Illinois Association FFA
Agricultural Contractor in Springfield, IL
The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 promoted a new type of education for many high school of the country. Federal funds, on a matching basis, were to be made available to those high schools that would organize and conduct classes in agriculture over a 12-month period; and, hire a qualified teacher to conduct these classes on a learn-by-doing basis. By 1920, one hundred high schools were organized under the provisions of the Smith-Hughes Act and the directives of the Illinois State Board of Vocational Education.