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inetic, language, spelliug, geography, etc., and a strong high school course of 4 

 years distributed about as follows: Mathematics, 2i years; English, 3 years; 

 history and civics, 2 years ; science. Si years ; foreign language, 2 years ; and 

 electives, 3 years. If the pupil is preparing to teach in the elementary schools 

 his advanced work could be taken at a normal school, but if in schools above 

 those of elementary grade his advanced training should be received at a college 

 or university. His advanced preparation should be In 4 different lines: (1) 

 General, which includes such subjects as English, public speaking, and eco- 

 nomics; (2) technical, constituting botany, chemistry, zoology, physiography, 

 physics, and agriculture as a specialty; (3) professional, comprising such sub- 

 jects as psychology, history of education, principles of education, principles of 

 general method and the method of the recitation, special methods of high school 

 subjects, and school management; and (4) practice in teaching. 



It is suggested that normal schools and agricultural colleges when reconf- 

 mending teachers for agricultural high schools should select their candidates* 

 in the following order: (1) Those with natural ability, farm experience, and 

 agricultural preparation, even though they have had no professional prepara- 

 tion or teaching experience; (2) those with natural ability, agricultural 'prep- 

 aration, professional preparation, and teaching experience; (3) those with nat- 

 ural ability, farm experience, good science preparation, and teaching experience; 

 and (4) those with natural ability, farm experience, good science preparation, 

 and no teaching experience. 



High school agriculture subjects accepted for matriculation at the Univer- 

 sity of California (Col. Agr. Univ. Cal. Spec. Circ, 1912, May, pp. 4). — This is 

 a full outline of courses in general agriculture, animal husbandry, dairying, 

 horticulture, farm mechanics, and farm management which may be offered by 

 high schools in the State for entrance credits at the college of agriculture of 

 the University of California for a total of 9 units. 



University Farm School, Davis, Cal. {California 8ta. Circ. 77, pp. 23, figs. 

 IS). — This circular contains an announcement of the 3-year course of study 

 at the institution, and briefly describes the work of the school. 



Seed testing, W. L. Oswald (Univ. Minn., Dept. Agr., Ext. Bui. 24, 1911, 

 pp. 8, figs. 12). — Directions are given for home purity and germination seed 

 tests. 



Oklahoma school hotbeds, S. A. Mineae (Bui. Oklu. Agr. and Mech. Col., 

 8, {1911), Isio. l.'t, pp. 7, figs. 5). — This bulletin is intended to assist Oklahoma 

 teachers in the construction and use of hotbeds in their schools. 



Transplanting, V. H. Davis (Agr. Col. Ext. Bui. [Ohio State Univ.], 7 

 (1912), No. 8, pp. 16, figs. 14). — ^The author discusses transplanting operations, 

 particularly the replacing of the lifted plant in the soil by the ultimate pur- 

 chaser. Trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are considered separately. A 

 homemade corn tester is described and illustrated. 



A method of illustrating the trees, J. E. Kiekwood (Nature-Study Rev., 

 8 (1912), No. 1. pp. 39-41, fig. 1). — The author describes a set of botanical 

 preparations, originally designed for the exhibit of the University of Montana 

 at the state fair but since found of much practical value in school work. 

 Each preparation illustrates one species and consists of a wall frame 26J by 

 S2J in., containing a card on which is mounted under glass a full-sized herba- 

 rium specimen of the si)ecies, showing leaA-es and flowers, the fruit where prac- 

 ticable, a seedling, a map showing distribution, a section of the wood, several 

 photographs of individual trees showing the character of the bark or other 

 features, and landscape scenes depicting the habitat of the species. Some of 

 this material may be contributed by the pupils as a part of their laboratory or 

 field work. 



