Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
DAM PIPE WORK Ks

schools offering courses in agriculture
were established In Illinois ana Mass
achusetts, faculties and courses OF
study were r~eorganized on broader
lines iD Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Oregon,
Rhode Island. South Carolina and
Wisconsin. definite provision for train
ing public school teachers Of agriCul-
ture or for aiding them through cX-
tension departments or special pub
locations Is now made by agricultural
colleges IN twenty-seven states. and
fully as many of these Institutions
are engaging actively IN other forms
Of agricultural extension work. New
agricultural colleges have been estah-
lished IN Hawaii ana Porto Rico, and
theformer was opened early in 1903.
Secondary courses in agriculture
have been started in connection with
the agricultural colleges in Montana.
OREGON, Sonth Dakota. 1'exas ana VIM
gjnia; two district agricultural Nigh
schools have been PROVIDED for in
hlnho, likewise fourtiu Arkansas with
4 total appropriation Of 500, GOO, two
more IN New York with the total ap-
Precipitation Of 100000. and five in
oklahoma two of which have been
located and have received 100000
euCh for maintenance. Subsidies have
Nffll NRit'l - WV tNllAht AllI A'tAiiIlAr
Of agriculture and domestic science
IN public high schools in Texas. Min
ncsota, Mississippi Hud Louisiana In
Massachusetts the Smith agricultural
school ana Northampton school OF
Technology have been opened at
northampton. ANA smaller agricultural
nigh schools at Petersham ana Mon
"The Introduction Of agriculture In
49, ~ .I..t. H.. .Ia.I
been promoted actively. Ia this worly
the colleges have been particularly
active through their summer schools
ana other teachers courses. and
throu-h the preparation Of courses OF
study ana school leaflets ana the en-
courAgemcnt or boys and girls clubs
Those clubs are now reported from
twenty nine states. with u total nom
tership of upward Of one hundred anl
ut'v thousand
"Al rt the states have farmers in
>titpte or.,nrlfutions. n there ~ 'ra
held last wear i,926 regular Institutes |
consisting Of 1870 halliday sessions, !
with a total attendance Of 2,lqb, oGS, |
ana. including railroad specials. no md |
up institutes and other forms of va
activity. OF almost three nil,
Hons. This represents an Increase IN
attendance AZ the regular Institutes
over the year 1908 of about 210 pcr
The appropriations hy the status
The last yea amounted to S8a9,0hp.
Norrnnl Institutes tor the .nstrur-
ion OF farmers institute teachers have
nov become a part of every we'll or
guni2ed institute system Eight NJ
normal schools we're reported
turing the year. with an attendance
n one thousand institute lectures.
Fourteen states ran railroad snc-
'ials and report an attendance OF more
han 1890 70. Numerous other rail-
-oad specials were conducted hv the
agricultural colleges. Independent of
HE Institute organizations The rail-
road companies now not onlN furnish
rains to the institute directors free
y charge. hut they provide also board
ana lodging for the instruction force.
Movable Schools of agriculture
ire ftst becoming leading features IN
lurmcrs' institute development, more
ng registered as students in these
schools during the year. The instruc-
ION IS given by skilled teachers 20
lasses of adults regularly organized.
the sessions continue from one
% three weeks IN u locality.
''Special subject Institutes are be-
introduced IN many OF the states.
Where theso are conducted the en-
ire instituur period is devoted To the
reatment of q single subject discuss
ng II %thorepghlY ia an of its fca-
arcs. 80 than Seventeen thousand
we're in attendance upon
meetings cot this character during the
'sarDlt Httt
institutes especially Intended for
omen are rapidly being organized
states held Institutes of
character ina 1908. The need fur
Hore definite Instruction FOR country "A
in domestic and sanitary /,
und household art than is
iVeu IN the ordinary institutes Tor
mem has brought about a great de-
for Institutes Tor women.