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On the other hand, the Bureau of Pklucation should not assume 

 that knowledge of agriculture which would justify its officers 

 in recommending a practice for any region or in putting such 

 practice into effect through its schools and school gardens. 

 These are functions of the Bureau of Agriculture and of the 

 College of Agriculture. It is the business of the Bureau of 

 Agriculture and of the college to shape the agricultural policies 

 of the Islands as definitely as it is the business of the Bureau 

 of Education to shape the educational policies of the Islands. 



A matter of such great importance as the correlation of the 

 work of several of the most important bureaus and institutions 

 of the Government requires more than ordinary consideration 

 and study. It is far too intricate and delicate a question for the 

 Legislature to go into in the hurry of the session and with the 

 many other important matters demanding attention. Therefore, 

 I would recommend that the Legislature empower the Secretary 

 of Public Instruction to make such combinations of the work 

 and equipment of the Bureaus of Agriculture, Education, and 

 Forestry, and of the Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary 

 Medicine as, in his judgment, after a full and careful study of 

 the work of each, will increase their efficiency. 



THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE 



It does not seem to be necessary or wise to create an independ- 

 ent institution at Los Baiios, but the College of Agriculture is 

 of too great importance to the people of the Philippine Islands 

 to allow its isolation to be the cause of its neglect or in any way 

 to interfere with its efficiency. There is every indication that 

 the members of the board and the president of the university 

 are in hearty sympathy with the purposes and work of the college, 

 but it is difficult, under the present arrangements, for the board 

 and the president to give the proper amount of personal attention 

 to the affairs of the institution. 



As a remedy, I would suggest that the board meet at the col- 

 lege at least quarterly, or, better, monthly, for the consideration 

 of the needs of the institution, or, perhaps, better, that the im- 

 mediate control of the college be vested in a special committee 

 of the board, of w^hich the president of the board would be 

 chairman and of which the president of the university should be 

 a member. The actions of the committee, of course, should be 

 subject to revision and veto by the board. The executive com- 

 mittee of the board for the college should hold its meetings at 

 the college and frequent opportunities should be given the dean 



