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year, was to be expended for " agricultural experiment in field, 

 barn, orchard, shops, and garden."^ 



Each school in Arkansas is controlled by a board of five 

 trustees " who shall be intelligent farmers," appointed by the 

 governor for a term of ten years. They may fix the rules of 

 admission so as to equalize the attendance among the counties. 

 They may limit the number to suit the capacity of the school 

 but shall not charge tuition. Students must be fifteen years 

 of age. An initial appropriation of $40,000 was made for 

 each of the four schools to supplement donations from the local 

 communities. The law requires that after the first buildings 

 are erected and ready for temporary use all work connected 

 with the care and operation of buildings, farm, stock, etc., shall 

 be performed by the students. 



Another interesting feature is the following provision: 

 ". . . not later than one year succeeding the opening of 

 each school, there shall be established in connection therewith 

 a textile school in which shall be taught the art of cotton manu- 

 facturing, and other manufacturing should the board of trus- 

 tees deem it expedient."® 



The location of these schools is as follows : Jonesboro, in the 

 northeastern part of the state, for the first district, Russellville 

 in the northwestern part for the second district. Magnolia, in 

 the southwestern part, for the third district, and Monticello in 

 the southeastern part, for the fourth district. 



In Michigan, county agricultural schools may be established 

 by single counties, or by two or more counties jointly. The 

 appropriations must be made by the county supervisors. They 

 also elect the four members of a county school board, who, 

 with the county school commissioner, have charge of the opera- 

 tion of the school. Where two or more counties unite to main- 

 tain such a school each county furnishes two members of the 

 agricultural school board, of which the school commissioner 

 of the county in which the school is located is also a member. 

 On determining to establish such a school by a two-thirds vote 

 of its members, the county supervisors must submit the proposi- 



' Chap. 3, Senate bill 109, p. 13, May 20, 1908, Oklahoma legislature. 

 ' House bill No. 2, session of 1909, Arkansas general assembly. 



