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school before attempting other extension worli should mol<e a survey of agricul- 

 tural conditions, organize extension efforts around home projects of his pupils, 

 give individual assistance to farmers, and provide for rural organization. The 

 extension service of the high schools should not be In the beginning a» 

 announced function, but rather a process of evolution. 



How to Improve the Quality of Teaching the Technical Subjects in Agricul- 

 tural Colleges was the subject of a paper read by A. V. Storm. He believed 

 that administrative officers must be brought to realize how necessary is profes- 

 sional preparation along pedagogical lines for those who are to teach m col- 

 leges of agriculture. Courses of study should be so arranged that the student 

 who expects to teach will obtain a broad preparation, including the funda- 

 mental sciences. Large classes must be made smaller, as by employing more 

 teachers, abandoning some of the highly differentiated advanced courses which 

 enroll only a small number of students, or reducing the number of courses 

 offered by omitting nonessentials or duplicated material. 



A better sequence of courses would, he believed, improve the quality of teach- 

 ing, roor organization of subject matter must be overcome, the examination 

 must be made a part of the educative process, the students' judgment of the 

 quality of the teaching of certain courses must be given consideration, and the 

 teaching force must make greater use of the experiment sbitiou and extension 

 results. 



In a paper by A. B. Graham, entitled The Relation Between the State De- 

 partment of Education and the Agricultural College in the Supervision of Sec- 

 ondary Agriculture, the present system of vesting the administrative work In 

 the hands of the state department was indorsed, the college of agriculture 

 being regarded as the source of information. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are A. V. Storm, University of Min- 

 nesota, president ; W. H. French, Michigan Agricultural College, vice presi- 

 dent, and A. C. Monahan, United States Bureau of Education, secretary. 



Agricultural Education in Prince Edward Island. — The increased appropria- 

 tion under the Agricultural Instruction Act (E. S. R., 20, p. 198) has enabled 

 the government to make progress in organizing a complete system of .gricul- 

 tural education correlated with the general system. Provision has been made 

 for short courses in household science in Prince of Wales College, long and 

 short courses in agriculture, practical instruction in agriculture for those quali- 

 fying for teachers of the public schools, a science course for teachers now in 

 charge of schools, and women's institutes. A very successful 2-weeks school 

 for teachers was held during the summer vacation at the Prince of Wales 

 College attended by nearly hr.lf the teachers of the Province. 



Agricultural Education and Research in Greece. — The Daily Consular and 

 Trade Reports announce that the Greek Government has established eight 

 agricultural experiment stations, which are under the control of the ministry 

 of agriculture, one of these being near Athens; an agricultural school known as 

 Cassavetios at Halmyrios, with three professors and about 35 pupils; and two 

 model farms, one at Astros and the other at Trichonis. 



Agricultural Instruction in Mauritius. — Arrangements have been made for the 

 training of a limited number, not to exceed six, of young men in agricultural 

 science with special reference to the sugar industry in the laboratories of the 

 department of agriculture. They must agree to pursue for three years a course 

 of study in the general principles of agriculture, agricultural botany ani 

 biology, agricultural chemistry, agricultural entomology, and meteorolosy. 

 A diploma will be awarded and a research scholarship will be available on«e 

 in every three years. 



