EDITORIAL. 905 



This consideration emphasizes the importance of spreading the 

 work of educating teachers who shall be qualified both pedagogi- 

 cally and practically for shaping this new educational development 

 to meet the prevailing needs in each State and locality. In some 

 States the new work can probably best be done through the State 

 university, in others by the agricultural college, the agricultural 

 high schools, the State normal schools, or all of these in cooperation. 

 In other States, like New York, Michigan, and Nebraska, it can be 

 advantageously dealt with in the county normal training classes. 

 And in still other conditions, as in Iowa, the movable institute school 

 of instruction may prove most serviceable, especially in the earlier 

 stages of extension development. In all these cases the essential 

 desideratum is so to rationalize our methods of industrial and exten- 

 sion instruction as to bring them into effective coordination with the 

 standard educational systems that have amply demonstrated an 

 enduring value. 



Recent remarks of King Edward in relation to the inclusion of 

 applied science and agriculture in the scheme of university educa- 

 tion are interesting as reflecting an attitude in England which is 

 becoming more widespread. At the opening of the new buildings 

 of the University of Leeds in July, 1908, he said : 



" The high standard of moral and intellectual discipline for which 

 our schools and universities have been distinguished has not been 

 lowered, nor has the pursuit of literary and historical studies been 

 checked, by the inclusion in the university curriculum of those scien- 

 tific studies, and especially of those branches of applied science for 

 which such ample provision has now been made. I rejoice to think 

 that the opportunities open to the young men of our great industrial 

 communities of acquiring a knowledge of subjects of commercial 

 utility in an atmosphere of academic culture are being so greatly 

 increased, and I find it difficult to express my appreciation of the 

 manner in which the great responsibilities which rest with the 

 authorities and teachers of a university such as this have been dis- 

 charged. It is a source of pleasure to me to know that you have 

 provided also for the study of the theory and practice of agriculture, 

 for I am convinced that the best possible results can not be derived 

 from the industry and natural ability of our farmers mdess they are 

 properly instructed in the scientific aspects of their work." 



