EDITORIAL. 943 



Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations in L891, beingthe third 

 to hold that office. His address before the convention of that year deal! 



with some of the achievements of agricultural experimentation and the 

 guiding principles underlying it. It led up to an appreciation of the 

 work of the Rothamsted Experiment Station, concluding with the pres- 

 entation of Dr. R. Warington, who came as the first representative 



of the English station to deliver a course of lectures under the provi- 

 sions of the Lawes trust. Two years later, when Sir Henry Gilbert 

 came to this country on a similar mission, President Goodell arranged 

 to have these classic lectures delivered under the auspices of the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, the pressure of other business making 

 it impracticable for more than an introduction to them to he delivered 

 at the meeting of the association. 



President Goodell had been in poor health for a number of years, 

 being afflicted with a complication of diseases which bore heavily upon 

 him. His indomitable energy, however, led him to hold to his work 

 persistently until ordered away for a rest by his physician. His genial, 

 generous, and lovable nature endeared him to all who came to know 

 him. and his fearlessness in the prosecution of what he believed to be 

 right, his force and ability as an executive, and his sterling qualities 

 of manhood commanded general respect and admiration. In his pass- 

 ing, the Massachusetts Agricultural College is bereft of an able 

 executive, beloved by the students of nearly forty years, and the agri- 

 cultural colleges and experiment stations throughout the country lose 

 a loyal and enthusiastic friend and supporter. 



A distinct step in the direction of encouraging the teaching of agri- 

 culture in the high school is the movement to recognize that work in 

 the entrance requirements of higher institutions. To a certain extent 

 these higher institutions determine what must be taught in the high 

 schools leading up to them. Heretofore there has been no induce- 

 ment to schools that were fitting for the colleges and universities to 

 offer such courses, however much they might desire to do so, and no 

 incentive to a student to take agricultural work if it were offered, 

 since it would not entitle him to credit in meeting the entrance 

 requirement-. 



This matter has been under consideration in several States, for it 

 has been recognized as a bar to progress in introducing agricultural 

 studies. Definite action has now been taken in Missouri. The uni- 

 versity in that State practically determines what shall be taught in the 

 high schools, as students are admitted to it on their accredited high 

 school work. Members of the agricultural faculty have been urging 

 that agricultural work in the schools should be given some recogni- 

 tion, and the council of the university has rec ntly decided to allow a 

 credit of one unit on the entrance requirements for a year's work in 



