The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-09
FIRST SCHOOL Of
KIND EVER HELD
IN STATE OF IOWA
School and Short
Agricultural Course Directed
by Professor Holden.

Sheldon. Ia, July 4.-The summer
school and short course In agriculture
and domestic science for teachers,
which opens at Sheldon on Julys13 and
continues to the 18th, is the first Of It's
| kim ever held In Iowa, n probably
In h world. There is a great demand
for teachers who car teach the simple
practical agricultural subjects to the
boys and girls In the country and vii
lage schools. h school has been
planned to aid the teachers In making
this necessary preparation, there being
no other place In Iowa where such in
struction can be obtained.
Regular work will be given In GER
ti1cate branches by the instructors Of
the O'Brien county institute. which will
addition to this, practical work will be
given In the study of soils. farm ami
mails, farm botany. farm crops and
household management.
Corn Judging, saving, testing and
grading of seed corn. characteristics of
troublesome weeds n means of eradi
eating them, experiments in soils, soil
classification, condition of soils most
conducive to good crops; history, char
acteristfcs. types. breeds and care OF
farm animals, and similar practical
subjects will be studied. Botany will
be studied, not from the Impractical.
standpoint of the scientist. but from
the practical standpoint OF the child
who Is to live among the common Iowa
plants n to work with them. House
hold management will be presented
| from the point of view Of h school
and child. Home hygiene, personal
hygiene, fundamental principles Of
food, preparation Of foods, etc, will be
considered.
instruction 10 Practical.
Not only will nue. new knowledge be
gained by the teachers. but all the
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for use in their school room. Special
lessons on methods of presenting the
work will also be given. The work in
agriculture and domestic science will
be conducted by the extension depart
ment OF Ames. The great value to
toned when the enthusiastic indorse-
ment Of the $500 farmers and their
wives, ons and daughters. who have
taken the similar work from these same
instructors during the past years In
their short course work is so well
known.
County Superintendent Nellie Jones
and the Commercial club of Sheldon
are taking hold of the enterprise with
vigor and this school promises to be a
success.
Corn and other such material to be
studied will be In the class room in
sufficient quantities that each student
will be able to have a sample. The best
live stock around Sheldon will be loaned
for the occasion and when cattle,
horses, hogs or sheep are to be studied
they will be right In the class room.
Teachers will be given q. chance to do
some real cooking under the direction
of two domestic science teachers from
Ames.
Excursions will be made to various
farms for practical study Of local agri-
cultural conditions.
Besides work for teachers there will
be a course in practical household
economies for housewives of Sheldon
and vicinity and courses in corn and
stock judging for men and boys.
Professors p. G. Holden and A. v.
Storm, of Ames, are now on the ground
experimenting the plans and prepara-
ions. Tuition is merely nominal and
other Expense will be very light.
Teachers of northwest Iowa desiring a
summer school where all the certificate
branches will be taught and where the
best work in agriculture and domestic
science is presented should go to Shell
don this year as this is the only place
where this work can be procured in
Iowa this year.