The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-06-13

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Agriculture taught BY specially trained
teaches. This number includes 10
schools which viii take up the new
work for the nrst time. According to
Prot. w. H. French. OF M. A. O.. prog
ress In the Agricultural work among /
the high schools has been most en-.
couragins. considering the fact that
it has been accomplished without \
state aid or state bonus OF any kind.
This extension. 1t IL said. has been
brought about solely through the ms
terest of school superintendents,
farmers and others.
The introduction OF agriculture as
q subject OF study into high school
courses was begun In the fall Of 1908
with one high school experimenting
as to the Development OF the course
Of study. its scope. arrangement 40
related to other high school work and
probable aims for future develop
ment. The result Of the experiment
was very satisfactory. and the devel-
opment of agriculture In the public
high schools has become part OF
the extension service Of the agricul-
tural college.
In the fall OF, 1909 seven additional
schools introduced the Agricultural
courses. The number has greatly In
creased each year. until during the
school year OF 1914. Michigan has
81 schools either giving the full four
year course or developing toward
that standard. and all these courses
are taught by graduates OF an agri-
cultural college.
Very early In the movement M. A.
c. changed its entrance requirements
to include the subject OF agriculture
among the approved units. Three
years later the University Of Michi-
gan adjusted it's entrance require
ments to recognize certain phases Of
Industrial education and among 9TH
ers granting two units of entrance
credit for high school agriculture.
AS part Of this new educational
extension, the elements OF agriculture
are now taught in practically every
rural school, and one Of the large
elements of rural agricultural instruc-
ton is the organization of the boys
and girls club. At the present time
there are approximately 100 clubs
well organized and working out home
projects for the coming summer and
fall. High school instruction is reach
ing directly about 1900 young men.
and through them more than 1000
farms. The boys and girls club work
is reaching nearly $500 additional
rural children and farm homes.
Within six years. according to Prof.
French. the whole range OF public
education, from the rural school to
the university. has been adjusted to
meet the growing needs of agricuk
tural instruction and extension.
Fewer Arc Killed, But More Injured.
Steam and electric railroads in
Michigan killed 800 persons and In
jured 2.719 during 1918. according to
the report of the state railroad COM
mission Issued Safety first" appears
to have had some effect on the num-
Der Of killed. as the 1913 report shows
Ave less than for 1912. but the num-
Der Of injured was 127 more In 1913,
there having been but 2.592 injuries In
1912.
The amount of damage to railroad
tracks during 1913. occasioned by &C
cidents amounted to $39, 736.45, 40
against $41.5s9.44 for 1912, and the
damage to equipment was $27S.4S6.05
in 1918, as against $301. 22770 In 1912.
The 3ss persons killed on steam and
electric lines during 1913 are CLASH
fed as follows: Employees, 95; pas
sengers, Ii; trespassers, 155; all 9TH
ers, 124. In Others Is included per
sons killed at grade crossings, ETC..
who were not actual trespassers upon
railroad property at the time they met
death. The injured are CLASSIFIED a.
follows: Employees. 1,179; passen-
gers. DIG: trespassers. IA; others.
$50. This makes a total Of killed and
injured for 1918 of 3,10S, as against
1890 in 1919.
killed numbered 90; employees, ~;
trespassers, 1856, and others, 1913. The
same year the injured we're classified
as follows: Employees. 1922; passen-
gers, 1872; trespassers. 1913, and others
40.
Final Report on p. N. In October.
Dean M. e, Cooley. recently ap'
pointed appraiser OF the Pere Mar.
Quetts, sent his report to the railroad
1 commissioner announcing the organ.
ixation OF his stan and reporting the