AGRICULTURAL TRAINING FOR EMPLOYED TEACHERS. 6 
cases courses are presented which aim to help teachers in elementary 
and secondary schools in the teaching- of agriculture, particular 
attention being given to the pedagogy of the subject. 
Most of the summer sessions continue for at least six weeks. Some 
are in session for as long as 10 or even 12 weeks. In some it is possi- 
ble for the student of agriculture who wishes to specialize in.that sub- 
ject to have two lessons each day in. agriculture, thus completing in 
6 weeks, for example, what amounts to 12 weeks' work. In most of 
the institutions of college grade college credit is allowed for work 
done at the summer session. In two or three institutions the regular 
school session continues throughout the summer, the faculty, equip- 
ment, and methods of the summer quarter being the same as during 
any other term of the school year. For the teacher who cares to 
sacrifice the possible pleasures of the vacation period for the oppor- 
tunity of self-improvement, and who can afford the expense, the ad- 
vantages of the summer school over any form of nonresident study 
are obvious. The instruction is usually of a high class; there are the 
inspiration and enthusiasm which come from association with others 
interested in the same line of work; and there are usually adequate 
equipment and apparatus for laborator} r and field work, since the 
sessions are held at some established college or, normal school, so 
that its entire plant is available to the summer students. 
The following is a list of institutions maintaining summer courses 
in agriculture: 
List of institutions maintaining courses in agriculture in summer sessions. 
State. 
Institution. 
Locatim. 
Nature of course offered. 
Agricultural and Mechanical 
College for Negroes. 
Alabama Polytechnic Insti- 
tute. 
Howard College 
Tuskegee Institute (colored). . . 
University of Alabama 
El. agr. for teachers. 
El. agr., teaching agr., and gar- 
dening. 
Eastlake 
Tuskegee Insti- 
tute. 
University 
Several courses in gen. agr. 
El. and sec. agr., biological nat. 
study, 6 wks. 
El. agr. 
El. agr., methods of agr. instr., 
6 wks. 
El. and sec. agr.; also grad. 
work. Several special courses 
for teachers, 6 wks. 
Gen. agr. and gardening, 6 wks. 
El. and sec. agr., 6 wks. 
San Diego 
Berkelev 
University of California 
Colorado Agricultural College. . 
Denver Normal School 
Agricultural College 
Colorado 
Fort Collins 
Denver 
Connecticut 
Nature study and agr. for 
Florida 
Normal Institute 
teachers, 4 wks. 
El. agr. 
Rollins College 
Winter Park 
Georgia 
Nature study, el. and sec. agr., 
5 wks. 
El. agr. and gardening. 
Idaho 
Lewiston State Normal School. 
State Normal School 
Agr. for teachers. 
University of Idaho 
' Agr. for teachers in el. and sec. 
Illinois '. 
Northern Illinois State Nor- 
mal School. 
State Normal University 
De Kalb 
schools, 6 wks. 
El. agr. and nature study for 
teachers. 
Two 6 wk. sessions, el. and 
sec. agr., agrl. nat. study. A 
series of 6 courses offered; 2 
each year for 3 years. 
