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as realities, but only as abstract generalities. This should be 

 corrected at all hazards. Hand work will help. 



(c) Recognize rural psychology. Rural people as a rule 

 do have the "rural mind." It is important that men who are 

 to influence farmers shall learn to know instinctively how the 

 farmer thinks. 



(d) Liberalize vocational agriculture of all grades. 

 Technique forms only a part of the training required. The 

 social implications of agriculture, and as far as possible, its 

 cultural possibilities should be recognized in the course of study 

 and in the training of the teacher. 



7. Training of teachers of agriculture. Those who teach 

 agriculture as a part of general education will usually be 

 the teachers of science. But they must have had some 

 work in agriculture. Teachers for the lower and higher 

 primary grades will probably be trained in normal schools of 

 middle school grade. Teachers for middle schools will be train- 

 ed either in higher normals or agricultural colleges. It is 

 important to recognize the need of training in teaching method 

 as well as in subject matter. 



8. Graduate work. Graduate work should center largely 

 around research, and it should be developed in China as rapidly 

 as research develops. This means that each research man will 

 have a few advanced students who will assist him and also 

 study advanced work. As soon as the work can be put on a 

 high enough plane, advanced degrees may be given. 



9. Training Abroad. It is recommended that, generally 

 speaking, students go abroad for graduate work only, and for 

 rather highly specialized work at that. It is important chiefly 

 in order to get in touch with the ablest men in particular lines, 

 and should be accompanied with much travel both in the United 

 States and in Europe. Even the specialist in agricultural 

 science should study his subject in relation to economic and 

 social conditions in the country where he studies. 



10. Adult Education. We must take as the definition of 

 "adult" any person permanently out of school. With this in 

 mind, adult education becomes more hopeful in China than 

 otherwise would be the case, for there is a fair possibility that 

 persons between the ages of 15 and 30, permanently out of 

 school, provided they have had some schooling, can be 



