. Ohio University bulletin. Undergraduate catalog, 1911-1912. n dueher. For just as rural communities have felt the need oftrained teachers in the common branches, so they are like-wise beginning to feel the need of teachers competent toinstruct in agriculture and home economics. Not onlyshould the boy have a training and education that will fithim for his future lifes work, which presumably will bespent amid rural surroundings, but the girl as well mustbe fitted for the same kind of life, for such she in all prob-abilitv is destined to live. If the bov is to be so educated Ohio University Bul
. Ohio University bulletin. Undergraduate catalog, 1911-1912. n dueher. For just as rural communities have felt the need oftrained teachers in the common branches, so they are like-wise beginning to feel the need of teachers competent toinstruct in agriculture and home economics. Not onlyshould the boy have a training and education that will fithim for his future lifes work, which presumably will bespent amid rural surroundings, but the girl as well mustbe fitted for the same kind of life, for such she in all prob-abilitv is destined to live. If the bov is to be so educated Ohio University Bulletin 47 that he may come to understand the great possibihties fora life of pleasure, profit and growing usefulness the futureholds out to him in return for intelligent management of thefarm in its various departments and activities, so shouldthe girl, who is likely to be associated with him in themost intimate relations that life aiTords, be likewise fittedfor her part. In the solution of rural problems, the wifespart is quite as important as the The Sewing Room, Domestic Science Dep.\rtment. A plan for rural betterment, therefore, whether it hasto do with the school or with some special phase of ruralactivity must take into careful consideration the girl, thewife, the mother, else it can never hope to accomplish must take into account home and homemaking. Improvethe pursuits of agriculture as we may, make them attractiveas possible, conserve the soil, double crop returns, strengthen 48 Ohio Bulletix the farmers political influence, double and treble the pecu-niary returns of his calling, all this will contribute littlein the end to make city life less and country life moreattractive to rural dwellers, if we leave out of considerationthe home, the famil}- circle, and the social life of the com-munity. These must keep pace with all the rest or all failto advance materially. .liiy scliciiw of education, therefore, that is to benefitrural life perma
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