University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-08
The University and the State

town farmers present. They We're
given instruction on all phases of ag-
rjculture.
This year marks a new departure
Branch short courses will be given
in various places in the state. The
very college is going to the farm. Ten
o, twelve of these courses will be
given. The work covered will be
adapted as much as possible to the
conditions of the particular commu-
nifty. The courses will last for five
days. Two men will go to each
place where course is being given.
Then the college is turning ITS at
tention to the rural school. Last year
it supervised directly the agricultural
instruction of 741 pupils in Missouri
country schools. More than 10000
copies of bulletins written especially
for teachers in rural schools were is
sued. An instructor in rural educa-
ton visited thirty-two counties and
gave forty-one talks to 9.265 pupils.
Moreover. $500 Missouri boys and
young men enrolled last year in a
corn growing contest under the direc-
ton of the College of Agriculture
The college supplied all information
necessary to the best results, and
when the crop was harvested the
college sent men to judge the work.
A boys short course of one week in
stock judging was also given.
The college is more than a chance
acquaintance to farmer. 1t is a cor
responding acquaintance Last year
it received and answered $4,000 let |
ters and postcards asking for infor-
nation.
The foregoing means of reaching
the people is supplemented by the |
publication of bulletins. The bulle- |
tins issued in one year amounted to |
as much as 4.461, 400 pages But |
most important of all, these bulle- |
tins contained matter of vital inter-
est to the state. Nor were they sent |
out haphazard. They went each to !
a farmer who had made a request. !
They contained the results of exper- /
in,ents; they gave suggestions and /
methods which the progressive farm
er could translate into cash, a Ian
guage many universities have not on
their curriculum, even though it is
credited with being vigorous
tongue. No wonder the College of
has an enrolment which
penetrates to every part of the state.
One by one the divisions of the
University are coming down to moth
er earth. One by one they are de-
Gliding to dwell in Missouri and be
of MissourianS. The
School of Education is beginning a
great work that Missouri's children
may be the best and have the best.
There has been started a psychology
cal clinic, the endeavor of which is
not so formidable as the name. Its
purpose is to study backward child
rem with view to devising the best
plans for their instruction. Teachers
will be trained to make a mental and
physical diagnosis of the condition of
who are not making pro-
gress with their work at school. Thus .
methods for the improvement of the
work can be advised.
The School of Education sends it's
men all over the state to meetings of
teachers county associations. This {
fall eighty-five counties i'm Missouri
are holding association meetings.
of these have men from
the School.
The School of Education has made
q study of the rural school consolida-
ton problem. A bulletin is now be-
ing printed containing information
On the subject. By means of this bull
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people. Demonstration schools have
been established in a number of
places in Missouri.
School boards are helped to get
teachers. Last year the
salaries of the teachers placed ag-
gregated sS5,OO0. The very air
around the School of Education is
filed with plans for more intimate
and larger service to the state. The
problem of health education is be-
ng looked into. Soon it is hoped to
be able to equip teachers to bring
he principles of preventive medicine
% the pupils of the high school. Thus
s the School of Education endeavor-
ng to serve the state in other than
he training of specialists in the aca-
lemic subjects. manual training and
domestic science