The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-11
An OPPORTUNITY
FOR EVERY BOY AND
GIRL IN FLORIDA

for every girl and boy in Florida has
been made possible by extending the
University Of Florida and the State
College for Women from campus
lines to every township in the state.
The General Extension Division has
just sent out announcements of the
correspondence courses offered.
Members of the last legislature es-
tablished the General Extension Di-
vision as the means of taking educa-
tonal advantages to the boys and
girls and the men and women Of Flor
ida no matter how far they are from
schools. Florida was one of the first
of the southern states to pass from
the plan of intellectual exclusiveness
to broad, democratic service for all
people.
"Educationso tremendously justi-
fed itself during the war that the !
world now has an appreciation Of it's
value never known BEFORE" says B.
C. Riley, director of the General Elk
tension Division. "An education was
almost a condition of preferment in
the army, not by any reason Of senti-
ment or prejudice in favor Of col
leges and schools, but because the
men they turned out made, better SOL
diers than thos who had not enjoyed
their advantages. This was even
more pronounced in the subsidiary
industries and organizations that
made the military arm effective and
this condition will remain. This ap-
probation of the government and pri-
vate industries of an educated man
is responsible for the large increase
in enrolment in our schools and col
leges.
but, as we are living in democ-
racy, why confne these necessary
educational advantages to the small
: fortunate group of boys and girls who
can attend college? The desire to
1. get increased training has percolated
: to every grade and high school in our
!. state and our colleges must try tC
!. serve all the people of the common
( wealth supporting them.
+ "All boys and girls in Florida, re
= CARELESS of where they live, should
J! have equal opportunities for training
: with the sons and daughters of the
: more wealthy, and everything will b.
! done to seek out those who desire
/ more training and to assist them.
/ Courses For All
: "The situation must be met as
+ exists, and high school work will b.
!. given for students who live in rura
Z communities and small towns. Col
+ lege courses, paralleling as far a
i possible the work in residence, will
= be offered A number Of short prae
- teal courses will be given those VIII
2 wish to take work which will he'll
! them to advance in vocation or trade
Z and reading courses have bee
Z planned for busy persons on the farr
7 and the shop, Office and home"
! Despite heavy schedules, member
3 of the faculties of the University Q
Z Florida and the State College TO
II Women have prepared correspoI
! dence courses and will give up PAL
i of their recreation time to correctin
8 papers.
I AS the work is wholly individual
! students may enroll at any time an
I progress as rapidly as their time an
I ability permit. With an hour a da
I for study the average student can d
) great deal of good work. Subject
& will be offered in the various depar
ments of both the University and IL
- State College
ii College Courses
In arts and sciences, courses WI
be given in ancient and Romance la
guages, economies, English, histor
mathematics, philosophy, psycholog
political science and sociology.
Education courses include metho,
of teaching public school administr
5 ton, history of education, child stud
= civic biology and and nature study.
= Elementary agriculture, soils, fl
IN tilizers, trucking, live stock and C
NMk rus culture are among the cours
z1& given in agriculture.
% Engineering courses, which a
non-credit, are engineering DRAWN
shop mathematics and estimating.
n Law offers non-credit courses
WI elementary, commercial, agricultul
xM and school law. High school cree
aWA is given for commercial law,
1M A credit course in methods in hor
wv economics and a non-credit course
I sewing and textiles are given
tWh home economies.
YI%n Credit is given for two ART noii