Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-02
Summer School in Agriculture
to Be Held in Sheldon Will
Be an Innovation
TO TEACH THE TEACHERS
Corn Judging, Soils, Troublesome
Weeds, Animal Husbandry and
Household Economics to Be Taught
Under Supervision of Ames College
Instructors.
Special to Times Republican.

special 10 1meS-RepuDlcan.
Ames, July 2--The Summer school
and short course in agriculture and
domestic science for teachers which
opens at Sheldon on July 13 and con-
t!nues to the 2Sth, is the first OF Its
kind ever held in Iowa and probably
in the world There Is great demand
for teachers who can teach the simple
practical agricultural subjects to the
boys and girls in the country and VII
lage schools. This school has been
planned to aid the teachers In making
this necessary preparation, there be-
ing no other place in Iowa where such
instruction can be obtained.
Regular work will be given In GER
the O'Brien county institute, which Will
be held at the same time and place.
In addition to this practical work Will
be given in the study of soils. farm
animals, farm botany, farm crops and
household management.
Corn judging, saving, testing and
grading Of seed corn: characteristics
of troublesome weeds and means OF
Graduating them; experiments in soils;
soil classtication; condition OF SOILS
most conducive to good crops: history.
characteristics, 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 and to work with them.
Household management will be pre-
scented from the point of view OF the
school and child. Home hygiene, per-
sonal hygiene, fundamental principles
of food, preparation of foods, ETC., Will
be considered
Not only will much new knowledge
be gained by the teachers but all the
work will be given in manner suit
able for use in their school room. Spe-
cial lessons on methods of presenting
the work will also be given. The work
in agriculture and domestic science
will be conducted by the Extension
Department Of Ames. The great value
to teachers of such work cannot be
questioned when the enthusiastic en-
dorsement of the $500 farmers and
their wives, sons and daughters, WAC
have taken the similar work frSn
these same instructors during the past
wears 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
yigor 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 cat
tie, horses, hogs or sheep are to be
studied they will be right in the class
room. Teachers will be given a chance
to do some real cooking under the d.
rection Of two domestic science teach
ers from Ames.
Excursions will be made to various
farms for practical study Of local agrd-
cultural conditions.
Beside work for teachers there will
be a course in practical household
economics 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 prepare
lions. Tuition is merely nominal and
other expenses will be very light.