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agriculture. A few institutions give a course for graduates preparing to 

 teach agriculture. 



The vocational agricultural school, with special emphasis on part-time 

 work in agriculture, K. W. Stimson {Ycaihook Xut. Soc: IStudif Ed., 11 {1012), 

 pt. 2, pp. 22-53). — This article discusses and illustrates in detail the work of 

 the vocational agricultural school, as found, for example, in the congressional 

 district schools of Georgia, the county agricultural schools of Wisconsin, or 

 the state agricultural schools in undivided districts in a number of the States. 

 Special emphasis is directed to the system of part-time work, where the pupil 

 must spend part of the time required for his education in productive farm 

 work, preferably at home, and part at the school, the work at both places being 

 closely correlated and under the direction of the teacher. 



A number of projects which might be taken up by such a school are outlined 

 in detail and suggestions given for their proper execution. 



State-aided departments of agriculture in public high schools, D. J. 

 Crosby {Yearbook yat. Soc. Study Ed., 11 {1912), pt. 2, pp. 5//-65).— It is 

 noted that Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, 

 New York, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin have appropriated 

 funds to encourage the teaching of agriculture in existing jiublic high schools. 

 A number of these have also provided for courses in home economics and farm 

 mechanics. Brief statements are given showing the character and amount of 

 state aid and the requirements to be met in the different States. 



It is found that the advantage of state aid over the local initiative system 

 is that it insures better equipment in the way of laboratories, special appa- 

 ratus, land, etc., and provides better supervision, which can more easily be 

 made expert than where everything concerning courses of study and methods of 

 teaching is left to town or county superintendents. Experts have already been 

 employed by 3 of the States to supervise the work in agricultui'al instruction. 



High school agriculture without state subsidy, W. H. French {Yearbook 

 Nat. Soc. St mil/ Ed., 11 {1912), pt. 2, pp. f)6-7./). — This paper deals largely with 

 what has been done in agricultural education in those States which have not 

 appropriated special funds or granted special subsidies to individual schools for 

 the introduction of courses in agriculture, home economics, or farm mechanics. 

 It is concluded that this work has already gone far enough to demonstrate that 

 (1) there is an interest on the part of the people in agriculture as a subject of 

 study; (2) agriculture correlates well with other science subjects; (3) intel- 

 lectual power can be developed through it; (4) the lives of young men are 

 redirected and turned toward agriculture; and (5) practical results in farming 

 processes in the community are secured. 



For further advancement of the work it is suggested that a greater interest 

 be awakened in the public mind by extension and demonstration work; that 

 the States grant special subsidies to the schools ; and that the state institutions 

 give special attention to the preparation of vocational teachers. 



Short courses and extension work for agricultural high schools in the 

 South, H. F. BrxTON {Yearbook Nat. Soc. Study Ed., 11 {1912), pt. 2, pp. 

 75-82). — This article describes the extension work of the Agricultural High 

 School at Manassas, Va. Short winter courses lasting 6 to 8 weeks devoted to 

 subjects of local agricultural interest have proved very successful, as have also 

 illustrated lectures and demonstrations given in neighboring rural schools on 

 many phases of agriculture. Interest has been aroused and efforts stimulated 

 for a better and more permanent agriculture in the community. 



Short courses and extension work in agriculture for high schools in the 

 North, F. R. Crane (Yearbook Nat. Soc. Study Ed., 11 {1912), pt. 2. pp. 

 83-90"^. — This article deals with short courses and extension work in agriculture 



