The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
MINNESOTA A model
IN IN. EYES OF nation ! o.
Sets Pace for All States with
Her Agricultural High
e, Schools. ~
BY w. w. Jermane. !.

Washington, Oct. 13.-W. M. Havs,
assistant secretary of agriculture.
talked very Interestingly today to I h G,
j II ma correspondent regarding
Minnesota agricultural college work,
contrasting what is being done in Min,
nesota with similar work in other states.
''The Importance of the minnesota
said. "Our plan of the agricultural
high school work is finding a place in
the country life educational system Of
the entire country. Nebraska was the
first to follow our plan, and Oklahoma,
North Dakota and Maine were next in
line. Alabama has organized nine
agricultural high schools, practically
one for each congressional district.
Georgia has recently passed law for
high schools and the department will
help locate them. Wisconsin has made
good beginning in it's experiment with
county agricultural schools. :
Agricultural educators all over the
country are following with undisguised
interest Minnesota s recent enlargement
of it's plan shown in the new agricul-
tural high school Of Crcokston, and our
state is regarded generally as the lead
Chance for Teachers.
"The work of special interest at
present is the development of men
trained to superintend and teach IN tho
agricultural high schools. The depart
ment in Washington is constantly re-
ceiving requests for such teachers and
the salary paid ranges from. $1,000 to
$4,000.
Just at this iuncture the Minnesota
university could not do better work than
to gather scores of the right kind of col
lege graduate thruout the west who have
had farm experience and train them
with t-V'.-year course into the ways
and sub. ;at matter of the school and
college OF agriculture at st. Anthony
park.
"Those who have delayed in develop
ing faith in the agricultural education
should now sit mp and take notice. Dur
ing the past two years this department.
of agriculture here has increased it's
appropriations one-third The increase
at the last session Of congress was more
than the entire appropriation for the
department when Secretary Wilson as
sumed office nine years ago.
"The growth of agricultural matters
in the northwest is shown by increased
circulation of Minnesota s three great
agricultural periodicals, Farm. Stock
and Home and the Northwestern Agri-
culturist of Minneapolis, and the Fern
er at st. Paul have increased their cir
culation in fifteen years from $4,000 to
upwards of 250,000.'
Crookston School a Boon,
Professor Hays thinks that the new
school at Crokston ought to help rather
than harm the st. Anthony Park insti-
tuition. This Crookston school will no
doubt show by it's large enrolment the
oft-prOved fact that secondary schools
need to be nearer the homes Of their
pupils to get the best results.
Professor Hays continued: "The
course of study wrought out by the fac
ulty at st. Anthonv Park thru it's eight
eeHHyears of existence is serving as
base for the courses Of study in all
states undertaking the agricultural high
school plan. In a number of states,
not mentioned above, such as Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland, Ohio and New York,
there is most earnest discussion re-
garding agricultural high school work.
And what has been said about the edu-
cation of young men applies also to that
Of young women. ,-.-, ....
"Should hard times come. the growth
of agricultural high schools might be
checked somewhat, tho hard times in
crease the value of country business
This class Of schools and the experiment
sarms going with them, deal with the
question of improved production.'