{"id":316,"date":"2018-07-15T21:34:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T21:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/asec\/indianaagedhistory\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2023-11-09T14:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:03:45","slug":"history-of-agricultural-education-at-purdue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/asec\/indianaagedhistory\/history-of-agricultural-education-at-purdue\/","title":{"rendered":"14. History of Agricultural Education at Purdue University"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>History of Agricultural Education\u00a0at Purdue University<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">Although organized classes of agriculture were being taught in Indiana high schools as early as 1906, the first hire of an individual to prepare agriculture teachers at Purdue was not until 1912. Samuel S. Cromer, became the second hire in the Department of Education and the first for Agricultural Education.<\/p>\n<div class=\"columns\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/asec\/indianaagedhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/Teacher-Education-at-Purdue-University-The-First-60-Years-1908-1968-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excerpts from the Book: Teacher Education at Purdue University the First Sixty Years, 1908 &#8211; 1968<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"first-purdue-agricultural-education-graduates-1914\">First Purdue Agricultural Education Graduates<\/a><br \/>\n(1914)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"first-purdue-agricultural-education-female-graduate-lillian-lamb-class-of-1919\">First Purdue Agricultural Education Female Graduate &#8211; Lillian Lamb Class of 1919<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"guy-red-mackey-notable-purdue-athletic-director\">Guy (Red) Mackey \u2013 Agricultural Education Graduate and Notable Purdue Athletic Director<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/asec\/indianaagedhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/Purdue-Agricultural-Education-Faculty-and-Staff-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue Agricultural Education Faculty and Staff<\/a><br \/>\n(1912 &#8211; 2019)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/asec\/indianaagedhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/Addendum-to-the-Book-Teacher-Education-at-Purdue-University-1969-1999-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addendum to the Book: Teacher Education at Purdue University From 1969-1999<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"vocational-agriculture-purdue-department-of-education-february-1964\">Vocational Agriculture Purdue Department of Education<\/a> (February 1964)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"field-service-graduate-courses-in-vocational-education-1925-1926\">Field Service Graduate Courses in Vocational Education<\/a><br \/>\n(1925 &#8211; 1926)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"opportunities-for-graduate-training-leading-to-administrative-license-for-teachers-of-vocational-agriculture-may-1932\">Opportunities for Graduate Training Leading to Administrative License for Teachers of Vocational Agriculture<\/a> (May 1932)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"teacher-improvement-report-1939\">Teacher Improvement Report<\/a><br \/>\n(1939)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"interview-with-harold-taylor\">Interview With Harold Taylor, Former 4-H\/Agricultural Education State Supervisor at Purdue <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"teacher-supply-and-demand-of-vocational-agriculture-1944-1945\">Teacher Supply and Demand of Vocational Agriculture<\/a><br \/>\n(1944 &#8211; 1945)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"career-fact-finder-no.6-purdue-college-of-agriculture\">Career Fact Finder No.6 Purdue College of Agriculture<\/a><br \/>\n(1983)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"agricultural-education-news-may-1991\">Agricultural Education News<\/a><br \/>\n(May 1991)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"14.15 Purdue Student Teachers in Agricultural Education 1950 to Present\" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/asec\/indianaagedhistory\/history-of-agricultural-education-at-purdue\/purdue-student-teachers-in-agricultural-education-1950-to-present\/\">Purdue Student Teachers in Agricultural Education 1950 to Present<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of Agricultural Education\u00a0at Purdue University &nbsp; Although organized classes of agriculture were being taught in Indiana high schools as early as 1906, the first hire of an individual to prepare agriculture teachers at Purdue was not until 1912. 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