The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-28

stances of teachers who have approach
ed the ordinary branches WITHOUT Hucu
enthusiasm and still have made pasSSa3-
HE success This would be Impossible
in agricultural ma tiers. How are we 70
obtain a trained, interested ana eLe NJ
siastic corps of teachers TO undertahe
this work? Prof. Riley, special comnls-
sioner from the United States govern
ment to the Paris exposition IN 1889. IN
his official report on the educatlonal sys-
TEN of France, dwells upon the close 81
pervision of that government IN eAteLu-
ing agricultural education. He notes the
fact that every applicant for teacher 5
license. in town as well as country.
schools, is required to pass an eXa1nllid-
ton in one agricultural supJcet.
How to irnpart this knowledge is tll',
first question Ike avenue which seems
most direct and most readily opened iof
this training is the teachers, summer III
stitute at the university and other cen
tiers, which most of our teachers atteii ~
AT these institutions teachers may o9
trained in the use of such lessons, charts
and outlines of observations anu eNpe dl
ments as may be provided under the ne"
law. As rapidly as these materials caii
be supplied the state department. OF pun
lie instruction can so frame lne eXIl ,,l
nations for teachers certificates that sue
cessfui applicants must have a practlcal
Knowledge of the subject and OF the use
of charts and other materials. Inere -
no doubt that the normal schools WIZ ~.
be called upon to aid in flttlng teacnieIs
and that the botany. geology, ZoolosS,
nbysical geography and nature STUDY
taught in all advanced schools VIII De
given a more practical turn win view
TO fitting the students for possible leacH-
ing work in the future
VIII Require Time.
1t is evident that the solution OF TINS
problem will require time. we caililot
iump at once into a complete and ell
fective system of agricultural instruction
in the common schools. Many MISTAKES
may be made if We undertake TOO n5ucn
at drst, and much injury may DC nol y!
tbe caI1se of agricultural education IN
that way. For these reasons L am NJ
cIined to take a rather conservative po-
sition, and suggest that we nave o gu !.
plans we'll digested before we u il "a ne
r. graft the new branch into the rural
school system. But. at the same tllne'
we can look forward hopefully ana COR
fdently to the time when the clemens ,
of agricultural knowledge VIII pc taus ,.5
in every school house in the state. ana
feel sure that when that time comes the
people of Minnesota VIII ENJOY laiSe
measure of happiness and prosperity
At the close of Dean Llggett ADDRESS
there was a discussion in which Prof.
HIVES of the AGRICULTURAL college, and
DIR. Kiehle. of the state university, TOOK
part.
Then followed the business meeting OF
the association. None of the committees,
with the exception of special one and
the nominating committees. was ready
to report. The special committee pre-
scented resolutions of coincidence for the
late Supt. T. E. Hubbard, of Red Wing,
who was killed Aug. % of this year.
The nominating committee presented
the list of officers for the following year,
which was unanimously adopted which
is considered an election by the assocla-
ton.
DR.. John Ogden. of Minneapolis, who
was a foremost worker in the cause OF
the association twenty years ago, was
discovered in the hall and given an ova-
ton.
The president of the ASSOCIATION was
instructed to appoint committee of five
to work with committee of three ap-
pointed by the association of state
school boards for the preparation of a
fitting educational exhibit at the st.
Louis exposition.