Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-07-05
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
IN NEVADA.


Board of Vocational Education, June
10. 1919, Homer Derr, of Phoenix,
Ariz., was elected to the position of
state supervisor for agricultural edu-
cation in Nevada Mr.. Derr is
leaving similar position the state
M Arizona.
This position on the state vocational
staff, of which R. A. Jones is director,
carries with it not only the supervi
yision of all agricultural education
meeting the provision of the Smith
Hughes act, but the itinerant teacher
raining and promotional work in the
entire state for this same line OH work
Because of the many questions and
nauiries directed to the state direct
or's office it is presumed that the
duties of the agricultural supervisor
will be OF interest to the general
public. The following described
duties are taken from the state voca-
tional plans for the coming school
year, and incidentally the federal gov
eminent pays one half the salary and
travelling expenses of the state su-
pervisor in carrying out these plans.
The state supervisor of agricultural
education is expected to visit as often
az the work demands, all schools that
teach agriculture under the provis
IONS OF the Smith Hughes act and to
assst the teachers of agriculture CD
N improving the instruction; (2) in
planning courses of study suited to
The community: CD in providing pro-
per library and laboratory facilities;
~ in developing project work and
project teaching; go in extending
The enrolment, and co. to see to it
that the age limit. segregation OF
,lasses. and all other requirments OF
the Smith-Hughes act are properly
carried out He shall visit schools
IN the state that seem to have posi-
bilities of development along the lines
Of vocational agriculture. 1t shall be
his duty to promote new work where
ever vocational agriculture as outlined
by the Smith Hughes is needed and
can be successfully developed. 1t
shall bea,i suty also to give his atten-
ZION to the organization and develop
nent of part-timc classes, evening
md short unit courses in agriculture.
1t shall be the duty OF the super
,isor of agriculture education to sub
nit to the state director of vocational
education a written report upon the
The work undertaken at each destin-
elton when visiting schools or pro
jects in the interest OF vocational
agriculture. He shall whenever pos
sible call together instructors of vo-
rational agriculture to discuss prob
lens peculiar to their work and their
interests.
For the coming year the State
Board for vocational Education in
lends TO furnish financial aid to not
less than six agricultural schools in a.
many different leading agricultural
districts of the state. There will be
agricultural courses that will not ask
'or aid. but the work will be voca-
;sonal nevertheless and will becare-
sully planned with the specific idea OF
lifting oys for .rmediare u5"s.i en-
oloyment Learn by doing" will be
heir slogan. II might be OF interest
20 know that the agricultural courses
It Fallon, Gardnerville and Metro
polis were al ,tc,. ~ TIE state
ior Smith Hughes aid for the present
school year ending June 81, 1919.
which means that the federal and the
state vocational funds taken together
will pay three-fourths of the salaries
ii the vocational teachers Tor the
lime spent in giving vocational
instruction.
In the opinion of the state director
three things are necessary Tor the de-
gelopment of this great state, They
are Cd reclamation; (2) good roads
and 90 adequate training OF our
youth for the leading industries.
agriculture is, the leading permanent
industry of Nevada and what is more
reasonable than that we should train
he large per cent OF high school
students that do not go to the univer-
ity for this great industry. Does 1t
pay? The nations and the states,
cities, school districts all over the
United States have tried it out and
al agree that it does pay in increased
civic efficiency and dollars as we'll