. Washington .. . s and girls. The spirit of education is probably nowherebetter illustrated than in many of the high schools,where complete four year courses of instructionare offered. Many of the high schools are alsooffering regular courses in manual training, homeeconomics, agriculture, music and art. State Normal Schools are established at Cheney,Ellensburg and Bellingham. The State College islocated at Pullman, and the University-at are also a large number of private schoolsand colleges. Agricultural assistance is given to the farmers,fruit growers and stockmen by means of
. Washington .. . s and girls. The spirit of education is probably nowherebetter illustrated than in many of the high schools,where complete four year courses of instructionare offered. Many of the high schools are alsooffering regular courses in manual training, homeeconomics, agriculture, music and art. State Normal Schools are established at Cheney,Ellensburg and Bellingham. The State College islocated at Pullman, and the University-at are also a large number of private schoolsand colleges. Agricultural assistance is given to the farmers,fruit growers and stockmen by means of farmersinstitutes, agricultural extension schools, gas engineschools, conferences, community fairs, lectures,demonstrations and literature sent out by the collegeand federal government, so that no new settlerneed fail, regardless of his ignorance of local prob-lems, for the lack of information. The State College, in co-operation with theUnited States Department of Agriculture, employs U. S. RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION. Hogs and alfalfa are a combination that is hard to beat and the State has the feed and climatic conditions to produce pork economically and abundantly specialists in animal husbandry, dairying, soils,crops, farm accounts, horticulture, home economics,poultry husbandry, plant diseases, insect pests,veterinary science, marketing, drainage, and engi-neering, who are continually at the call of thefarmers, fruit growers, and stockmen in the solvingof their problems. County agricultural agents areco-operatively employed by practically all of thecounties, and devote their entire time to assisting thefarmers in the solving of the agricultural and com-munity problems and in the aiding of new settlersin the location of desirable lands. Home demon-stration agents are assisting the housewives in theworking out of the many home problems. Boysand girls club leaders are now employed on part orfull time in twenty-one of the counties of the State,and are training the girls in home ec
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