THE BATTALION
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TEACHERS NEEDED
IN AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION WORK
A. and M. Has Best Facilities for
Training Teachers Interested in
Taking up the Work.
The third year of the operation of
the Smith-Hughes Act is nearing a
close. The unusual demand for ag
ricultural products has increased the
interest in scientific production. There
has been a rapid growth in the de
mand for vocational agriculture in
the schools. A complex of influences
has prevented the supply of trained
teachers from keeping pace with the
demand. Every state is bidding for
men trained and adapted for teaching
vocational agriculture.
Teaching vocational agriculture is
one of the most attractive positions
in the public school. It is a man’s
job and appeals to red-blooded men
who are not afraid of responsibility.
The work is highly practical, for the
teacher supervises the home project
work of the pupil and thus is closely
associated with the farming opera
tions. It demands the exacting test
of production. Will the teaching
function in actual production and
managerial ability ? The community
work of the teacher resembles that
of a county demonstration agent. The
result of efficient teaching of voca
tional agriculture is the teacher writ
large in the community.
Money Talks.
Money is not the only consideration
in choosing a calling. Men are will
ing to refuse high salaries and ac
cept lower salaries because of other
factors to be considered. However,
when the salaries of teachers of vo
cational agriculture are compared
with those of other teachers, with
like preparation, experience and per
sonality, the advantage is strongly
in favor of the teacher of agriculture.
This is made possible because of the
Federal and State aid that is grant
ed.
Graduate Study is Essential.
The field of vocational agriculture
is relatively new and is bristling with
new and unsolved problems. Clear
thinking and careful observation are
required. It is possible to train a
teacher of agriculture in four years
of college work if the subject matter
is carefully selected. In most cases
so much time has been spent in learn
ing what to teach that the prospec
tive teacher failed to learn how to
teach. This mistake is being avoided
in the agricultural colleges by adopt
ing teacher-training curricula con
taining a well-rounded course in ag
riculture and the fundamentals of
the science and art of teaching.
But to undertake the more respon
sible positions in supervision and in
teacher-training, it is essential to
make a much more extensive study
of educational principles and prac
tices. Agriculture and education
constitute a field too broad to be
mastered in four years of college
work. Permanent distinction in the
field of agricultural education neces
sitates constructive and careful study
of the numerous problems arising
each year.
Facilities for Graduate Work.
The A. and M. College of Texas is
offering graduate work in agricultur
al education during the regular ses
sion and during the summer session.
The Department of Vocational Teach
ing has collected a valuable library
of books and bulletins on the various
phases of agricultural education and
kindred subjects, and the office and
class room equipment of the Depart
ment is perhaps the most complete
to be found in any agricultural col
lege in the United States. Visual in
struction is given a prominent place
in the work of the Department.
The College offers adequate facili
ties for graduate work in the various
fields of technical agriculture. A
graduate student is expected to take
a major and one or two minors. This
enables a student to pursue some
study in technical agriculture while
he is taking his major in agricultural
education.
The Following Graduate Courses are
Offered by the Department of
Vocational Teaching.
501, 502. Agricultural Instruction.
(3-0).
This course will include a study of
the content of the agricultural course
in the high school, the supervision of
home project work, the community
work of the agricultural teacher,
methods of teaching agriculture, vis
ual instruction, and the administra
tion of vocational agriculture.
503, 504. Agricultural Extension and
Demonstration. (3-0).
This course will include the history
of the extension movement, the ad
ministration of co-operative exten
sion and demonstration in agriculture
and home economics as carried on
under the Smith-Lever Act, and the
methods and scope of extension. The
student will be expected to do some
extension work as a part of the
course.
505, 506. Organization and Manage
ment of Teacher-Training De
partments. (3-0).
The purpose of this course is to
train men for positions in the depart
ment of agricultural education.
Among the topics to be considered
are: The making of the curriculum
for training teachers of vocational
agriculture, the number and content
of courses to be offered by the depart
ment of agricultural education, na
ture and importance of visual in
struction, methods of conducting sup
ervised teaching, and improvement
of teachers in service.
507, 508. Direction and Supervision
of Vocational Agriculture. (3-0).
The purpose of this course is to
train men for position of State direc
tors or supervisions of vocational ag
riculture. Among the topics to be
discussed are: The history of voca
tional agriculture, the Smith-Hughes
Act, agriculture in the high school
curriculum, content of courses in ag
riculture, text-books and library,
laboratory equipment, supervised
home projects, records and reports,
relation between supervisor and itin
erant teacher, and improvement of
teachers in service.
BASEBALL SEASON WILL OPEN
TODAY
The baseball season opens today
with the coming of Austin College
for two games. One game to be
played today and the other tomor
row. A pre-season game was staged
with the 37th U. S. Infantry last
Monday afternoon and the Aggies
were easy victors. Much pep and
speed was exhibited in this game
and if this pep and speed is better
developed as Coach Bible predicts,
all our opponents will have that old
thought, “Where’d they get it?”
Rub-My-Tism is a great pain killer.
It relieves pain and soreness caused
by Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains,
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We Appreciate
The good business we are receiving
from cadets and Campus people and
assure you we want to make our ser
vice and delivery more prompt, if possible.
Tell Us Your Wants
When in need of a smoke
WE HAVE IT!
Also Candies and Cakes, and other
good thing to eat.
Boyett’s Store
GUY BOYETT, Proprietor
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No Risk of Loss
r ■''HE only form of Nitrogen im-
mediately available as plant
food for growing crops is
Nitrate of Soda
All other forms must first be
nitrated in the soil, taking time,
and resulting in costly losses
through bacterial action.
Use 100 lbs. per acre for seeded ciops;
200 lbs. for cultivated. These light dressings
are easily spread over an acre and the amounts
are very small compared to the acreage weight
engaged in crop production.
William S. Myers
Chilean Nitrate Committee
25 Madison Avenue
New York 'y