Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-30
GUIDE 10 TEACHING
AGRICULTURAL Is ISSUED
Agricultural College eallstlu Contains
Many Suggestions Helpful To Beth
younn A ~ nis4

AT'1ErNtH =" WM|"N'~tt@ ~ y ~ W > y Af@Aft
Young Ard Old.
elementary Vocational Agriculture
for MARYLAND Schools, the first text
book Of its nature ever issued BY an
agricultural college. has been pre-
pared b. the States Relations Service
Of the united STATES Department Of
Agriculture. ia cooperation with the
Maryland Agricultural College aud the
Maryland State Department Of Public
Education ID is designed 10 interest
the children of rural Maryland ii the
things that are going on around them,
and the Maryland Agricultural College
has Arranged 10 furnish ii to Ills
schools 81 the State ii cost
The lessons ii vocational aRricul.
tuve we're outlined By Z. 4. Miller.
specialist IN agricultural education
with the States Relations Service. un.
der The direction Of Z II Lane, chief
specialist ia agricultural education
with the service. The technical con
tents. which have special reference 10
MARYLAND conditions were furnished
~ NE following professors u the
Maryland Agricultural College w. T.
I. Tsilaferfo s. : Buckley. 3. s.
Merton. Herman Beckenstratef. j. u
Meizger. X " Runner. T. " Cory. u.
NJ Anspon. g q Bruce Niclsolaa
schnHlz. O y W0lcott. Roy II. Waite.
W 4 eailard ard Thomas II White,
Lessons Are Timely.
The Lessons are outlined after a
monthly sequence plan and adapted to
The seasonal. agricultural ara school
conditions " Maryland ~ presenting
lessons u Tie subject 81 horticulture Al
tlie time the principles il these les.
sonA should bf praf,iced ~ DE farms
81 fiie community mo objects were
n si8w ile saallalne ~ elias room
wofs By haFpg timely material At
hand for practical aogk ana tie teach,
laE II whM q bssi 10 d. s; tie iHFe
u allmild b. deae
Rtegsnixins thai ibs schaoi coHdl'
Ton q the 8ine make impraeiicabia
ihs sitlng 81 more than TWO. aud at
the ploss three. Lessons ia agriculture
sHet week Tie boek has been adapted
Is thosr conditions The work Is ar
ranged 70 oager the nine months u tho
school year although suggestions Cor
Acttai management are asao provided
f1f ne munfhs u june. Jnlg and Al
gust
Efinas Farm And school Together.
Te pfafiiesl rxercissz suggested in
hs saaE iats ibt direction ters lnrss
ir 9f einh aegisitia ard heihe projects
II usged b siie aaihof that ihe
teashers elaphasiu lals phase 81 the
Wo TearhlnK agriculture and cor
relalsna q @lsh either rpbjecta@ Mr.
AtillsF ssya eaunet be made effective
usftss me pupa demonstrate 10,
principles taught 10 SOME KIND y farn
Project and niii.se lhe project oy
teFienees ln giiaileing the other sub
!tria n ne school eaatse
THE earfs'aii0H exercises sci form
II Connection win each lesson az
isfls suFRs ilvs gaese ara intend
~ ie naieaie how ihe teacher ma,
take aaYsniRge ~ gilr experiences and
Rsebiems tht ppmls msei % iheif clai
aad nre3eci @pfk o give Pilalify 20 Jhs
Hnitcis 81 EAaiisk Arithmetic. geOe
ppA hHsety dreRing and the iko
sltiHaah Eitmen'ag v0eht0ha
aglsgfe fpr Mar and schnelg Is
pflgaFllf az oetltne % guide sns
ssaebef. snd ceoadaflil "a lexibo0s
to- paplis. !, uaa eaiih 81 infnanA
sion u Feft practical naiafe ~ yalus
aud latsfesi % ihs taea ard wamea "a
thp fafh4a 81 sell