598 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. [Vol.40 



A manual of vocational education for the use of North Dakota schools de- 

 siring to receive Federal aid under the Smith-Hughes Act (Bismarck, y. 

 Dale: State Dept. Ed., 1918, pp. 2! t ). — This manual sets forth the provisions of 

 the plan for vocational education in North Dakota under the Smith-Hughes 

 Act, with tables showing the annual Federal grants under the act. 



The training of teachers of vocational agriculture and home economics is to 

 be carried on in the North Dakota Agricultural College. 



Vocational educational plans of the Oklahoma State Board of Vocational 

 Education (Okla. State Bd. Vorat. Ed. Did. 1 (1918), pp. 59). — The plans 

 for vocational education in Oklahoma for 1918-19 under the Smith-Hughes Act 

 are outlined. 



The Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College at Stillwater has been 

 approved for teacher training in agriculture and home economics for white 

 persons and the Agricultural and Normal University at Laugston for 

 colored persons. The University of Oklahoma at Norman has also been 

 approved for teacher training in home economics for white students. Sug- 

 gested four-year and two-year courses in vocational agriculture are out- 

 lined and described; also suggested one-, two-, and four-year courses In voca- 

 tional home economics and four-year teacher framing courses in vocational 

 agriculture and home economics. Lists of suggested equipment for agriculture 

 and home economics and of agricultural and home economics books* for use in 

 high schools are Included. 



Federal aid for vocational home economics in Texas under the Smilh- 

 Hughes Law, W. F. Doughty and N. B. Ckigi.kr (Dept. Ed. Tex. Bui. 75 (1918), 

 pp. 15). — The authors outline briefly the conditions governing Federal aid for 

 vocational home economics instruction in Texas under the Smith-Hughes Act, 

 explain the method of applying for such aid, and give such extracts from the 

 law as affect vocational home economic-. 



Vocational education under the Smith-Hughes Law (Salt I.<ik< city, I'tah: 

 State Dept. I'ub. Inxtr., 1918, pp. 14). — An outline is given of the plan of or 

 ganization and administration in I'tah, setting forth the purposes for which 

 the Smith-Hughes funds for vocational education are to be used. 



The work of teacher training in vocational agriculture and home economics 

 is being undertaken by the school of education of the State University in con- 

 junction with the State Agricultural College. Suggestive four-year courses for 

 teachers of agriculture and home economics ore outlined, accompanied by a 

 description of the courses in education. An outline is also given of a suggestive 

 four-year course in vocational home economics for liigh schools. 



The Chicago plan of high school boys in agriculture, D. G. Hayes (Chi- 

 cago: Bd. Ed., 1917, pp. 55, pis. 6). — This is a report on the food production 

 campaign of the Chicago high school boys in 1917. The evolution of the plan 

 Is described, including the policy with reference to the granting of school 

 credit for farm and gardening work, placement and aids, and follow-up work 

 in connection with the boys going out individually all over the country, etc., 

 and an outline of a plan and its development for military summer farm camp 

 schools for boys and girls located in agricultural centers, and offering military 

 training, agricultural Instruction, and practical work on the farm. 



It is reported that 700 boys were placed in every kind of farm work known 

 to farm hands in 29 States and 3 Provinces in Canada. Of these boys 60.1 

 proved satisfactory workers, each working on an average of 87.5 days of 

 an average length of 11.5 hours each, and receiving an average wage with 

 board and washing of $25 a month. The total number of days of work re- 

 ported was 51,000, and the total amount of wages earned $42.5S3.30. 



