The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-27

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Mr.. o.. J.. Crosby, Specialist In Auri.
cultural Education in the Department
Of Agriculture, who Is now In Fab
mont for The purpose OF showing tho
people OF West Virginia, especially
educational workers, the real m.anin1
Of the greatest movement that has
been seen in The educational world
since the establishment O. free public
schools. The dominating thought Of
tfe National Educational Association
and Of tile various. higher institutions
has lately como to be that education
proceeds primarily from the ordinary
cecup7tiens and interests Of the poo.
pie" In line with this thought th=re
Is a universal movement for the incor-
Pcrata,n OF Vocational" features into
the public school system as we'll as in
zehooIstof all ether grades. In the
words OF Mr.. Crosby "l1 the Country
and Village schncls this means aari.
culture largely. Not that teachers will
be called uron to teach the farmer boy
how t. milk, harness a horse, or dig a
ditch. Tho %teaehing Of agriculture
means looking into the reason Of things
and can and should be used by the
eaeher to create a desire for a knowI.
edge OF all the branches. In auricul-
ture Will be found a reason for study.
ing chemistry. for P%hosphorie Aeti.
Nitrogen, Potash. etc, and their. rcac.
tons in thn soil and in fertilization d..
r1and a knowledge ct chemistry. To
Use a wagon. a moving machine, a
cream separator to the best ADVANTAGE
requires some knowledge Of the prin.'
ctples of Fhysics. Actual work and ex:
periments II corr growing. domestic
science, etc. furnish the best subiects
Ter composition and rhetoric and those
WHO have s%omGth;ng to tell In wrftina
abcut such experiments will have use
i-r composition and rhetoric. just as
truly as all business depends on aur;.
culture 50 all branches Of study are
directly and vitality related to saricul.
lure; bit %esrec:1llv so the science
branches for agriculture Is the foun.
dalton for and the starting point In tn,
teaching Of all science.
II a teachers work Is SO ~oraanized
as to show the vital connection be.
tween all Branches the student will
not be satisfies to leave schoo, with.
out them as 80 per cent. of them now
do before they reach the hia7 school.
heretofore our public school week
ha1 been planned for the q or S ner
cent. who go through high school. and
INC high schools have been planned
Tor the per cent. that 60 on to col.
lcse. That Is Why thin great mov..
ment is on for agricultural education
IN the country and villages and othe.
vocational or industrial education in
the city .seI,uuIs.
This Is a national movement, There
are already 66 colleges In the U. S.
which are receiving appropriations
from the Government on condition that
agriculture as we'll as other Industrial,
subjects be taught in the collegiate
course. Fourteen States already r..
fuIre the teaching Of agriculture In
the rural schools. More than three
hundred high schools and 1os normal
schools have added agriculture to their
courses. Just last week syracus. Uni.
vcrsity announced the addition of a
department Of agriculture to that insti.
tuition.
m purpose of this movement Is to
provide an educational system, which
viii look out for the great majority
at boys and girls who never enter hiaf,
school which amounts to over 30 per
cent. Those who are preparing to
teach should bear in mind that in the
near future the teacher will be ex.
peeteu to make agriculture and other
simple occupations Of life the founda-
tn and the Justification Of all their
teaching In the public schools"
Mr.. Crosby addressed the Normal
students this morning and the Fair.
mont High School this afternoon.
This evening at 6:45 at Normal Hall
he will give an illustrated talk on this
cIIh IaAt - .n,ks.t. L. L. LII
the schools OF the land are already
doing in this l:,e, and just what re-
'ations these subjects bear to the work
OF tbs school children. Al are wei
corne and urged not to miss this on
portunity OF hearing MIR. Crosby on a