. Annual report. Agriculture. Annual Report, 1919. 51 REPORT OF THE SCHOOLS OF AGRICULTURE AND DEMONSTRATION FARMS Sir,—I beg to submit the following Schools and Demonstration Farms. report of the Agricultural Regular classes were not helil in the Schools of Agriculture during the school year of 1918-19 because of the influenza epidemic. The main school buildings were used as hospitals until about the first of February. Two weeks of short course work were put on at each institution during February. These lectures and denu)n;trations were well attended. Last spring the School Fair work was put
. Annual report. Agriculture. Annual Report, 1919. 51 REPORT OF THE SCHOOLS OF AGRICULTURE AND DEMONSTRATION FARMS Sir,—I beg to submit the following Schools and Demonstration Farms. report of the Agricultural Regular classes were not helil in the Schools of Agriculture during the school year of 1918-19 because of the influenza epidemic. The main school buildings were used as hospitals until about the first of February. Two weeks of short course work were put on at each institution during February. These lectures and denu)n;trations were well attended. Last spring the School Fair work was put under the direction of the schools, arid each principal working in co-operation with the Department of Education was made responsible for the carrying on of this work in the territory from which his institution drew students. The number of fairs was greatly increased and, considering the year, the results in this work were quite gratifying. New ArroiNTMENTs. E. S. llojikins, ,, who had been Instructor in Science at the Vermilion School, was put in charge of Provincial Soil Investigations and was stationed at Olds. J. C. Hooper, , Science Instructor at Claresholm School, was made Provincial Biologist). F. S. Grisdale, , formerly principal of the Vermilion School, was transferred to Olds as principal to take the place of W. J. Elliot, , resigned. J. G. Taggart. , Science Instructor at Olds, was made principal of the Vermilion School. The Superintendeiicy of the Demonstration Farms was turned over to the Department of Provincial Agricultural Schools. NEW AGRICUI^TURAL SCHOOL AT Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Dept. of Agriculture. Edmonton
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