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tages arising from a deliberately planned project of co-operation 

 between all the colleges. Exchange of ideas, discussion of 

 methods, and possibly even a division of labor in research would 

 ,be much worth while. 



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One of the important pieces of investigation certain to 

 develop in the near future is in the field of economic and 

 social studies. Various colleges will enter upon this work; 

 doubtless other agencies also, like the Young Men's Christian 

 Association. Eventually there may be a specialized institute 

 for the purpose. Now in a country so thoroughly rural as 

 China, this sort of research cannot go very far without entering 

 the rural field. Hence, at the outset, there should be definite 

 co-operative plans made between those undertaking this type of 

 investigation, and the research workers in agriculture. 



2. Between the Colleges and the Schools. The agricultural 

 college should be regarded as the capstone of the group of 

 .agricultural schools of all grades organized within the educa- 

 tional area efficiently served by the college. To illustrate: The 

 Agricultural College of the University of Nanking, together 

 with all the agricultural schools and departments in East China, 

 should co-operate so that all of them together form a sort of 

 unit in this special field of education, within the area de- 

 .signated. 



3. An All-China Association or Council of Agricultural 

 Education. As a means of securing constant and full co- 



operation, of discussing common problems, of stating the case 

 for agriculture, and in general of securing by the co-operative 

 method a genuine system of agricultural education under Chris- 

 tian auspices, it would be well to form a permanent Council, with 

 adequate representation from all areas and from all types and 

 grades of work, which should serve as a clearing house for the 

 purposes indicated and for the common needs of this phase of 

 the educational enterprise. Doubtless the Council should be an 

 agency of the China Christian Educational Association. 



4. An All-China Agricultural Journal. As soon as funds will 

 permit, it would be of great value if an agricultural journal 

 could be published by the Council, possibly devoted chiefly to 

 results of research, but not too technical to lack interest to all 

 the workers in the field. It should be a journal of experience 

 and suggestion, of news and of opinion, as well as a record of 

 investigation. 



