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training in spraying being given with SDecial reference to the control of 

 insects. These teams were also taught to recognize many of the orchard 

 insects. After receiving this training under supervision of the ento- 

 mologist these boys had an opportunity to put theory into practice 

 by pruning and spraying the home orchards for many of their neighbors. 

 These orchard management projects were continued, and the schools at 

 Seaman rural ■ (Topeka) and Marysville were added in 1921. 



By special request from a number of the vocational agricultural 

 teachers to their director, Prof. C. V. Williams, I was invited to appear 

 before the conference of vocational agricultural teachers, held in Man- 

 hattan the first week of June 1921, to discuss the plan for cooperation 

 and organization of orchard management teams. This invitation was 

 accepted and advantage was also taken of the opportunity to present a 

 plan of cooperation by which entomology might be taught to vocational 

 agriculture classes. The plan, which met the approval of the vocational 

 agriculture teachers and their director is as follows: 



1. That the vocational agriculture teacher have a well organized 

 class in agriculture consisting of not less than ten boys. 



2. That the vocational teacher pledge himself to take the corre- 

 spondence course in economic entomology as given by the Home Study 

 Department of the Kansas State Agricultural College. 



3. That each teacher receiving these lessons, shall teach his agri- 

 culture class entomology, not less than one hour per week, using these 

 lessons as a basis for such instruction. 



With this plan in view, Mr. George Gemmell, of the Home Study 

 Department, and I arranged 32 lessons on Economic Entomology. 

 This provides for one lesson each week during the school year, allowing 

 for vacations. One lesson is sent to the teacher each week, a special 

 effort being made to have the lesson arrive when the insect can be found 

 in the field. 



At the time of the organization of this enterprise. Prof. Williams had 

 75 high schools in Kansas organized for vocational agriculture, in 

 connection with the Smith Hughes plan, each scheduled to take up this 

 work. However, Prof. Williams resigned the Vocational Agriculture 

 Directorship in July and it became necessary to change the plans, 

 under the new organization. Thus it was deemed advisable to retain 

 only those schools on the entomological project which had their classes 

 well organized, and were in a position to forward the movement with- 

 out the direction of Prof. Williams. Accordingly, a letter was drafted 

 and sent to each vocational teacher, requesting a statement of progress 

 made in organization of the classes for the work, and asking each to 



