The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-29
Necessary For Certificate In
Nineteen States.
DEMAND FOR TEACHERS.


Courses In Scientific Farming Ha
Increased at Rate Of Seventy six
Month During Last Two Years.
Nineteen states now require that a
examination In agriculture must b
passed before teachers may Obtain
their certificates. according to bul
letin just issued by the department
or agriculture, entitled Agriculture
Training Courses For Employe,
Teachers This, the bulletin says. Il
an indication OF the impetus that ha,
recently been given TO agriculture
education throughout the country. In
the two years ending March. 1912, the
number of institutions giving courses
In agriculture increased at rate OF
more than seventy-six month and
the total number grew from 1913 to
1916.
Now that nineteen states require by
law. the teaching OF agriculture In the
common schools, the demand for
teachers OF the subject is constantly
growing.
Normal schools" the bulletin SAYS
are introducing courses or agriculture.
and many agricultural colleges are OF.
fering special lines OF work 10 meet
this demand Still. there are hardly
enough teachers for the secondary
schools and the special schools OF
agriculture. 1t has been the object OF
the Office OF experiment stations TO
discover, by investigation. Just how
teachers already employed may ac-
quire the training required to enable
them to teach the elementary phases
OF agriculture"
Summer Course Popular.
The most popular as well as the
most efficient means OF giving this
training is the summer course offered
by college or normal school. The in
structlon is usually or a high class, |
and adequate equipment and appara-
tus for laboratory and field work are
usually available.
There are also special short courses
In agriculture offered In some lnstitu-
lions during the regular school session.
usually the spring term.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College or North Carolina holds a spe-
cial MAY school" for teachers. M
which agriculture is taught. After
noon, evening and Saturday classes In
agriculture during the regular school
year are offered at Columbia unlyer-
sity In New York city.
The study OF agriculture by CORE.
'pondence has grown rapidly I'm favor
turing the last few years. says the
bulletin. The expense incident 10 a
course is usually small.
,ut this method has its disadvantages.
Is there is considerable danger OF the
tudents getting incorrect ideas on the ,
more complex questions which arise
mere are at present, however
throughout the United States and It's
erritories about twenty-five state in G
tltutlons and Ave private schools I'm q
which some regularly esta bllshed cor O
espondence work may be done along 4
his line. Many OF the courses In the q
tate institutions are free 10 residents ,
the state except FOR the cost OF text
ooks and postage
Offer Of Reading Glasses. /,
Reading classes also are offered by r
everal state agricultural colleges
Thich do not conduct regular CORE. :
pondence work. These courses are :
ltended rather for farmers aud farm =
rs housewives than for teachers. al. y
Rough teachers are encouraged to en- o.
III as we'll"
The bulletin announces that thu de- q
artment OF agriculture has prepared Il
'veral reading courses or its own free n
lblications for those who might de- o,
re an agricultural reading course. but
no have not the time to seek out ..
ieir own material or might wish TO ~
Toid the expense OF purchasing the ~
,cks. ir
The lists OF reading for this work n
I've been compiled In view OF the N
eat increase in demand for agricu- N
raj trimming In the past three years. II
hey Will enable all who have the I'm. n
nation aud any spare time TO follow
L thorough course. the publIca.
ms being supplied free by the de
rtment
Eight courses are offered, which GOV.
thoroughly the subjects treated.
icy are as follows: Agronomy. anl- R'
ii husbandry. horticulture, forestry, Nj
ricultural engineering. agricultural So
shnology. agricultural economics and Bt
ricultural education. Or,
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