Report of the commissioner appointed by the legislature in 1899 to investigate and report upon the methods of proceedure in this and other states and countries in giving instruction in manual training and in the theory and art of agriculture in the public schools
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Harvey, Lorenzo Dow, 1848-1922
Report of the commissioner appointed by the legislature in 1899 to investigate and report upon the methods of proceedure in this and other states and countries in giving instruction in manual training and in the theory and art of agriculture in the public schools
Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1901
83 p. ; 26 cm.
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Contents
[Title page], pp. [1] ff.
Letter of transmittal, pp. [3]-[4]
Report on instruction in agriculture in the public schools, pp. [5]-10
Development of agricultural instruction in other countries, pp. 10-40
Report on manual training, pp. 41-48
Development of manual training in the schools of foreign countries, pp. 48-55
Outlines of courses of study in manual training and domestic economy, pp. 56-83 ff.
Proposed constitutional amendment relating to the office of state superintendent
Importance of the office of state superintendent
Work of the office professional and executive, not political
Office should be upon the same plane as the judiciary
The state superintendent should be required by law to have educational qualifications
Should enter upon his duties at opening of school year
Examinations for teachers' state cerificates and for the county superintendent's cerficate
The state superintendent should be required by law to have educational qualifications
Should enter upon his duties at opening of school year
Examinations for teachers' state certificates and for the county superintendent's cerficate
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