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Rural schools and the Great Farmers' Renaissance
Herbert Quick argues that practical, life integrated rural schooling transforms farming communities into centers of business, science, and citizenship. He cites Tobin in Illinois and Judd in North Carolina, showcases student farm projects, and urges replacing bookish learning with education drawn from life to boost national efficiency and wealth.
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Herries
Grant
Miss Field
New School
United States
Cook County
Ilinois
E. J. Tobin
Chicago
Caroline
Alma ‘Katz
Orly
Tobit
Reader
Wisconsin
Doctor Claxton
Bureau of Education
Washington
Alma Katz
Judd
Wake County
North Carolina
Cesar
Vergil
Sappho
College of Engineering
University of Cincinnati
Tne
America
Cincinnati
Manly Rudolph
Tau Claire
Dean Russell
Wisconsin Agricultural College
Eau Claire
Julius Marten
Orvin Kurth
Roy ‘Russell
Julian Marten
Mr. Barnwell
Tom Brown
David Copperfield
Russia
Dardanelles
Ulysses
Troy
Balkan
Danubian
Canada
India
Argentina
Page County
Whittier
Ari
Denne
Herbert Quick