Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN
GEORGIA

Education as it pertains to ag:i-
culture and home economics is re-
celving commendable attention and
, consideration in Georgia. 1t is but
natural, that this should be the case
IN a state the chief wealth of which
Is derived from the cultivation of
the soil. Povision has been made
Tor instruction in agriculture in the
pubic schools of the state by direct
legislative enactment. Emphasis is
also being directed towards the
teaching Of those subjects which are
correlated with home making, so
that the boys and girls who are to
De the future inheritors of the land
IN Georgia may be possessed Of
Well-balanced education calculated
10 prepare them for the discharge of
the duties of citizenship in an &C.
ceptable manner.
The state also maintains and sup
ports twelve district agricultural
and mechanical schools. These are
organized on the basis of four-year
nigh schools. The courses have been
so arranged as to help prepare the
boys and girls enrolled in these in
situations to make the most out of
their local environment. While they
act as feeders to institutions Of high
er learning, and primarily to the
Georgia State College of Agriculture,
they are preparing and returning to
the farm homes of the state by far
the larger part of the students who
enter.
The state of Georgia was one of
the first to accept the benefits &C
cruing to secondary education in ag-
riculture and home econmics under
the terms and provisions of the
Smith-Hughes Act. Misunderstanding
courses were Immediately establish
ed in the Georgia State College of
Agriculture, and already there are
about Is secondary schools in which
vocational instruction in the above
subjects is being carried forward. A
large number of boys and girls are
being reached by these courses and
effective work is being done in d.
rccting the attention of a fair pro-
portion of the rising generation to
the possibilities which lie ahead in
the fields of agriculture and home
development work.
The schemes Of agriculture and
home economics education in Geor-
gia was rounded out in 1907 by the
reorganization of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture. This institu-
ton is located at Athens, Ga, and
constitutes a part of the University
of Georgia, though the welfare work
it has in charge is under the direc-
ton Of, a separate board of trustees.
Students of this institution partici-
pate in all the activities of the Uni
versity and enjoy all it's benefits.
Athens is one of the most prosper
Gus, healthy and attractive towns
in the south. The atmosphere is
that of a college community. The
social conditions and the religious
advantages are of the very best. 1t
is altogether delightful place in
which to live and it affords students
privileges and opportunities seldom
found in a town of $4,000 people.
The college itself stands on Lumpkin
Hill, a place distinguished as the
home of a former governor of Geor-
gia Someone has said that from it's
elevated position the college over
looks the state Of Georgia, which it
has taken for its campus. 1t is well
within the truth to say that its in
fIuence radiates from the center to
the circumference of the state and
exerts a benign influence upon the
agricultural progress of Georgia. 1t
is like a great dynamo, if you please.
charged with fundamental informa-