Traces developments in public programs related to agriculture (e.g., Soil Conservation Service, Tennessee Valley Authority, Rural Electrification Administration, Extension Service). "Certainly the agricultural college editors have a major responsibility for keeping the farmer and the public properly informed regarding facts and movements so they may judge wisely."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 116 Document Number: C11844
Journal Title Details:
pp. 36-40
Notes:
Presentation at The Fifth Annual Conferences of The American Association of Agricultural College Editors at Ithaca, NY, June 28-29, 1917, Proceedings of The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Annual Conferences of The American Association of Agricultural College Editors by Subject Term(s)
Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE) in 1919
Author emphasizes intellectual curiosity as a striking characteristic of the effective agricultural college editor. Among other cited credentials: agricultural college education, newspaper training and practical farm experience.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 116 Document Number: C11849
Journal Title Details:
pp. 49-50
Notes:
Presentation at The Fifth Annual Conferences of The American Association of Agricultural College Editors at Ithaca, NY, June 28-29, 1917, Proceedings of The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Annual Conferences of The American Association of Agricultural College Editors by Subject Term(s)
Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE) in 1919
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25273
Notes:
Pages 259-264 in Zachary Michael Jack (ed.), Black earth and ivory tower: new American essays from farm and classroom. University of South Carolina Press. 312 pages., Author describes how his combination of rural background and communications interests has influenced and interacted with his career in an academic community.
