Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Most of us are familiar with the names of Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver. However, there is another name that belongs with these two and that is Thomas Monroe Campbell. He was the first African-American extension agent in Continue reading Thomas Monroe Campbell and the Tuskegee Movable School (9/27/2019)
Last week we looked at Henry C. Groseclose, the man. This week we will learn about the museum dedicated to him and the FFA. The Groseclose FFA Museum is located in Ceres, Virginia. This small community had an elementary and Continue reading The Henry Groseclose/FFA Museum (9/20/2019)
After I wrote the Friday Footnote a month or so ago about the passing of Mrs. Henry C. Groseclose I realized that the profession now probably knew more about Marie Groseclose than they did about Henry Groseclose, the Father of the FFA. Continue reading Who is Henry C. Groseclose? (9/13/2019)
The Director of the USDA Office of Experiment Stations, A. C. True, was able to use the Hatch Act of 1887 to established agricultural education in public schools. Our guest columnist for this week, Dr. Jim Connors from the University of Continue reading Alfred C. True (9/6/2019)
At this time of the year many agriculture teachers across the country are teaching something that goes like this: “The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 started the teaching of agriculture in the public schools.” The problem is — this is not Continue reading Did the Smith-Hughes Act REALLY Start the Teaching of Agricultural Education? (8/30/2019)