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agricultural problems. Some have recommended the following 

 changes for this kind of school. (1) Abolish this type of school, 

 and have all primary schools in rural districts, especially the 

 lower primary, insert agricultural teaching in their last year's 

 program; also have all rural schools give short courses in 

 agriculture to younger farmers. (2) The nature of agricultural 

 teaching should have direct bearing upon the local problem. If 

 the school is situated in a rice section, the teaching should be 

 confined to rice-growing and no more. (3) The teaching 

 material should be as practical as possible. It should be 

 furnished by the agricultural college. (4) The teacher must be 

 especially trained by the college for this work. He should at the 

 same time act as farm advisor of that district, doing all the 

 extension work which the agricultural college requires him to 

 do, and as far as his time permits. Later it may be better to 

 assign the work of teacher and advisor to two men." 



Both the facts and the opinions just cited should have 

 careful attention in planning Christian educational work in 

 agriculture. It is evident that in the field of elementary and 

 middle school agriculture there is little danger of duplicating 

 the work with government agencies; at least if some care is 

 exercised in the location of schools. In the case of Christian 

 colleges being located near government colleges, there is need 

 for frank and careful efforts to co-operate. Although it is 

 doubtful if there is much chance for co-operation in college 

 teaching of agriculture, that is in exchange of students and 

 teachers. 



In investigation, however, there is so much to be done that 

 co-operation would seem inevitable. In research more depends 

 upon the personal equation than upon formal projects; at least 

 projects will in the main follow the tasks and plans of individual 

 investigators. Here is a chance for frank conference between 

 Government and Mission colleges. Written projects should be 

 drawn up, outlining the methods of co-operation in research on 

 some given problem, each institution taking a definite part. 

 Publication of results would be made only by common consent 

 and would give full credit to all participating. In extension 

 work the simplest method of co-operation is division of territory; 

 i. e., allotment of certain villages or hsiens for the work of each 

 college. 



