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and others interested in institutions for dependent and delinquent boys, was 

 devoted entirely to the discussion of agriculture and its place in the education 

 of such boys The value of agriculture in this connection was discussed by 

 R R Reeder of New York, E. K. Eyerly, of the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 College and William R. George, founder of the George Junior Republic. On 

 the subject of equipment there were papers by G. F. Warren, of Cornell, K C. 

 Davis of Rutgers College, and O. S. Morgan, in charge of extension teaching 

 in agriculture at Columbia University, all of whom emphasized the importance 



of good equipment. _ _ ^^ , , ^^ 



The curriculum was discussed by G. T. Powell, of New York, G. A. Hubbell 

 president of the Lincoln Memorial University, and others; the management of 

 the institution farm, by Rev. Brother Barnabas, of the Lincoln Agricultural 

 School H W Geller, of the Baron de Hirsch Agricultural School, and J. H 

 Washburn, of the National Farm School. Cooperation with other agricultural 

 agencies was discussed by D. J. Crosby, of this Office, R. A Pearson, late 

 Cor^missioner of Agriculture of New York, and W. D. Hurd, of the Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural College. At an evening meeting Dr. E. E. Brown, chancellor 

 of New York University, spoke on the Corrective Influence of Agriculture, and 

 H B Fullerton, director of the Long Island Railroad Experiment Station, 

 gave an illustrated address on the Lure of the Land and Its Promise for Boys 



"""throughout the discussion there was general agreement that rural locations 

 are advantageous for such institutions and that instruction in agriculture with 

 a companying outdoor work is almost imperative. One great difficulty that 

 many of the institutions encounter is that of keeping the boys long enough to 

 give sufficient instruction in agriculture to be of permanent value. 



Proposed Country life Hall.-The Spokane Chamber of Commerce, which has 

 taken an active interest in country life improvement, is considering the ad- 

 visability of erecting country life halls as community centers in the open 

 country One feature suggested is the employment of a salaried secretary to 

 be in charge of such a hall, his duties to include the collection of data as to 

 the crop production of the district and the rendering available of information 

 supplied by the publications of this Department, the state experiment stations, 



""^New^York^XTanization of Agricultural Teachers.-Scftoo? Agriculture an- 

 nounces the recent organization of the State Association of New York Agricul- 

 tural Principals and Teachers. The object of this association is to promote 

 and improve the teaching of agriculture in the public intermediate and sec- 

 ondary schools. The president, F. W. Howe, has also been designated editor-in- 

 chief of its official organ, which will be known as The Agricultural Educator. 



Miscellaneous.-In accordance with an order of January 19, 1912, the French 

 Minister of Agriculture has appointed a commission to make a study of the 

 reorganization of the National Agricultural Institute and the three national 

 schools of agriculture, including a definite statement of their aim, the co- 

 ordination of their work, and the regulation of the relations which they should 

 have with each other and with other agricultural education institutions. 



The Roval Agricultural College at Cirencester has incorporated its collegiate 

 instruction with that of the University of Bristol. Three-year degree courses 

 in agriculture and forestry have been provided, the first year to be spent in 

 Bristol and devoted to general science and similar subjects, and the second and 

 third years at Cirencester. Mr. H. J. Elwes has placed a portion of his at- 

 forested land at Colesbome at the disposal of the college for research purposes. 

 Dr Paul Noel, director of the agricultural-entomological laboratory of the 

 Department of Seine-Inferieure, Route de Neufchatel, 41, Rouen, France, de- 

 sires to publish a paper on the properties of the females of certam species of 



