A history of vocational agriculture in Tennessee from 1917 to 1955

It was felt by the author that this attempt as a historical study was a beginning in preserving some of the history that was the development of vocational agriculture in Tennessee. Much more work remains to be done as a work of this sort could not hope to cover so vast a subject. Many of the vocational agriculture teachers and other workers in the field of vocational agriculture are retiring from the work and a large number soon will follow. A number of those who have contributed much to the work have been claimed by death as will be the case of many more in the near future because of age. This work has been an attempt to preserve the many historical facts that might have been lost had a study of this type not been made. Throughout the work the author has attempted to point out areas needing further study such as the negro in vocational agriculture, the history of the Tennessee Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association, the history of adult education in agriculture in Tennessee, and other areas as well.