132 Agricultural Instruction in tlie Public High Schools 



mand. Student labor has been used in building barns, engine 

 houses, water towers, and roads, outside the routine work. 



CURRICULUM OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AGRI- 

 CULTURAL SCHOOLS OF GEORGIA 



F'irst Year 

 Class-room work: 



English periods 4 



Arithmetic do 4 



United States history do 3 



Geography (a) political, (b) physical, (c) commercial do 3 



Penmanship and spelling do 2 



Agricultural science (a) structure and physiology of plants, 

 (b) environment and reproduction of plants, (c) soils, (for 

 boys) do 3 



Practicums: 



Laboratory work with plants. Plat work, gardens (elective 



for girls) hours 3 



Farm mechanics (free-hand and mechanical drawing, all) 



(b and c) drawing, bench and carpentry work (boys) do 3 



Home economics (a) sewing, (b) cooking, (c) sewing and 



laundry do 3 



Class-room work, 19 periods for boys do 12 J 



Class-room work, 16 to 19 periods for girls. 



Laboratory, garden and shop work, for boys do 9 



Laboratory, garden and shop work, for girls do 6 to 9 



Minimum farm work for boys, and home work for girls do 9 



Second Year 

 Class-room work: 



English periods 4 



Mathematics (a) farm arithmetic and accounts, (b and c) 



algebra and farm arithmetic do 4 



Ancient history do 3 



Agriculture, forestry and horticulture do 2 



Agriculture (a) soils and fertilizers, (b and c) farm crops (for 



boys) do 3 



Practicums: 



Laboratory (a) soil experiments and farm crop systems, (b) 

 plants, judging, grafting, etc., (c) early fruits and veg- 

 etables hours 3 



Plat work (a) gardens, (b) manures and winter crops, (c) 



gardens and spraying of fruits do 3 



Farm mechanics (a and b) plants for farm structures, car- 



j)cntry, (c) farm blacksmithing (for boys) do 3 



Home economics (a) sewing, (b) cooking, (c) household emer- 

 gencies do 3 



Class-room work, 10 periods for boys do lOJ 



Class-room work, 13 |)eriods for girls do 8f 



Laboratory, garden, and shop work, for boys do 9 



Laboratory, garden, and slK)p work, for girls, hours doubtful. ... do 6 



Minimum farm and home work do 9 



