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Report of the committee on teaching (Amer. Farm Management Assoc. Rpt., 

 6 (1915), pp. 79-82). — The committee confined its work to a study of graduate 

 courses in farm management in different agricultural colleges. Answers to a 

 questionnaire sent out indicate that graduate work is given in 13 institutions, 

 5 of which offer work leading to the doctor's degree. A list of problems for 

 investigation and theses developed, leading to master's and doctor's degrees at 

 different institutions, is included, as well as statistical data. 



Farm management summer practice courses, R. L. Adams (Amer. Farm 

 Management Assoc. Rpt., 6 (1915), pp. 40-50). — This is a description of the 

 six-weeks' summer practice course, taken preferably between the sophomore and 

 junior years, at the University of California, consi-stiug of a tour of several of 

 the distinctly agricultural sections of the State and detailed investigations in 

 the various phases of agriculture. These trips have developed a decided farm- 

 management a.'?pect. Recommendations with reference to methods of carrying 

 on the work are made, ba.sed on the re.^ults obtained from two years of these 

 courses. The author states in conclusion that he feels so keenly the advantages 

 which the students secure from this kind of work, that he is very reluctant for 

 a man to substitute in any way whatever. 



The scope and methods of instruction in rural sociology. J. M. Gillette 

 {Pubs. Amer. Sociol. Soc, 11 (1916), pp. 16S-182).—Tt\e author defines rural 

 sociology and includes in its scope physical conditions, populations, economic 

 production, communication, health, institutions and organizations, pathological 

 social conditions, psychology of the rural social mind, prol)lems of semirural 

 communities, relation of country to city, and rural surveys. The methf>ds of 

 instruction are deemed identical with those used in other fields of social science. 



The teaching of rural sociology, particularly in the land-grant colleges 

 and universities, D. L. Sanuer.son (Pubs. Amer. Sociol. Soc, 11 (1916), pp. 

 181-208). — This article summarizes replies to a questionnaire as to the teaching 

 of rural sociologj' sent out to representative universities and colleges of the 

 country. The points covered include courses offered ; relation to elementary 

 sociology, political economy, rural economics, and education; definition; pre- 

 requi.sites. etc. 



Preparation for editonal work on farm papers. N. A. Crawford (Kan*. 

 State Agr. Col. Bui., 1 (1917), No. 5, pp. S5). — A discussion basotl on replies by 

 146 managing etlitors of farm papers to a questionnaire as to tlie preparation de- 

 sired of young men for agricultural journalism. In the.se replies, previous farm 

 experience was given an average rating of 31.9. college training in agriculture 

 23.1. college training in journalism 13.2, experience on newspapers 17.1, and 

 other qualifications 14.7 per cent. 



Report of committee on suggestive course in agriculture for use in land- 

 grant colleges of the South which give teacher training courses in agricul- 

 ture, approved at New Orleans conference, April, 1916 (Hiph t^chool Quart. 

 [Ga.], 5 (1917), No. 4, pp. 251-257). — An outline is given of the course approved 

 at this conference as previously noted (E. S. R.. 34, p. 799). 



Practical agriculture in Texas schools through school, home, and com- 

 munity, J. D. Blackwell (Agr. and Mech. Col. Tex. Ext. Scrv. But. SI (1917), 

 pp. 95, figs. 19). — This bulletin is Intended as a guide to teachers undertaking 

 definite projects in agriculture, and incidentally as a supplement to the numer- 

 ous textbooks on elementary and high-school agriculture. It contains an 

 explanation of home projects, home work, and credit, .suggested outlines for 

 reports on home projects, and outlines of subject matter for plant culture, gen- 

 eral animal husbandry, dairy husbandry, poultry husbandry, fruit production, 

 elementary soil study, vegetable and landscape gardening, crop pnvluction. and 

 farm engineering and farm management. The outlines are planned on the basis 



