Wisconsin State Teachers College - Meletean Yearbook (River Falls, WI)

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- Wt- -- a, , m '- i gf ' 4 -A-g---t--W - f-Y -Y .- , ..- Department of Agriculture ' JOHN M. MAY B. S. A. Kansas Agricultural , College Agriculture needs trained menmore today than ever before in its history. The War has produced many changes in farming. It apparently stopped a com- paratively long period of farm prosperity. For the past three years, agriculture has been going through a severe period of depression. New problems have ap- peared, the most important of which are distribution, adjustment of production to demand, credit and better marketing methods. There is an urgent need for men 'trained to cope with these problems and who can stimulate an interest in agri- culture. The most effective and far-reaching Work is with the boys and girls who will be our farmers in the next generation. The agricultural course at River Falls is organized to train men for this type of work. The department for training of agricultural teachers was organized in 1912. The first graduating class had three members. Since that time 27 5 have completed the course, most of whom have become teachers of agriculture and science in VVis- consin. Forty per cent of the special teachers of agriculture in Wisconsin this year are graduates of this department. The work of a teacher of agriculture is varied. He must have a thorough understanding of the practical and technical phases of agriculture. He must have sufficient professional training to enable him to teach successfully. I-Ie must also. ROY E. srrueos T 4 W' B. S. Kansas State Agricultural YVILLIQAM SIEGRRSTROM College itoutl cu Agriczzltinrnl Mechanics if mum mmma Page 34 n, .-,,p lx' ln il' it 1 ,IN ill fl ll ll rg! qi' L. gl il il ll ll ll lf E ll l. sq: all le .ll up E l l l. in l v l I i I .ll V. .iz y-I 'I gi. r

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- .TY - ,, , g, ,,. r-- ' ' - - ':f fr ' ,,g W, , - Y. A.,,,,- ,-,., 7 , .. , . , f 1 - -1 l l gnwf, .. , ,-,,.-- , REXFORD S. MITCHELL XVALTER B. DAVISON MAUD A. LATTA A. B. Lawrence College A. M. University of VVisconsin A, M, University of Chigago Civics ami Public .Sjwnkinlg History and Social Science History Department of History and Social Science ' The Department of History and Social Science is concerned with the organi- zation and administration of nearly all of the available courses in History and the Social Studies. During the year sixteen distinct courses are offered. The aim of the teaching staff is to organize all of the courses around social objectives, and in both organization and instruction to proceed from a scientific point of view. In history this means to give the student a realizing sense of the past and a sound basis for understanding contemporary life. In ?Civics, Economics, and Sociology it means to give an intelligent conception of society-its origin, dc- velopment, forms, functions, requirelnents, and weaknesses, and to help the student to a rational understanding of 'himself and his social membersllip. I I Page 26