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Are uniform regulations feasible among the different American coun- 

 tries for the prevention of the introduction and dissemination of diseases 

 of animals? The prevention and eradication of destructive diseases of 

 animals. 



Pan American cooperation in plant quarantine. 



The effect of the Panama Canal upon the distribution of farm products. 



SECTION IV. 



To what extent should elementary education be supported by local 

 taxation, and to what extent by State taxation ? What should be the 

 determining factors in the distribution of support? 



What should be the primary and what the secondary purpose of high- 

 school education? To what extent should courses of study in the high 

 school be determined by the requirements for admission to college, and 

 to what extent by the demands of industrial and civic life ? 



Should universities and colleges supported by public funds be controlled 

 by independent and autonomous powers, or should they be controlled 

 directly by central State authority? 



To what extent is coeducation desirable in elementary schools, high 

 schools, colleges, and universities ? 



To what extent is an exchange of students and professors between 

 American Republics desirable? What is the most effective basis for 

 a system of exchange? What plans should be adopted m order to 

 secure mutual recognition of technical and professional degrees by Amer- 

 ican Republics? 



To what extent may college courses in engineering be profitably sup- 

 plemented by practical work in the shop ? To what extent may labora- 

 tory work in engineering be replaced through cooperation with industrial 

 plants ? 



What preparation should be required for admission to medical schools ? 

 What should be the minimum requirements for graduation? What 

 portion of the faculty of a medical school should be required to give all 

 their time to teaching and investigation? What instruction may best 

 be given by physicians engaged in medical practice ? 



What preparation should be required for admission to State and 

 National colleges of agriculture? To what extent should the courses of 

 study in the agricultural college be theoretical and general, and to what 

 extent practical and specific? To what extent should the curriculum of 

 such a college be determined by local conditions ? 



What should be the place of industrial education in the school system 

 of the American Republics? Should it be supported by public taxa- 



