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Show TEACHING ELEMENTAR, AGRICULTURE. In nn address before a count) Institute Insti-tute Mr. O J Kern of Hockrord, III . pointed out thc great changes that had been made ln thc method of Instruction udoptcd in cltlea dvnlng tho last ten or fifteen )cais These changes yre made to meet tho requirements of the various vari-ous deiartments of Industrial nctlvlt). The business man of the city Is demanding de-manding that pill lis coming fiom the schools shall be taught ln the schools how to do those thlnps which will bo required or them later In life At the same time, while the city system of education ed-ucation his been making sticnuous effort ef-fort to adjust Itself to a new and more highly complex civilization, the country s)stem has been niong vcr) narrov; lines If It ls Imperative that thc course of training for u clt) child Include those subjects which will best equip him to achieve success In a particular environment, environ-ment, why not a course of training for the country thlld that will give him a better understanding ot thc forces of nature a deeper Interest In her manifestations mani-festations and ft stronger love for countr) coun-tr) life and Its duties? The effect of Introducing agriculture Into the countr) coun-tr) schools woull mike the pupils observe ob-serve moie chisel) and Judge more uc-curatel) uc-curatel) all subjects icrtalnlng to farm life Agricultural leaders ln the future must bo skilled In the sciences thit are the very foundation of their profession The fnim Is feeling the spirit ot a new nge, It Is beginning to feel thc pressure of nn Intense Industrial competition, and the chnracter of agrlcultuie Is tapldl) undergoing a great change The use of complicated machinery requires (.renter skill on the part of the farmer The results of Investigations conducted nt agricultural colleges an I experiment stations must bo m piled In such a wa) as to enable the farmer to accomplish mora In tho future than his been the ease In tho pint. If this Is to be done tho child must hnvo superior advantages advan-tages to those of his parents, and no-whcice no-whcice enn education be given thit will count so much ns In thc public schools To do this work proper!) teachers must be educated along theso lines, anil monc) spent In this direction by the State or Nation will be retutned man) hundred fold, because It will affect dl-rectl) dl-rectl) the productiveness of the American Amer-ican farms und Indirect!) nil thc Industrie Indus-trie ot America. Our future greatness will depend upon thc enlightenment of our children. |