Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-07

turp during the last decade has been re-
markable. Most ~ the armer'S prriu.
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The one muI. farrinr W becoming \
sim ~ Lack ~ nropr,.~ while Ill., nne
cron farminp Indicate. lax IN fore.
SIGHT. Scientific anrirnlt.rr II III the
ufr ,na nriphbnr uh~rr,e4 nrishhor far
thr !, idcura or lack of scientific prac-
III.
mi. xu;r;t ~ nro.,c~. " ~, .nufin.
ed ~ methods nf farming These same
farmers with business men and profrS.
sional men of All kinds are looking ID
ward the futures ~ the farm. They re-
allie that the >nrc>t way ~ provide for
the future l. "a train the boys and girls
III school ~ understand aud 10 appre-
ciatr the things of the. farm. .Agricul
turr has come into the schools to stay.
serious mistakes and objectionable
failures un the part of a teacher cause
disappointment and disgust for Il time.
but agricultural instrurtion must con.
Time and men and women must be pre.
pared who will raise the instruction
above the odium that IL has al times en-
countcred.
III will be- wears vet before the great
mass 81 teachers " agriculture will Dc
thoroughly prepared for their work.
Just a. the farmer needs his specialist
~ consult concerning the problems of
farming. !" the teacher needs the spec
ialist ~ Agricultural Education 20 con
suit concerning the problems Of teach.
ing agriculture An the schools. - many
~ these problems thai arc troublesome
~ the teacher prove very easy for the
one who has given them special study.
The specialists III aarnnnmv. h%nrtirIl.
ture. Animal HuSbaudrv. and H. an
er departments ~ agriculture are rca.
sonabIv plentifuI. T~uaIly there !. ~
great convenience III seruring cool mon
Ill these lines. although III snite of the
wears the agricultural colleges have been
preparing men for this work. there II
still strong demand for men in mn of
theS" departments If agricultural work
The ease y somewhat different ~ AZ
ricultural Education. II l. very recent
that agricultural colleges have given
any special attention ~ preparing men
7" adapt agriculture a. elementary and
secondary schools. The demand for
such service II kccnlv felt All over the
country. hut the men who are prepared
10 10 this work are relatively few. III
will take many years III supply the de-
mand with strong. efficient men If the
ordinary conrxa III schnol 4. aanorlad
upon "a furnish the men. Age and tex-
pcrienrn ara almost necessities inst ~
they arr IN leadership II other fields.
The breadth ~ the field II such that
four years Of college training will
scan-cly allow enough work in the two
main lines. Agriculture and Education.
10 enable the student ~ work out the
problems 81 Agricultural Education
There i also the need W the experience
a. teacher III the elementary schools
ami the high school. and fhc experience
IA superintendent ~ school systems. 1t
II valuable IN know the nrincinles az
teaching and ~ s,nerintanding hut II
i also valuable ~ have the perxonaI ~.
pcrirncr III prarti~inr those prinripIrs.
The agriculturiSt without any practice