HOW MUCH CONSERVATION IS BEING TAUGHT? 



Ralph Crall, Supervisor, Deer Creek SWCD, appeared on the Education Panel at the Oklahoma 

 Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts meeting and presented some up-to-^ate 

 J.nformation on how much conservaticn is being taught in our public schools. 



For your information, here are the questions and how they were answered by 78 teachers: 



1. Do you feel that you slight conservation because of lack of teaching 

 aids? Yes - 36, No - 32. 



2. Would a conservation teaching guide be helpful? Yes - 56, No - 18. 



3. Have you had posters submitted which portray conservation? Yes - 28, No - 51. 



4. If some agency could arrange a summer institute on conservation, would 

 you be interested in attending? Yes - 3A, No - 39. 



5. If you teach English or any other subject requiring themes, do you suggest 

 conservation topics? Yes - 23, No.- 28. 



6. Do you think conservation of natural resources should be taught in our 

 public schools? Yes - 77, No - 1. 



Crall made these concluding remarks: "We need reference material with 'meat' on the 

 elementary level. We need more film strips and slides on conservation for the classroom." 

 (From a Newsletter from the Oklahoma State Soil Conservation Board.) 



MODERN CONSERVATION IS NOT LIMITED IN ITS EFFECTS AND BENEFITS JUST TO THE FARMS ON WHICH IT 

 IS PRACTICED. CONSERVATION FARMING IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE PROFITABLENESS OF INDUSTRY, THE 

 WELL-BEING OF MUNICIPALITIES, AND THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ALL THE PEOPLE. — DAVID KISTNE 

 CHAIRMAN, NACD CONSERVATION EDUCATION COMMITTEE 



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