World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget .. . ismany times larger than its campus so theprogram of Christian education must take inthe entire state and nation. Two years ago, Professor Sanderson of CornellUniversity published the results of a study of theattitude of 416 institutions of learning towardthe problem of rural life. Only four privately-supported institutions were found to be givingcourses in rural sociologj^ On the other hand,of the 48 land-grant colleges studied, 64 percent, were teaching rural sociology. Forty-five
World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget .. . ismany times larger than its campus so theprogram of Christian education must take inthe entire state and nation. Two years ago, Professor Sanderson of CornellUniversity published the results of a study of theattitude of 416 institutions of learning towardthe problem of rural life. Only four privately-supported institutions were found to be givingcourses in rural sociologj^ On the other hand,of the 48 land-grant colleges studied, 64 percent, were teaching rural sociology. Forty-five per cent, of the 20 state universities studied,and 32 per cent, of the 91 state normal schoolswere conducting courses in this subject. STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS THE majority of the state normal schoolsare of recent origin. The raising of thestandards of teaching has brought them into DISTRIBUTION BY DEPARTMENTSIN ONE STATE UNIVERSITY \ o N. \ ig X ^. \ s N C9 \ c ^ \ C V Hi /^ V f \ c ^ \ 5>\ Literature and Arts 926{ 1 Agriculture 879 ^y ^^^N. VX b^ / NET TOTAL ^^ 5 V,-^^5087 IN ONE TYPICAL COLLEGE. TOTAl existence and they are now preparing the largernumber of the teachers in the public few years ago this task was performed by thechurch schools and colleges, if performed at all. The survey has already shown that many ofthese otherwise well equipped schools are un-able to provide the religious instruction soessential to the full equipment of the men and AMERICAN EDUCATION: Tax-supported Institutions 183 women who are to take the leading part informing the characters and ideals of Americanchildren. While the churches, working to-gether, are improving the instruction given inthe Sunday schools and are striving to bringabout the return of Ieligious instruction in thehomes, they should make certain that Amer- icas public school teachers know and appre-ciate the principles upon which a Christiandemocracy is founded. The greatness anddifficulty of this task would discourage a
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