VETERANS.. .CO-OPS.. .AND THE COLLEGES
PRO SIDE Cofit.
All that nay scorn protty discouraging. But
it needn’t bo. It’s only one si do of the
picture—and the "con” side at that. Let's
go on to tho "pro” angle and soc if the
positives eliminate the negatives,
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For example, ProfessorS.H. DcVault at tho
University of Maryland, where a course in
cooperation has boon given since 1914,says
"Many of our agricultural graduates aro
now employed with various cooperative or
ganizations throughout the Nation and
rendering a service of which wo aro proud!1
Professor J. I. Falconer of Ohio State
University points out tho need for closo
cooperation between the co-operativC3 and
tho colleges so that at least a few good
jobs will be available as a stimulus to
students. Ohio 8tc±o"h*d'«uch a \?orking
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ACETYLENE V7ELDIN *
TUBE
HE-FINISHING
‘ROY KNAPPJ
program'with tho Ohio Farm Bureau before
the war, On the recommendation of tho -
University the Farm Bureau cooperatives
hired.a number of studants during the sum,*
raof vacation between the junior and s4nior
yoars. If tho Farm Bureau likaitho boy ar
and tho boy likoithc work, during his sonA^v
ior year ho took studios to prepare him
for a future job with the Farm Bureau.Ohio
expects to continuo this program. Louisi
ana State had started such a course just
before the war. There the studont was
oxpoctod to work far a cooperative organ
ization undor college supervision.
During the war period, tho volume of busi
ness done by co-ops ha3 increased consid
erably, Such expansion and increasing
stability of cooperative businoss indicates
that there probably will be an increasing
demand for more r;o 11-trained men'with
managerial and executive ability.
Of tho 34 land grant colleges replying- to
inquiries of the 'cooperative research cm d
service division, about half said that'in
addition to such coursos as accounting,"'
business lau and agricultural economics,
business and marketing, uhich are useful
to future cooperative employees, they nero
giving one or more special courses on
cooperatives. So von vrero giving morn than
one course.
In anticipation of future demands in the '
cooperative field for collogo-trained men,
a number of agricultural colleges have or
arc planning to add nev courses on cooper
tion.
Some colloges arc planning on going as far
_ Cont on next r^go.
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