Announces organization of the Association of Agricultural College Magazines. Six magazines as members. Magazines are published by students and circulated to graduates of the colleges and farmers in their respective states. "By associating they can offer an advertiser a large circulation among educated and prosperous farmers." Magazines represented: Cornell Countryman, Iowa Agriculturist, Purdue Agriculturist, Wisconsin Country Magazine, Penn State Farmer and Illinois Agriculturist.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36814
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 10, On page 3 of APA "Farm Conditions" bulletin., Cites a Kansas State Agricultural College professor who advocates using farm papers as supplementary texts in courses taught by high schools and agricultural colleges.
Author reports that Kansas State has offered a news writing course for agricultural students for more than a decade, and with good results.. Believes a course in news writing should not be a universal requirement in the agricultural college curriculum, but emphasizes skills in English.
Report based on data from a study among 3,757 students attending 18 institutions. Students who have chosen banking, dentistry, music and government service were found to be more conservative whereas the liberal attitudes were found among those planning on journalism, social work, law, and agriculture. The attitudes most favorable toward the college attended were found among students choosing such vocations as ministry, banking, teaching, and social service. The least favorable attitudes were indicated by the groups choosing aviation, agriculture, journalism, and music. It is possible that these unfavorable attitudes may be due in part to the inability of these 18 institutions to meet adequately the needs of students planning to enter aviation, agriculture, journalism, and music.
