The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-03
SUMMER SESSION At
Tue STATE COLLEGE
Announcement from Pullman of Teach.
ers' Agricultural Course. June
10th to July Goth

One OF the most urgent demands
made upon the college is for teach
ers OF agriculture in the public
schools. Many high schools are
planning to introduce courses in ag-
riculture and the demand for teach
ers is 80 large that the college has
been utterly unable to meet it. In
fact in no state is the supply equal
to the demand.
AS one means for meeting this
demand, the Department of Agri-
culture at the college will offer in
struction during the summer ses-
sion. Courses will be offered in
general agriculture and in methods
OF teaching agriculture. The course
IN methods is designed for those
teachers who have had some train
ing In scientific agriculture. The
course in general agriculture is open
to all teachers. It will attempt to
cover the whole field of elementary
agriculture.
1t is suggested that city superin-
tendents and boards of education,
1
who are looking for teachers in ag-
riculture, call to the attention of
the teachers in their schools the 3D.
portunity offered for studying agri-
culture in the summer session at
college. 1t is not presumed that
one can secure complete training
in agriculture in 50 short a time.
1t is entirely possible, however, for
an experienced teacher, well trained
in general science, to secure enough
training in the subject to make a
beginning. Additional 81 I'm m +
schools or year or two in college
will give a better preparation. The
work should appeal to rural teach
ers who are seeking a better posi-
ton and an increased salary. State
Superintendent Dewey has recon-
mended that all school boards give
an additional $500 per month to
teachers of agriculture and one
superintendent of one Of the most
prominent counties has recon.
mended additional pay of from SIS. 90
to $500 per month for such teach
ers.
DR.. Paul J. White will have
charge of the work. Mr.. White
is recognized authority on agri-
culture. He spent a year at Har-
ward University studying under DR..
Storer, the great agricultural chem
list of the Bussey Institute. He
then returned to Cornell University
and took his Doctors degree and
became a member of the Cornell
faculty for four years. He is now
permanently located at the State
College.
In horticulture Professor Barnett
will give three courses, one of them
a general teachers course. In ad-
dition to the teachers course, and
the soils studies and crops by DR..
White, applied work will be given
in poultry, dairying and in the ex-
animation and judging of live stock.
The cost of the entire session of
six weeks, including board, room,
lights, etc., is $24.OO. Cottages
may be rented already furnished in
many cases where housekeeping may
be done. Oftentimes groups will
form and take cottages together and
thus lessen the expense. 1t is sug-
gested that the railroad fare, which
in no case can be very considerable,
should not keen any away because
it is here thai the entire plant is
located and the specialists are here.
For further information write DR..
Alvin E. Evans, acting principal of
the Summer Session, or Mr.. Frank
T. Barnard, Registrar, Pullman,
Washington.
n. B.-The next circular letter
will discuss the summer session
courses in Manual training or In
dustrial art.
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