method of instruction prevails, although many of the high schools own and operate a tract of land, usually about 25 acres, for demonstration purposes. This year there are 16 approved vocational departments of agriculture in public high schools. The lack of available teachers largely accounts for no increase in schools receiving Federal aid over last year. Two hundred and thirty-four boys were enrolled in vocational classes in the 16 high schools, and made from directed or supervised practice in agriculture on the home farms $3,723.59. There was also made in profits from the school farms $8,470.78.

There were five colored schools that received Federal aid for vocational agricultural instruction, and enrolled 98 pupils as against 72 pupils enrolled in three colored schools the previous year.

Teacher training for vocational agricultural instruction was organized at the State university during the year in three different subjects.

Vocational agricultural instruction in Louisiana on the whole seems to be meeting the needs of the school men and farmers of the State. The growing demand for the assistance of the teacher of vocational agriculture and the itinerant teacher trainer, indicates confidence and appreciation of their services. There are still problems of administrative coordination of the work which will be solved as the members of the vocational staff, including the teacher trainers, gain experience and knowledge of their work. Altogether the prospects are good for the proper development of vocational agricultural education in the State.

HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION.

Louisiana has had a full-time supervisor of home economics for a number of years, and the high schools have very good home economics departments. Unusually good work has been done for the improvement of teachers in service, and excellent outlines of courses of study have been prepared for the home economics teachers. Six home economics departments in day schools have qualified for Federal aid, two white schools and four colored schools.

The work in the colored schools is organized so as to spend a full half day in home economics instruction, and in most cases this is of less than high-school grade. The work is well planned to meet the needs of the Negro girls of the State.

The training of teachers in home economics for the past two years has been conducted at the Louisiana State Normal and the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute. These institutions have had very good two-year departments of home economics, and have trained a number of teachers for the Louisiana schools. The State plan of

Louisiana now calls for a four-year teacher-training course, and the work will be given in the Louisiana State University.

The teachers for the Negro schools of the State are trained at Southern University.

TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.

The State board has arranged to cooperate with the proposed Delgado Trade School in the city of New Orleans as a means of promoting trade and industrial education for boys. The Francis T. Nicholls Trade School for Girls has been in operation for several years. Four unit trade courses in this school were approved for Federal aid. Instructor training has been carried on by the New Orleans City Normal and the Nicholls School. These were residence courses for related instructors. Southern University has been designated to train instructors for Negro schools. No courses have been put into operation at this time.

TEXAS.

Membership of State board: W. P. Hobby, governor; H. B. Terrell, comptroller; George F. Howard, secretary of State.

Executive officer: Annie Webb Blanton, Austin.

State director for vocational education: None.

State supervisors for agricultural education: J. D. Blackwell, R. D. Bressler, and C. L. Davis.

State supervisors for home economics education: Nina B. Grigler, Allie George, and Agnes Ellen Harris.

State supervisor for industrial education: N. S. Hunsdon.

PROVISIONS FOR COOPERATION.

The Federal Act was accepted by State statute approved by the State legislature in 1917. This act of acceptance was reenacted with amendments at the 1919 session of the legislature. The State board of education is designated as the State board for vocational · education. For the year 1919-20 there is appropriated $57,591.26, for the salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural subjects; $21,671.72 for the salaries of teachers of trade and industrial and home economics subjects, and $40,935.47 for the training of teachers of vocational subjects. This makes a total of $120,198.45 available for the promotion of vocational education in the year 1919-20. Provision is made in the state act that such amounts as may be necessary for the direction and supervision of the work may be used by the State board for vocational education. Provision is also made in the act that state appropriations made to institutions shall be allowed to compensate for the appropriations made in the Texas act, with the exception of $25,000, which may be used as State aid for

rural schools and schools of small towns. It is evidently the intention of the Texas Legislature to have the State board use as little of the State appropriation as possible, depending upon appropriations made to institutions and amounts raised in local communities to meet the Federal requirements of the matching of Federal funds by an equal amount from State and local communities.

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

An additional full-time State supervisor for agriculture was provided. The State legislature had provided aid for agricultural instruction in high schools, but discontinued the aid with the coming of Federal aid. This was only temporary as the last session of the legislature provided sufficient funds to match Federal funds in aiding the organization of vocational departments of agriculture in small rural high schools. Two bulletins were published, one on "Plant production" and the other on "Animal production."

Twenty-nine high schools for white pupils were approved and enrolled 380 boys and 58 girls. They made from directed or supervised practice in agriculture on the home farms approximately $6,296.36. There were also three colored schools approved for Federal aid, enrolling 89 pupils. Lack of available teachers largely accounts for practically no increase in colored schools receiving Federal aid.

The State board designated the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College to train teachers of vocational agriculture. Two residents and two itinerant teachers were reimbursed from Federal funds, and gave to the institution four different courses and enrolled eight students. There was also held a six weeks' summer course for emergency teachers and a three days' conference for teachers in service. So far no work has been done in the preparation of colored teachers of vocational agriculture, although the Prairie View Normal and Industrial School has been designated by the State board for this purpose. The appreciation of the work of the teachers of vocational agriculture is apparently growing among school men and farmer patrons of the State. The outlook is particularly bright in that the vocational staff will be able to render still greater service during the coming year than they have been able to render heretofore.

HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION.

Until January 1 Texas has had a full-time supervisor of home economics. At that time the supervisor resigned, and the State was unable to secure another supervisor until June 1, 1919. The good work of supervision begun in 1917-18 was not carried forward, although the result of the previous supervision was shown in the increased number of schools. In 1917-18 there were three departments in day schools and two in evening schools. This year there

are eight departments in day schools and one evening school, with eight classes registering 150 pupils.

Teachers of the white schools are trained at the College of Industrial Arts and the University of Texas. Both of these institutions offer a four-year college course. Very satisfactory practice teaching is provided at each institution, and an opportunity for 12 weeks of supervised home management is offered to each senior.

Prairie View Normal has been designated as the institution to train the teachers for Negro schools of the State. This institution. is fairly well equipped and the course has been worked out with the needs of the Negroes well in mind.

TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.

The State employs a full-time supervisor of trade and industrial education and arrangements have been made to employ a woman assistant supervisor for girls and women. The State, as a whole, has made a steady gain during the present year, and much of the work inaugurated is being placed upon a satisfactory foundation. Twenty-two evening classes were approved in six different centers. A general continuation part-time school was given approval in Victoria. Five all-day trade schools in three different cities were approved for Federal aid. The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas carried on through two itinerant instructors an extension course for shop instructors. These centers were organized in Fort Worth, Dallas, Port Arthur, and Houston. No instructor training has yet been inaugurated for negro instructors.

REGION No. 3.

WEST VIRGINIA.

Membership of State board: M. P. Shawkey, chairman, State superintendent of schools; George S. Laidley, city superintendent of schools; F. N. Sycafoose, lawyer; N. G. Keim, real estate, insurance; E. W. Oglebay, manufacturer, farmer.

Executive officer: J. F. Marsh, secretary State board of regents, Charleston.

State director for vocational education: J. F. Marsh, secretary State board of regents.

State supervisor for agricultural education: P. C. Rouzer.

State supervisors for home-economics education: Rachel H. Colwell and Gladys G. Gill.

State supervisors for trade and industrial education: B. F. Leland and A. C. Callen.

PROVISIONS FOR COOPERATION.

The Federal act was accepted by State statute in 1917 and was reaccepted by the 1919 session of the legislature. The State board of

regents (acts 1917) was designated as the State board for vocational education. In the revision of the school law in the legislature of 1919, however, all of the powers and duties of the State board of regents are taken over by the State board of education, which was created by that legislature. Consequently, the State Board of Education of West Virginia is the State board for vocational education by State statute. Six thousand dollars was appropriated for the biennial period 1919-1921 for the promotion of vocational education to be used as determined by the State board; for the West Virginia Trade School at Montgomery, $6,000 for 1919-1921; for the Keyser Preparatory Branch, which is to be called the State vocational school after 1921, $12,000 for buildings and $10,000 for buildings and land (a farm of 125 acres purchased for Smith-Hughes purposes); for Marshall College, $10,000, to be used to purchase and equip a farm; for Glenville Normal School, $10,000 to purchase and equip a farm; Bluefield Colored Institute, $15,000 to purchase a new site including a school farm; appropriations were also included in other State institutions which may be used for vocational work. In addition to the above appropriations State funds are available for use by the State board of education for supervision and administration. Local boards of education by law of 1919 were given full power to raise and expend money for all forms of vocational education including evening schools and summer supervision. Pupils between 14 and 16 years of age who are not employed under certain conditions must attend part-time or evening classes at least five hours a week for 20 weeks a year, if such schools are organized within 2 miles of the pupil's home.

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

The two departments of supervision and teacher training were organized under one head located at the university for the present. This provides two men for supervision, resident teacher training, and improvement of teachers in service.

General interest has been developed in vocational agriculture in high schools through discussion by some member of the staff at meetings of teachers and county agents, and publishing of a monthly news letter sent all the high schools in the State.. The State board of education has in press a manual of Courses of Study for Junior and Senior High Schools, in which agriculture is organized in accordance with the State plan for vocational agricultural instruction.

A special appropriation for vocational education was granted by the State legislature. This will be used to offset Federal money in payment of salaries of special teachers in short courses or part-time agricultural schools. Four group conferences of teachers of vocational agriculture were held during the year. According to State