lems and the organization of directed or supervised practice in agriculture. A summer session of six weeks for teachers in service was held at the teacher-training institution. The school people of the State continued to show increasing interest in the teaching of vocational agriculture. Much of this interest arose out of the higher prices received for cotton, tobacco, and other farm products during the past year. HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION. In 1919-20 a member of the home economics faculty of Winthrop College, Rock Hill, was loaned to the State board for vocational education for purposes of supervision. This plan will be continued in 1920-21, but with more time allowed for the field work. One home economics department in a high school was approved for 1918-19, while in 1919-20 six all-day departments, with an enrollment of 126, and one evening school (colored), with an enrollment of 25, were approved for Federal aid. Winthrop College at Rock Hill is approved for the training of teachers in home economics for white schools and the Normal and Industrial Institute at Orangeburg for Negro schools. Provision for supervised teaching in the former institution is found in its training school, and in the latter in the elementary and high school classes of the institute. Supervised house management is conducted in a prac tice cottage at Winthrop College, where each student in teacher training for home economics has a residence of six weeks. TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION. The State has for the past year increased its supervision from one-third time to one-half time basis. There has been an increase in the number of evening trade-extension classes. The work has in feet been limited to this type of school and almost exclusively to the textile industry. Out of 63 evening classes, 62 are in textiles. 1 evening class having been organized in connection with the autom bile factory at Rock Hill. The importance of the textile industry in this State has offered ample opportunity for special industrial training for girls and women, but the response on the part of the linlatter in taking advantage of these opportunities has been very ited. The number of courses in operation is double that of the preceding year. A full-time instructor trainer has cooperated with the supervisor by doing follow-up work after the industrial classes were organized. The supervisor first made the local contacts with indus trial plants, completed the arrangements for organization, and aswork sisted in the selection of prospective teachers. The follow-up of the instructor trainer consisted in giving instruction to the selected teachers in methods of procedure, trade analysis, and meil ods of teaching. The teacher-training work has been under the direction of Clemson College. SOUTH DAKOTA. Members of State board: Fred L. Shaw, State superintendent of public instruction; Robert L. Slagle, president of university; Willis E. Johnson, president of State college; J. W. Heston,' president of State normal school; Adella S. Beach, county superintendent; Grace Reed-Porter, principal of high school; H. W. Foght, president of State normal school. Executive officer: Fred L. Shaw, State superintendent of public instruction, Pierre. State supervisor of vocational agriculture: Fred E. Smith. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. The State board provided for one-third of the time of the highschool inspector to supervision of vocational agriculture. Eleven schools were approved for Federal aid and enrolled 213 pupils in Vocational work. The State agricultural and mechanical college continued to train teachers and enrolled during the year 13 prospective teachers of vocational agriculture. HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION. In 1919-20 a State supervisor of home-economics education was employed on part time. In 1920-21 a State supervisor of home-economics education will be employed on full time. In 1919-20 three all-day schools, with an enrollment of 207 girls, were reimbursed from Federal funds. Teacher training for home economies is conducted in the University of South Dakota, Vermilion, and the South Dakota State College of Agriculture, Brookings. In one of these institutions a practice house and in the other a practice apartment are maintained for supervised home management. Supervised teaching in both institutions is conducted in part in the local public schools. Special State appropriations for the promotion of home-economics education were made for 1919-20, and a number of home-economics day departments were maintained wholly from State funds because of the limited Federal funds available for this purpose. TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION. From the information on file when this report was written, no trade or industrial schools had been federally aided. The State possesses some very good opportunities in connection with the mining industry. 1 Deceased. TENNESSEE. Members of State board: P. L. Harned, chairman, postmaster: A. H. Roberts, governor; Albert Williams, State superintendent of public instruction; L. A. Ligon, lawyer; J. F. Fowlkes, farmer; F. R. Ogilvie, editor and county superintendent; W. D. Cooper, druggist; C. B. Ijams, superintendent of schools; T. W. Peace, lawyer; J. S. Ziegler, high school principal; C. C. Sherrod, school superintendent. Executive officer and director: Albert Williams. State supervisor for agricultural education: D. M. Clements. State supervisor for home economics education: Louise G. Turner. State supervisor for industrial education: Edward S. Maclin. PROVISIONS FOR COOPERATION. The Federal act was accepted by the State statute approved March 31. 1917. A supplement to this act was passed by the 1919 session of the legislature, appropriating State funds to enable the State board to promote vocational education in cooperation w the Federal Government. The State board of education is designated by the act of acceptance as the State board for vocational education. An amount equal to the Federal vocational fund is deducted from the general school fund before distribution. This amount for the year 1920-21 is not to exceed $81,045.07. A portion of this fund is available for supervision and administration. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. The State supervisor visited each approved school at least once each quarter, held one annual and two regional conferences of agricultural teachers, prepared a bulletin entitled "Requirements Necessary in Order to Qualify for Smith-Hughes Work in Tennessee." A bulletin was prepared by the teacher-training department entitled "A Year in Agriculture-Horticulture." The provision for supervisory work among white schools applies equally as well to the vocational work in colored schools. Thirty-one white schools, an increase of approximately 39 per cent over last year, were approved for Federal aid and enrolled 681 pupils in vocational work. The total income of pupils from directed or supervised practice in agriculture in 1918-19 was $14,551.29, a return of $1 on every dollar expended for salaries of teachers of vocational agriculture, which was $14,596.92. Twelve colored schools, an increase of approximately 25 per cent ver last year, were approved for Federal aid and enrolled 317 pupils vocational work. The total income of pupils from directed or pervised practice in agriculture in 1918-19 was $10,127.56. The teacher-training work at the University of Tennessee continued practically as it was for the previous year with exception of an additional man for itinerant teacher training. Twenty men enrolled in the courses. There was no change in the organization of the teacher-training work for colored schools over that for the previous year. Sixteen teachers in colored schools were served by an itinerant teacher trainer from the colored teacher-training institution. The outlook for development in both white and colored schools is all that can be hoped for. Qualified teachers are difficult to secure. The State board hopes to institute during the next fiscal year some part-time work. HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION. A member of the faculty of the University of Tennessee was loaned on full time to supervise home economics education in 1919-20. In 1920-21 a State supervisor will be employed by the State board for Vocational education on full time. In 1918-19 no schools for home economics education were reimbursed from Federal funds. In 1919-20 three all-day departments and two evening classes for white pupils were reimbursed and five evening classes for Negroes. Two part-time classes, enrolling 67 white pupils, were also reimbursed. The total enrollment for white Vocational schools in home economics education in 1919-20 was 210, and for Negroes 295. The demand for home economics education in this State so far exceeds the possibilities of Federal funds matched by State funds that a special State appropriation fund of approximately $20,000 will be applied to the organization of such schools in 1920-21. Teacher training in home economics education for white schools is organized in the State University, Knoxville, and for Negro schools in the Normal and Industrial Institute at Nashville. TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION. With a full-time supervisor of industrial education the State has been able to increase its total number of industrial courses to 53, as compared with 19 for the previous year. Tennessee's program as to types of schools has been quite varied, including day, evening, and several types of part-time instruction. The work has also been well distributed over the State, all of the larger cities having participated this year. Nashville has continued its evening classes in the building trades. Chattanooga, for the first time, has inaugurated trade-extension work in an evening school. Memphis has added to its unit trade classes and Knoxville has conducted part-time and evening instruction, both through the university and the city public schools. Approval for Federal aid was given for 42 evening courses in 6 different cities. Five cities had approved part-time instruction and one city conducted unit trade courses for five occupations. A director of teacher training connected with the University of Tennessee has given one-fifth of his time to this phase of the work. The State is divided into four districts with a part-time instructor trainer responsible for each. These centers are at Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville. TEXAS. Members of State board: W. P. Hobby, governor; M. L. Wiginton, comptroller; C. D. Mims, secretary of State. Executive officer: Annie Webb Blanton, Austin. State director for vocational education: None. State supervisors for agricultural education: J. D. Blackwell, C. L. Davis, and J. H. Hinds. State supervisors for home economics education: Agnes Ellen Harris and Lillian Peek. State supervisors for industrial education: N. S. Hunsdon and Dorothy M. Sells. PROVISIONS FOR COOPERATION. During the 1919 session of the legislature the act of acceptance was reenacted for the years 1919-20 and 1920-21. Appropriations to match Federal funds for 1920-21 are as follows: $69,687.89 for the salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural subjects; $26,133.06 for the salaries of trade, industrial, and home economics subjects; and $49,362.16 for the training of teachers of Vocational subjects. This makes a total of $145,183.11 available for the promotion of vocational education during the year 1920-21. There is, however, a provision in the State act that only such amounts as may be necessary for the direction and supervision of the work may be used by the State board for vocational education. This limits the use of the above amounts. Special provision is also made for the use of $25,000 State aid for salaries of teachers in rural schools and small towns. During the present year this amount was used almost entirely in aiding agriculture and home economies. In the large towns and cities the Federal funds are duplicated from the local school funds. The legislature in special session during 1919-20 made liberal appropriations to State institutions which will conduct teacher-training work in vocational education for the year 1920-21. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. During the past year three men devoted all of their time to supervision and improvement of teachers in service. Schools were visited |