instruction on the subject of agriculture 

 adapted to rural school instruction. 



G. Publications. — ^During the year we have published a pamphlet 

 giving the high school course of study in agriculture, and a report of 

 the agricultural instruction during the year 1911, and another pamphlet 

 on Projects in Agriculture for Rural Schools. The latter pamphlet will 

 be distributed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction among 

 the rural schools of the state. There has been an insistent demand for 

 such a publication, and I trust that this will supply the needed informa- 

 tion as to means and methods of elementary instruction. 



7. Teachers. — The registration and location of teachers prepared in 

 this institution occupies a large amount of time, and causes almost end- 

 less correspondence. Sixteen women out of the graduating class have 

 secured good positions for another year. Nearly all of them will teach 

 domestic science and art. Some of them will undertake other high 

 school subjects. I find that superintendents are beginning to look to 

 our institution for teachers of these special subjects, but the number of 

 schools which present Home Economics is so small that the opportunity 

 for teaching is rather limited. Hence, many of our young women are 

 forced to take up other subjects if they desire to teach. 



Sixteen men have accepted places to teach agriculture in Michigan 

 during the ensuing year, and it is probable that several more will find 

 places. In addition to these, several have secured positions in other 

 states: Mr. Sorenson at Fresno, Cal. ; Mr. Bovay at Coleraine, Minn.; 

 Mr. Jurgens at Leroy, Minn. ; Mr. Ryther near Rochester, N. Y. ; Mr. 

 DeGraff at Griegsville, N. Y. ; Mr. Adams at Elj^ria, Ohio, and Mr. Van 

 Wagenen at Cloquet, Minn. We have had many calls from other states 

 for teachers of agriculture which Ave have been unable to supply. 



About half of the young men taking the course in Pedagogy were 

 doing so as a general culture course, as they did not intend to teach. 

 In fact, I have had a hard time to induce some of the men whom I de- 

 sired to have teach, to undertake the work. In addition to those who 

 teach in this country, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Tibbs will be supervisors of 

 agriculture in the Philippines. 



8. State Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Education. — In 

 1909 we organized a State Society for the Promotion of Agricultural 

 Education, and have held annual meetings of this society. The last 

 meeting was held on April IStli, in the Agricultural Building. We had 

 a large attendance of agricultural teachers and superintendents, in addi- 

 tion to members of the faculty and students of the college. Papers 

 and discussions were given by Mr. McVittie, Dean Shaw, Superintendent 

 Warriner, Mr. Chapin, Mr. Langdon and Mr. Nash. The following offi- 

 cers were elected for the ensuing year: President, R. A. Turner, Hills- 

 dale; Vice President, C. S. Langdon, Watervliet; Secretary, J. W. 

 Chapin, North Adams, and Corresponding Secretary, W. H. French. 



It was voted to send delegates from the Michigan association to the 

 National Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Education which 

 will meet in Atlanta, Ga., November 12th. We believe that this organ- 

 ization will be of great value not only to the public schools of the state, 

 but to the Agricultural College as well. 



