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BULLETIN 
DEPAEIMEXT OF AGRICULTURE. 
enrolls. Prof. Bricker's plan is to hold the sessions of the school on 
Saturdays, either of consecutive or alternate weeks, the session con- 
tinuing for six Saturdays. There would seem to be no reason why a 
similar teachers' short course might not be conducted continuously 
for a week or two weeks in connection with the teachers' institute, 
or the short course made a substitute for the regular institute or 
elective therefor at the option of the teacher. 
The following is a list of institutions offering short or extension 
courses in agriculture for teachers: 
List of institutions offerinn special short courses or extension courses in agrieultu e 
for teachers. 
State. 
I: citation. 
Location. 
Nature of course. 
Fresno State Normal School... 
Fresno 
Evening and Saturday classes 
in agriculture for teachers. 
Moores Hill College 
Moores Hill 
Special teachers' course during 
spring term. 
"\ inoermes T niversitv 
A incennpv 
Do. 
State Agricultural College 
Manhattan 
Special courses during spring 
term for rural and high-school 
teachers. 
Massachusetts - 
Harvard Lniversitv (Gradu- 
Cambridge 
Term from February to No- 
ate School of Applied Sci- 
vember. Graduate work in 
ence). 
entomology and applied bi- 
ology. No work in agricul- 
ture, as such, offered, - 
dents may take summer 
work onlv.' 
Michigan 
Gratiot Countv Normal 
Ithaca 
Ten weeks' course in elemen- 
tary agriculture offered in 
spring term. 
Mississippi 
sultural and Mechanical 
Agricultural Col- 
lege. 
Short course for teachers during 
College. 
spring term. 
Industrial Institute and Col- 
lege. 
Columbus 
Two terms of six weeks each in 
spring, with special course 
for Teachers. 
Columbia I niversitv 
New York 
Ifternoon and Saturdav classes 
in agriculture. Lecture and 
laboratorv work. 
Xorrh Carolina 
Agricultural and Mechanical 
Wen Raleigh 
Special "May school" :'or 
College. 
teachers, with courses in 
agriculture and gardening. 
Ohio 
State I niversitv 
Columbus 
Special extension schools in 
agriculture for teachers, at 
various points in State. Held 
on Saturdavs. 
PenmvlvaTn'fi 
Central State Normal 
Lock Haven 
Seven weeks' course in agri- 
culture and nature studv~in 
spring term, for teachers. 
Clarion State Normal 
Clarion 
Course in agriculture and na- 
ture studv in spring term. 
for teachers. 
MillersviUe State Normal 
MillersviUe 
Course in agriculture and na- 
ture study during spring 
term, for teachers. 
West Virginia ...... 
- >« ormal School 
GlenviUe 
Elementary agriculture during 
spring term. 
V> isconsin 
Countv Te 
Rhinelander 
l continues in ses>ior. 
Training School. 
until last of June for benefit 
of teachers. Agrieulti 
fered in spring term. 
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES. 
The study oi agriculture by correspondence has grown rapidly in 
favor in the last few years, and this method of study has many 
advantages which adapt it specially to the needs of employed teachers. 
Probably thief among these advantages i> the fact that by this plan 
the work can be taken up and pursued at the convenience of the 
