Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-07
PLEDGES
AID TO STATE ]
ACGIE' TEACHERS


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Minot, Nd, Nov. e.-The cooper
alton OF the North Dakota aSrteul-
tural college, with teachers Of North
education, was pledged to the teach
ers assembled heraf attending the
North Dakota Education association
ANNUAL meeting in q paper prepared
by Prof. Chas. G. Carlson Of the agri-
cultural college faculty and read to
the agricultural education session OF
the association by Prof. Max Field
baum of Velva,A this morning.
Discusses SMITH Hughes Plan.
primarily with the smith-Hughes
work in this state, follows:
The writer wishes to submit here
with q number o f~notes on the Smith
Hughes work In the state. First OF
all, lot me say. 1t is my hope that the
work will progress this year and all
the years to come Vocational educa.
ton is Just IN it's infancy; for those
me and also women who stay in the
work, there is a brilliant, future. Let
me also add that great credit is due
in the Sn1ith-Hughes schools Of the
state. for the splendid way in which
the vocational work, both in agricul-
ture and in home economics 'went
owe the top" during this last school
year. ! This Is appreciated, not only
by the writer. but by the federal
agents, as we'll. So much for introduce
ton.
First, a few words in regard to the
state plan or working agreement be.
tween the federal board and the state
educational authorities. The federal
board provides opportunity for the
state to submit new plans every year.
The state board Of administration
submitted certain changes to the fed
eral board about the middle Of Sep
tember. These changes from last
years plan are about as follows:
First. It is provided that the reEu-
lar agricultural high schools Of tho
state Give in number) must comply
ards. These schools arc subject to
the supervision Of the director-super.
visor of agriculture.
Got State Aid Only.
Sccond. These schools. referred to,
the regular agricultural high school,
are to receive the usual stat . aid. In
other words the federal funds will be
distributed to the schools not receiv-
ing state aid. The agricultural high
schools must, however. come up to
Smith-Hughes standards.
Third. 1t has also beer written
into the plans that N. G. Macdonald
is the real head of the vocational
work in the state. This means that
the director and supervisors Of vo-
cattonAl WORK in this state are respon-
sibl1 to Macdonald-not to Miss Mel
son. In other ways, the state plan
is about as it was last year.
State Has Control.
The matter OF state sovereignty has
been brought up a number OF times
lately and to arswe the arguments
of, those who oppose Smith Hughes
work on this ground. let me say that
state absolute authority owe its own
vocational educational affairs. In
some quarters it seems to be tho i'm
preston that the federal board will
interfere or at least seek. to control
our schools. This Is not true at all.
The federal board, representing the
government Of the United States il
sprepared to cooperate at all times
but W to control or interfere Id
local affairs. To be sure, certain
rules must be lived UP to but these
do not in any way infringe on our
state educational sovereignty. The
federal board has at all times gone
more than half way to assist in en-
~couraging and establishing this voca-
tional work In the different states OF
the union. In all cases, the federal
board has modified It's rulings to meet
state conditions: 1t has never asked
that any state or educational division
Of a state surrender its. rights to the
board. So
Smith-Hnghes Schools Enoouraked.
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have more Smith Hughes depart,
ments established in the open country
and in the small town schools, and
to facilitate this. the federal board
will recognize one and two-year agri-
cultural departments in these smaller
schools. This mean that a great
many OF u consolidated schools will
come into the work. Az the fund al
iotted to North Dakota this year is
in the number Of schools is to be en-
~couraged.
Hero is another point of interest
to the agricultural men nov in the
work. II the farm shop work in any
Smith-Hughes school Is done by the
Industrial man (formerly called the
manual training many, under the di-
rectton and supervision of the regu-
larly employed agricultural man, he,
(the agricultural MANI, may daily
put in one period teaching pre-vo-
cational agriculture (the 7-S grade
variety.) This Is a good way to work
up keen interest In the subject of vo-
c~ational agriculture in the lower
grades. This arrangement can easily
be entered into by some eight or ten
| Of our schools. There will be no de-
duction in federal aid for handling
this elementary work.
It may be well to emphasize that
you can't teach a cultural or scienti.
fic subject and give 1t an agricultural
name. tHor instance. it IS not per.
MISSILE to teach botany under the
name Of crops or chemistry under thu
name of soils No subsidy can be
given Il this IL done.
Nlight School Boosted. y
It Is hoped that the larger Smith.