The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-09-18
Vocational Agriculture in the Butler
High School.

, Vocational Agriculture in the Butle,
High School
The Butler High School is fortu.
nate this year in being one of the for.
: ty schools in the state to include Vo.
. cational Agriculture in its course oil
, study. Last year there we're only
two schools in the state offering this
course. This shows how rapidly Vo-
cational Training is being installed in
Missouri schools. Butler is the only
school in this section of the state
that offers this course. Some
schools wanting to put in vocational
agriculture were unable to do so OH
account of the shortage OF qualified
! teachers.
Many questions have been asked
about this new work. / shall now
undertake to answer q few of them:
I. What is Vocational. Agricul-
ture" 1t is essentially a course in
practical agriculture, a course
planned to train boys to be farmers
1t takes up the practical side of ag-
riculture as well as the scientific
with the emphasis on the practical.
?. "Will All the Work be Done in
the Classroom r.. No. Numerous
field trips will be made for the study
Of soils, faEm crops, livestock and
other subjects; laboratory work will
be done; there will be farm shop
work. and project work will be re-
quired.
3. About How Will the Work of
the Year be Given?'
First Term
I. Recitation based upon study of
text. lectures and assigned readings
daily Give times week., As minutes.
2 Laboratory or field work, four
Commute periods per week. The
amount of time given to field work
will vary with the season and topic.
g. Farm mechanics, one Commute
period per week.
Second Term
/. Recitation, three 45-lninutc per-
iods per week.
?. Laboratory and field work,
three commute periods per week.
3. Farm shop, one oo-lrinutc
period per week.
T. Supervised project work, three
commute periods per week.
4. What is Meant by Project
Work." By the project we mean
some form of work undertaken On
the farm by the boy. 1t may be the
growing OF corn, wheat, cowpeas, or
some other crop CA acres or over);
or the feeding and keeping records OF
a herd of pigs; it might be the feed
ing and testing of a herd of dairy
COWS. In short, it may be any prac-
teal form of farm work which may
be undertaken by the boys right on
their home farms Cor rented land)
and carried on under the supervision Is.
Of the instructor in a systematic and
scientific manner. The boys are to
'eceive all profits made on their
projects.
5. What Benefit is to be Derived ,
From Such Project Work. The I.
boys cam test out the things they :
rave learned in the classroom. 1t
combines science with the art of
arming, and practice with principles. :.
e. How Long, Does a Project !:
-ast!' There is to be six months of
project work. Most of it
will be done during the summer time.
T. What is Included in the Farm !.
shop Work" Here we aim to :
each the boys the things that every !.
armer should know how to do on y
ne farm. Such things as the build !
ng OF simple houses. (hog houses and !,
hicken houses for example), self =
eeders. gates, and anything else :
hat may be constructed by the far- =
Ter. Besides woodwork, some forge 3
FORK will be given; also the making $
blueprints, concrete construction, Z
epair OF farm machinery, etc.
q. How Much Credit Does One =
let by Taking the Course for One $
ear? Two high school units. z
9. Are There Any Age REQUIRE =
lentsF A boy must be at least Il ::
ears Of age. II!
10. How Much Equipment Haa tl
e Butler High School Bought Tusf 10
y This Course7" It Is BUILDING tx
Irm shop ON tie High School csm- g
~ coating about 500; has ordered Y
'ois and laboratory apparatus cost
y ABOUT ooo5m4king = total exc
snditure of about 81 900. 4 r.
II.si"Does the Community Have
Pay the Instructors Salaryl" Not.1w
there are 20 in the class. If thereler
e atgleast 20 IN the class the, Red IN
oil government and the State payxfS
l the salary y siaa:lfs,l 1oc
II. For How Long Period Ain
e Instructor Hired7" IA months. 1i6
IS is There Any Special TuitiuS 4 l
'hich Boy Taking the, Course MI
equired to RayF Tks course 49,
lires no 1ee On special tuition. III ia