The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-06

AS indicating the diversity Of meth
DDS employed to keep the United
States in it's position ais the greatest
agricultural nation In the world the
United States bureau of education
notes that instruction in eficiency
methods on the farm is now given in
this country through no less than elev-
en- mail agencies. These agencies, ac-
cording to a publication just issued
for free distribution by the bureau, are
elementary and secondary schools and
agricultural high schools, travelling
schools teaching the same pursuit;
farmers educational trains, farmers
Institutes; agricultural clubs and like
organizations; gardens for city
schools; normal schools of agriculture;
and colleges of agriculture.
In order to supply the basis for a
complete understanding OF this move
ment Edward d. Greenman, in charge
of the reference section of the United
States bureau of education, has pre-
pared a comprehensive photography
on the subject. The photography in
c1udes ST. entries dealing with every
type of activity designed to promote
agricultural education in this country
and abroad.
The majority of these references"
said Mr.. Greenman, ARE of cempara-
lively recent date, for the reason that
the movement toward agricultural ed
ucation itself has attained considera-
able proportions only within a very few
years. Thus. it is interesting to note
that the first chair in agricultural ed
ucation, as such, in this country was
founded by the Massachusetts, Agri-
cultural college in 1907. Now about
tWo-thirds of the agricultural and
mechanical colleges in the United
States are offering some opportunity
for special preparation for teaching
agriculture. Agricultural institutions
of college grade have of course been
in existence for many years, but the
agricultural education of children is
a movement of such recent growth
like the pupils, 1t may almost be said
to be even now in its teens"
In addition to a photography on ag-
ricuItural education in all it's phases,
the bureau of education's monograph
contains the most exhaustive compila-
ton Of literature on the teaching of
domestic science, cookery, and home
economies yet brought together. This
part of the bulletin, which was COM
piled by Miss Edith A. Wright of the
bureau of education's library stan
consists OF 201 entries.
THE nation wide movement for the
instruction of young girls in the
household arts as parallel courses to
those in agriculture which are taught
their brothers" said Miss Wright, "is
even more of an innovation than the
teaching of agriculture itself to child
rem. Nevertheless the newer subjects
has made such rapid strides that to-
day practically every elementary
school or high school which offers ag-
riculture to its pupils also includes
domestic science in it's course as we'll
Indeed, the two courses are re-
garded as so intimately related that in
many colleges the domestic science
courses are included in the department
of agriculture, the girl graduates from
the cooking school receiving the same
agricultural degree as do the boys who
take the instruction in agriculture
The government publication. which
is entitled photography of Education
In Agriculture and Home Economies,
will be sent free upon request to the
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, department OF the interior, Wash
ington, D. 9.