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continuously interested in the educative process, especially in 

 technical lines. And it is desirable to have the extension 

 service or adult education begin its work as soon as possible 

 after the child or youth leaves school. Indeed, the maintenance 

 of literacy can probably best be assured through reading 

 connected with one's daily work. 



The following are suggested as the main types of adult 

 education that may be expected to succeed among the villagers: 



(1) Continuation schools will probably be necessary in lieu 

 of full time schools for the majority of boys and girls 12 to 18 

 years of age. 



(2) Demonstrations are vital, because the farmers are not 

 likely to have much faith in the spoken or printed word alone; 

 they must be shown that the thing described actually does the 

 work. So that demonstrations in farming practice, and even in 

 co-operation and welfare work must at all hazards be developed. 



(3) Ihe itinerant teacher is a fixture in all lands that have 

 well-developed systems of agricultural education. He will deal 

 first of all with agricultural matters, but must also be interested 

 in other village interests and in citizenship and public questions. 

 The theatre and the teahouse, and eventually the school, will be 

 his instruments. 



The space here given to the discussion of adult education or 

 extension work, does not fairly represent the relative impor- 

 tance of the subject. It can be said once for all, that an effort 

 must be made to reach the great masses of farmers with the 

 message of improved agriculture and country life. It is a 

 tremendous enterprise. But it is not sufficient to have Experi- 

 ment Stations and Agricultural Schools; the working farmers 

 must be influenced, or else no real progress can ensue. The 

 goal of all agricultural endeavor is the farmer. 



11. Illiteracy. This, of course, is a serious bar to adult 

 education, but is not fatal, for two reasons. In the first place 

 the handicap it imposes can be overcome in part through ocular 

 demonstrations; by moving pictures and exhibits. In the second 

 place, once the agricultural expert has gained the confidence of 

 the farmer, up to a certain point the farmer can be reached by 

 word of mouth. And, finally, it is worth while to see if adult 

 illiteracy may not be decreased by concentrated educational 

 work. The use of placards is very common in China and could 



