564 Journal of AgricuHnrp, Victoria. [10 Sept., 1918. 



Mr. Stinsou stated that the " Home Projects " are important 

 because they illustrate improved methods and provide convenient 

 facilities for group teaching in observational and practice work. They 

 emphasize them not merely because they 'aid in preventing the agricul- 

 tural teaching from becoming too bookish, but because each project 

 usually becomes a demonstration in its neighbourhood of a better method 

 of farming than that generally practised in the vicinity, but also because 

 things done by farmers on their own farms are usually more convincing 

 than things done on the school premises. 



Such is the type of vocational education given in Massachusetts. 

 That the system has some considerable merit is evidenced by the fact 

 that Congress has passed a Bill authorizing the Federal Government to 

 spend several million dollars per annum on vocational education. 



Pupil at work on a 'Home Project." Bristol County. Massachusetts. 



The Federal and State Governments Co=operate For Vocational 

 Training in Agriculture. 



The Smith-Hughes Act, approved on 27th February, 1917, provides 

 for co-operation between the Federal Government and the States for 

 the promotion of vocational education in agriculture, home economics, 

 and industry. 



This Act insures annual appropriations for the stiinulation of 

 vocational education, and sets up definite conditions under which moneys 

 will be advanced to the States. 



