Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-14

men Il sttll In the profession. There
are some advantages or schools would
be deserted by faculties. The space
assigned to this article will not per
nit a discussion OF the phase.
All teachers OF agriculture In Tex.
as must have certificate. Teachers
OF Latin. German. PSYCHOLOGY. music.
manual training and some other sub
jeets do not There are two types OF
state certificates open TO students OF
the A. and NJ. College In consequences
OF work done here. A firstgrade
s.ate certificate Is given to those
graduates who have completed salts
factory two courses offered by this
department A state permanent Ger.
tificate Il given to those graduates
who have completed satisfactorily
eight courses offered by this depart.
ment.
While a certificate can be obtained
by taking only two OF the courses the
department is advising that all who
expect to teach high school agricul.
ture take not less than four courses.
II only two courses are taken they
should be Ayr. Ed. 4, Method Of
Teaching. and Ayr. Ed. 6. High School
Agriculture. II four courses are taken,
there should be In the Junior year
Ayr. Ed. /. Psychology. and Ayr, Ed.
S. High School Problems; In the
Senior year Ayr. Ed, I. Methods OF
Teaching. and Ayr. Ed. 6. High School
Agriculture. II eight courses are TAX.
en- for the permanent certificate. they
should be taken In the following or
der: Junior. first term. Ayr. Ed. !.
Psychology. and Ayr. Ed .. Admins
tration OF Schools; Junior. second
term. Ayr. Ed. 4. Methods OF Teach.
ing. and Ayr. Ed. s. High School Prob.
lens; Senior first term. Agr. Ed. ios.
Rural Problems. and Agr. Ed. tO5. vo-
cational Education: Senior. second
term. Ayr. Ed. 6. High School Agricul.
ture. and Ayr. Ed. to+. Agricultural
Extension and Demonstration. In the
opinion OF the department a student
should consider thoroughly his life
work before deciding 10 elect the eight
courses.
The importance OF the study OF ed.
ucational principles is becoming rec
ognized In very large field outside
OF teaching in the public school Too
much adverse criticism has been
given to college teaching. At least
some OF this has been merited. A
study OF educational principles Will
tend to protect the future college
teacher from the scathing remarks Of
some OF his students who may have
taken advantage OF such educational
training.
There Is great demand In rural
communities. especially. for leaders
who can direct along right lines all
efforts toward progress Rural edu.
cation all over Texas needs such lead.
ers who understand the demands OF
rural life that must be met by school.
church. and all other agencies inter.
ested In the welfare OF the rural pop
ulation.
One o. the new fields OF activity Is
the great extension movement that Is
sweeping over the country. In this
movement teaching is the primary
purpose This sort OF teaching Is
somewhat different from the ordinary
kind that We associate with the class
room. but the same principles underlie
both. II Is frequently true that the
exteacher makes the best extension
man. The new course. Ayr. Ed. iOi.
Agricultural Extension and Demon
stration. Is intended chiefly for those
interested in this great work. Other
courses OF the department that are
especially important as a preparation
for extension work are Psychology.
Methods OF Teaching. Vocational Edu.
cation. and Rural Problems -Battal.
ion.