1917] AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 193 



education in Virginia, including an account of the establishment and develop- 

 ment of agricultural instruction at the Virginia Military Institute, at Lexington, 

 followed by the founding of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural School for 

 colored students and the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College at 

 Blacksburg. 



The district agricultural schools of Georiria, C. H. Lane and D. J. Crosby 

 {U. S. Bur. Ell. Bui. U (1916). pp. 52).— The authors give a brief history of 

 the establishnieut of the district agricultural schools of Georgia, detailed de- 

 scriptions of (1) the school plant and equipment of a typical school, with brief 

 notes on special features of the other schools, and (2) the course in agriculture 

 and domestic science. Statistical data with reference to enrollment of students, 

 farms, farm crops, and animals of the various schools, a financial statement for 

 1911-12, and the text of the act creating the schools are appended. 



Seventh annual report of the eleven district agricultural schools of 

 Georgia, J. S. Stewart (Bui. Ga. State Col. Affr., No. 109 {1916), pp. 36').— This 

 bulletin contains the minutes of the fifth annual meeting of tlie principals of 

 the district agricultural schools, held April 28, 1916, the organization lists of 

 the schools, reports of improvements and special features for the year at each 

 school, the new curriculum adopted in May, 1915, the revised course of study 

 for 1916-17, a suggested daily schedule, an account of the first Georgia District 

 Agricultural School Contest, held at the Georgia State College of Agriculture 

 April 28 and 29, 1916, the text of the act creating the schools, and statistical 

 data on the value of farm products, repairs, salaries, value of the plant, attend- 

 ance, farm acreages, and e<iuipment. 



The State appropriation for each of these schools for 1916-17 was $15,000, an 

 increase of $5,000 over previous appropriations. Arrangements had been made 

 with the college of agriculture to place a county agent or congressional district 

 agent at each of these .schools. Seven of the schools had teacher training de- 

 partments, and the others reported that they would introduce such courses In 

 September, 1916. 



Ninth annual report of the inspector of high schools, E. K. Edwarus {Ann. 

 Rpt. Imp. State High Schools [N. Dak.}, 9 {1916), pp. 75, pis. 5).— This report 

 incluiles, among other information, statistical data on the enrollment, equip- 

 ment, salaries of instructors, etc., with reference to agriculture and domestic 

 science and art in North Dakota schools. 



The agricultural enrollment in the high schools nearly doubled since the 

 previous year, yet included only 16.2 per cent of the total enrollment. There 

 were 1,420 students taking at least one unit of agricultural work as against 

 689 in 1914-15; 7 schools gave 2 units and 3 each gave 3 and 4 units. The 2 

 county agricultural and training schools had an enrollment of 110 and 24, 

 respectively. The 5 State high schools with agricultural departments had a 

 total enrollment of 176 in agriculture as against 133 in the previous year, and 

 118 in cooking and 151 in sewing. 



Special equipment for instruction in agriculture ■"-as reported by 55 high 

 schools. Of the first-class schools one reported such equipment valued at $5,500 

 and another at $500. The 5 schools with agricultural departments have an 

 average agricultural equipment of $830 each, and the other 48 schools an aver- 

 age of $47.52. 



List of agricultural and horticultural ofS.cials, institutions, and associa- 

 tions {Dept. Landb., Nijv. en Handel [Netherlands], Verslag. en Meded. Dir. 

 Landb., No. 2 {1916), pp. i28).— This is the official organization list of the Di- 

 rection of Agriculture of the Department of Agriculture, Industry, and Com- 

 merce, including higher and secondary agricultural education and research 



