COLLEGE AND STATE 



structed from the bottom up. This means 

 that in rural districts, pupils shall be edu- 

 cated by means of rural subjects as well as 

 by other means. Of course, all this new 

 effort will come slowly (we could not as- 

 similate it in any other way), but we must 

 prepare for it, nevertheless. At least a 

 few of the colleges of agriculture should 

 be enabled to establish normal depart- 

 ments so that they can contribute to pre- 

 pare teachers to handle the agricultural 

 work in the public schools. There is no 

 greater work now before these colleges. 1 



The outside or extension work 



What I have thus far said has referred 

 mostly to the inside or so-called academic 

 work of the colleges of agriculture. I now 

 call attention to the outside or extension 

 work. 



1 1 have stated my convictions as to the means of train- 

 ing such teachers in a pamphlet " On the training of per- 

 sons to teach agriculture in the public schools," published 

 by the U. S. Bureau of Education, Washington, 1908. 

 This also suggests the relationship between training- 

 schools and the colleges of agriculture. A discussion of 

 the point of view in teaching may be found in " The Nature- 

 Study Idea" (third edition ; Macmillan). 



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