Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-22 | Page 9 | Agriculture in County Schools

AG AGRICULTURE 1 LN IN County Supt McKay Introduces New Study for Boys Do Science for Girls FUNERAL OF PREST FLYGARE FL 1 Alter l 4 Toller Ogden ogen Feb new departure re In III Inthe inthe the line of Dr study tudy lUd to be bo taught In tim the Weber county public schools has lias been inaugurated by county count superintendent Thomas homas K R McKay Most of ot the stu students dents In the tho county school live cither on n 8 farm or 01 their parents par paren en I have hae or orchards orchard chard and Mr McKay thought It H to tog would ld be nfl all n excellent departure g give the students somo sorno talk wery overy o Oil subjects that would bo be of ot Interest to them In III ele cle elementary agriculture At the last meet meetIng Ins Ing of o the thO teachers of or the county schools Supt McKay gave gao tho tim teach em a talk on all elementary agriculture In tho the public schools mid nn an outline oa 01 the tha lIfo life history of or o tho the codling moth which does docs so 80 much damage to the fruit crop by causing worms Dur During DurIng DurIng ing Hi this month that subject Is being taught the tho students and arid tim tl best I methods known to kill Hili It The success with which the tho teachers tel chers meet In the tho tholie view new lie work will vIIi be bo reported repotted nt at the tho next i institute The girls are being taught domestic art at lit the tho Hooper school as an nil experiment which Is meeting with suc su success i cess ress and end It will bo be extended to tho the thoI theother I other othel schools