The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-07-01
SMITH-HUGHES
PROJECT WORK
Is Part of Course in Agriculture
Under Smith Hughes
Plan

The boys taking agriculture at high
school are required to take project
work, under supervision Of the in
structOr in agriculture. Project work
properly carried out puts into prac-
tice the best farming methods known
Pnder existing conditions. The boys
raise a definite acreage of some crop,
a number of farm animals, or carry
out some farm enterprise. The kind,
size and method of carrying out the
project is mutually agreed between
the parent, student and instructor.
Object of Work.
The object of project work is 10
develop business and farm managerial
ability, to combine head work and
manual labor to their mutual advan-
tage, and to put into practice the
most successful methods of farm
management known in the commu-
nifty. Many projects return the men,
bers sufficient money to pay their
way through school, and all projects
mast bring financial returns to the
project members. Project work makes
education practical and brings the
school and farm home into close CO.
operation. 1t is in fact one of the
most progressive movements in mod
eFn education, and its popularity and
possibilities T growing by leaps
and bounds. High school credit is
allowed for projects successfully car
ried out.
The Smith-Hughes instructor who
IS paid in part by federal funds ap-
%propriated for the teaching of vo-
cational agriculture is in charge of
project work. The instructor is en-
plOyed twelve months in the year and
a part Of his summer program is to
supervise agricultural projects. More
interest has been shown in the work
this year than ever before. The boys
are raising some of the best live
stock and crops in Gallatin county.
ME following boys ire engaged in
project work at present:
Registered Sow and Litter
Guy Kemp, Salesville; Robert Null
lica, BOzeman, Route 1; Robert Over
street, ~Salesville; Frank Gown, Bel
grade, Route 2; Carl Stimson, Bel
grade, Route 2; Alton Thomson, Bel
grade, Route 2; Raymond Ross, Sales,
vile; Harold Dusenberry, Bozeman
Route q; Willie Walton, J. P, Boze.
man, Route 2; Max Pickett, J. P.
Bozeman, Route /.
Other Projects
Chas. Osborne, Bozeman, Route .
sow and litter; Kenneth Jones, Boze
man, Route 3, two sows and litters
Truman Berry, Whitehall, two acres
potatoes; Harry Rundlet, Harrison
80 turkeys; Stanley Ferguson, Boze
man, Route 1, one acre canning beans
Tom Eckles, Bozeman, Route 1, gophe-
poison mixing; Albert Friel, Bozeman
gopher poison mixing; Russell Clarke
Salesville, Star route, five registered
ewes; Everett Edens, Bozeman, q
acres seed peas; Dwight Huffine
Belgrade, Route 1, so acres wheat
Chas. Markin, Bozeman, market gar
den, city lot; Albert Michel, Boze
man, Route 1, one acre potatoes; Kar
Michel, BOzeman, Route 1, one acr
carrots; Lawrence Moore, Bozemar
Route 8, rs turkeys; Robt. TodC
Bozeman, farm accounts; Ed Setter
Belgrade, Route 2, mule breeding, ST
mares; Wayne Seifert, Belgrade
Route 2, so acres wheat; Paul Bohac
BOzeman, milk testing, cannin
beans; Frank Morgan, Meuard, reg
istered COW and calf; William McGir
ley, BOzeman, Route 8, registere
S%horthorns; Stanley Smith, Bozemar
Route 1, canning beans.