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	Land-grant university - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The mission of the land-grant universities was subsequently expanded by the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 to include cooperative extension — the sending of agents into rural areas to help bring the results of agricultural research to the end users.
		Amendment to Smith-Lever Act - 1953, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1968
		The mission of these institutions, as set forth in the 1862 Act, is to teach agriculture, military tactics, and the mechanic arts, not to the exclusion of classical studies, so that members of the working classes might obtain a practical college education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Land-grant_university (427 words)

	Smith-Lever Act of 1914 (PL 95)
		Although extension work began much earlier, the Smith-Lever Act, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on May 8, 1914, authorized the organization of cooperative extension at the county, state, and federal levels (Clemson, 2001).
		Act of 1914 establishing cooperative extension work: Smith-Lever act.
		The Smith-Lever Act established Cooperative Extension as a partnership of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the land-grant universities.
	www.arches.uga.edu /~jschell/history/legis/smith-lever.htm (405 words)

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	Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station
		The Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station was established in 1892 under the Hatch Act of 1887 that authorized direct payments to states organizing agricultural related research units with their land-grant institution.
	www.ag.uidaho.edu /research/page.asp?ID=4 (45 words)

	Smith-Lever Act of 1914 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 was a piece of US legislation which established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to the land-grant universities, in order to inform people about current developments in agriculture, home economics, and related subjects.
		This page was last modified 01:49, 8 August 2005.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Smith-Lever+Act+of+1914 (74 words)

	Uniform Anatomical Gift Act -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act is one of the (Click link for more info and facts about uniform act) uniform acts that attempt to harmonize the law in force in the fifty (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. state) U.S. states.
		The act also prohibits trafficking in donated human organs for profit.
		It also seeks to limit the liability of health care providers who act on good faith representations that a deceased patient meant to make an anatomical gift.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/Un/Uniform_Anatomical_Gift_Act.htm (261 words)

	hall of fame
		He introduced the Smith-Lever Act in 1914, which established the Cooperative Extension Service.
		Smith was a reader in a law office; in 1883, he became a village schoolmaster in North Carolina; then he practiced law in Atlanta.
		In 1917, the Smith-Hughes Act made funds available for training in agriculture and home economics in high schools.
	interests.caes.uga.edu /aghalloffame/smithhoke.htm (165 words)

	Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act : Morrill Act of 1890
		See also: National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, Hatch Act of 1887, Smith Lever Act of 1914[?], US Department of Agriculture, USDA Cooperative State Research Service,
		The Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Acts are pieces of US legislation which allowed for the creation land-grant universities, which would be funded by the grant of federally-controlled land to each of the states.
		The Morrill Act was first proposed by Representative Justin Smith Morrill[?] in 1857.
	www.termsdefined.net /mo/morrill-act-of-1890.html (356 words)

	Hatch Act of 1887 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Hatch Act of 1887 was a piece of US legislation which authorized federal funding for agricultural experiment stations connected to each land-grant university.
		Hatch Act of 1887 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Hatch_Act_of_1887 (82 words)

	Integrated Approach To Rural Development
		The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 created the Cooperative Extension Service and reflected the need to carry educational and demonstration projects to rural persons not in residence at institutions of higher education.
		When the Morrill Act of 1862 was passed, America was very rural and as Hightower puts it, farming was the domain of the rural man. Eighty percent of the population in 1890 lived in rural areas, and 59 percent of the labor force was engaged in agriculture.
		The Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 established "people's universities," often referred to as Land Grant Colleges and Universities, where tillers of the soil could have their own college and their own department of agriculture.
	www.ag.fvsu.edu /publicat/ag-economics/agecon2.htm (2524 words)

	land-grant colleges and universities. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The Hatch Act (1887) expanded the land-grant program by providing federal funds for research and experiment stations; the Smith-Lever Act (1914) granted federal support for extension work in agriculture and home economics (see Cooperative Extension Service).
		Because of the Morrill Act’s stress on the practical arts, the land-grant system has come to include most of the nation’s agricultural colleges and a large number of its engineering schools.
		U.S. institutions benefiting from the provisions of the Morrill Act (1862), which gave to the states federal lands for the establishment of colleges offering programs in agriculture, engineering, and home economics as well as in the traditional academic subjects.
	www.bartleby.com /65/la/landgran.html (263 words)

	Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Since the passage of the act, a lot of consolidation has occurred in the financial services industry, but not as much as was expected.
		Many banks have expanded into (Click link for more info and facts about investment banking) investment banking, but have found it hard to package it with their banking services, without resorting to questionable tie-ins which caused scandals at (Click link for more info and facts about Smith Barney) Smith Barney.
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Gr/Gramm-Leach-Bliley_Act2.htm (776 words)

	OARDC History
		Dissatisfaction with the OAES's work had already caused a separate board of control to be named, and with the acceptance of the Hatch Act funds, the board hired back Charles Thorne as the first full- time director in 1887.
		James H. Brown served as both associate and acting director until January 1993, when Dr. Thomas L. Payne was appointed as the ninth full-time director of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
		Since many land grant universities had moved to liberal arts institutions and away from the agricultural and mechanical arts, the U.S. Congress passed The Hatch Act of 1887, which provided funds for states to establish an agricultural experiment station under separate federal funding and to provide $15,000 annually for continued support.
	www.oardc.ohio-state.edu /www/history.html (1729 words)

	lever
		The force applied (at end points of the lever) is proportional to the ratio of the length of the lever arm measured between the fulcrum and application point of the force applied at each end of the lever.
		The earliest remaining writings regarding levers are provided by Archimedes ("Give me a place to stand, and I can move the Earth.", a remark of Archimedes quoted by Pappus of Alexandria) who formally stated the correct mathematical principle of levers.
		A lever is a rigid object that is used with an appropriate fulcrum or pivot point to multiply the mechanical force that can be applied to another object.
	www.fact-library.com /lever.html (243 words)

	UI Extension - History of Extension
		Initially the focus of most Extension education efforts was agriculture and home economics, as stated in the Smith-Lever Act.
		The Morrill Act of 1862 established the land-grant system of universities in the United States to make higher education accessible to all people throughout the nation.
		The Hatch Act of 1887 established a system of agricultural experiment stations at land-grant universities devoted to mission-oriented research.
	www.extension.uiuc.edu /about/history.html (592 words)

	Food and Nutrition Summer Institute: Nutrition Policy
		This act officially establishes FDA as an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services with a Commissioner of Food and Drugs appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and spells out broadly the responsibilities of the Secretary and the Commissioner for research, enforcement, education, and information.
		Title XIV of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 established USDA as the lead Federal agency for research, extension, and teaching in the food and agricultural sciences and directed that research into food and human nutrition be established as a distinct mission of the Department.
		This act proposes reforms in the Food Stamp (FSP) that cut benefits and require at least 80 percent of block grant transfers to remain in the form of targeted food assistance benefits such as food coupons, EBT or commodities rather than allowing complete cashout of benefits.
	www.nal.usda.gov /fnsi/Policy.html (1685 words)

	The Smith-Lever Act in 1914 appropriated funds for research, extension, and training in high school teaching in home economics.
		The Smith-Lever Act in 1914 appropriated funds for research, extension, and training in high school teaching in home economics.
		The Smith-Hughes Act in 1917 established home economics as a field of vocational education, and funds were provided to train professionals to work in cooperative extension.
		In 1963, the Vocational Education Act, expanded federal funding to support vocational education including home economics.
	www.uky.edu /~rforgue/hes100/notes/history/tsld010.htm (99 words)

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		The Smith Lever Act charged the land grant institutions with taking the results of scholarship and discovery directly to the people.
		This act provided grants of land to each state for a college providing education in agricultural and mechanical arts but also in the liberal arts-training for a profession and education for a lifetime.
		WSU is one of the land-grant colleges established under the Morrill Act of 1862.
	www.wsu.edu /IR/ir/db_a0100.html (341 words)

	Basic Memorandum of Understanding
		The provisions of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 were accepted by the Texas Legislature in House Concurrent Resolution Number 2, approved January 29, 1915.
		The resolution provided for the work to be carried on as a cooperative activity between Texas A&M University and the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the terms and conditions expressed in the Smith-Lever Act.
		The agreement executed June 12, 1914 shall be deemed abrogated upon the effective date hereof.
	aghr.tamu.edu /xrules/020410x1.htm (685 words)

	University Archive Guide: Record Group 26
		When the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 was passed, authority for extension, or demonstration, work was transferred to Virginia Tech and it became known as the Agricultural Extension until 1966 when it became the Cooperative Extension Service before being absorbed into the overall Extension Division.
		As stated previously, the Agricultural Extension began with the passage of the Smith- Lever Act in 1914, but can trace its roots back to 1906 when extension work in agriculture and home economics began in Virginia.
		Dr. John D. Eggleston, the superintendent of public instruction in Virginia at the time and later VPI president, invited Knapp to speak at a meeting in Richmond and that talk resulted in the beginning of the program in Virginia.
	spec.lib.vt.edu /archives/guide/rg26.htm (599 words)

	Texas AG Extension - Strategic Plan
		This funding is based on the land-grant concept and the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 and legislative action of both the Texas legislature and county governments across the state (71 percent state general revenue, 16.9 percent federal formula, 0.2 percent Soil and Water Fund 563, and 11.9 percent direct county support for salaries).
		The Texas Agricultural Extension Service was established in 1915 when the Texas Legislature accepted the provisions of the federal Smith-Lever Act of 1914 with the passing of House Concurrent Resolution No. 2.
		The Smith-Lever Act authorizes and provides for the conduct of Cooperative Extension education in agriculture, home economics and related subjects by land-grant colleges and universities throughout the U.S., with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cooperating.
	agextension.tamu.edu /stratpln/SPEXT.HTM (8968 words)

	Cooperative Extension's History and Formation
		The Smith-Lever Act in 1914 provided funds for cooperative administration of agricultural extension education by USDA and the state land grant colleges.
		1953 -- Congress amended the Smith-Lever Act, consolidating previous legislation, reformulating the federal share of cooperative funding, and specifying separation of extension activities from those of the Farm Bureau.
		1985 -- The Food Security Act amended the Smith-Lever Act to allow a larger role for extension personnel in applied research activities.
	are.berkeley.edu /~norwong/bkground.html (787 words)

	FR Doc 03-20122
		Section 204 of AREERA further amended the Hatch Act and Smith-Lever Act to require that a specified amount of the agricultural research and extension formula funds be expended for activities that integrate cooperative research and extension and that a description of these activities be included in the plan of work.
		Sections 104 and 105 of AREERA also amended the Hatch Act and Smith-Lever Act to require that a specified amount of the agricultural research and extension formula funds be expended for multistate activities and that a description of these activities be reported in the plan of work.
		105-185, amended the Hatch Act of 1887, Smith-Lever Act, and sections 1444 and 1445 of NARETPA to require plans of work to be received and approved by CSREES prior to the distribution of funding authorized under these Acts.
	a257.g.akamaitech.net /7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-20122.htm (2033 words)

	reconsid.htm
		The Second Morrill Act's (invalid) racial segregation proviso deemed the establishment of institutions for "colored students" to be compliance with the proviso that forbade discrimination in the admission of students based on race or color.
		Although the Hatch Act provides for disbursement of funds by the federal government directly to the beneficiaries, the states effectively each choose the beneficiary, and the appropriation is said to be "to each State." 24 Stat.
		In their document, Atherton and Alvord interpreted the second Morrill Act as a "supplement to the Act of 1862." They were careful to note that the latter act applied only to institutions designated by their state legislatures to receive funds from the original act.
	www.usdoj.gov /olc/reconsid.htm (10235 words)

	Kitsap County Extension
		The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 gave each land-grant university a mandate to extend results of research and experience based knowledge to the people of each state to improve the quality of their lives and enterprises.
		This Act created a unique partnership of federal, state, and local governments to bring non-credit, practical education to people using the expertise and resources of this nationwide network that is Cooperative Extension.
		We are dedicated to helping you make our communities a great place to live by offering research-based education and programs to strengthen families and communities; develop responsible youth and help residents meet the challenges of a changing environment and economy.
	kitsap.wsu.edu (304 words)

	Cooperative Extension System
		After 32 bills and several years of debate over the control, mission and methods of the organization, Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act of 1914, creating a third mission of the land-grant colleges with a cooperative funding arrangement and working relationship that is now modeled around the world.
		The Cooperative Extension Service (CES) was created by the Smith-Lever Act in 1914.
		This act provided for the establishment of at least one college in each state at which the objective was to teach agriculture and the mechanical arts without excluding other scientific and classical studies.
	www.cals.ncsu.edu /agexed/aee501/extension.html (6476 words)

	A Faithful Mirror - Merit
		The passage of the Smith-Lever Act (1914) and the Smith-Hughes Act (1917) brought agricultural and vocational training under the guise of the education system.
		By 1918, the publication of the National Education Association's The Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education gave the professional stamp of approval for a diversified, practical curriculum in the high school.
		Popular support of practical studies led public schools to include vocational courses in high schools as early as the late 19th century.
	www.collegeboard.com /faithfulmirror/merit/practicurriculum.html (372 words)

	Organizing 4-H - The Second Decade - 1913-1922
		The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 established the Cooperative Extension Service, of which 4-H is a part, to provide public financial support for Extension programs.
		Passage of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914, which established the Cooperative Extension Service of which 4-H is a part.
		By 1920, in addition to the organization of clubs for boys and girls, the system of volunteer leadership evolved and became well established.
	www.4hcentennial.org /history/category.asp?catid=32&mainid=2 (297 words)

	Co-operative Extension Service: Extension Agronomy Specialist Records, 1955-1969
		The federal Smith-Lever Act of 1914 lent financial support to the state's program and placed the director of Extension Services directly under the auspices of the land grant college.
		In 1917 President E.O. Holland appointed the first agronomy extension specialist whose duties were to act as disseminator of agricultural research data to the county agents and the public.
		The origin of the Co-operative Extension Service can be traced to a 1913 act by the Washington State Legislature which created the Bureau of Farm Development and provided for agricultural experts to assist farmers.
	www.wsulibs.wsu.edu /holland/masc/finders/ua30.htm (302 words)

	Overview of the Extension Penalty Mail System
		These privileges are authorized by the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 (for 1862 Land Grant Universities) and the Act of September 29, 1977 (for 1890 Universities and Tuskegee).
		Full time professional staff members that are at least fifty percent paid with Extension funds can sign correspondence postmarked with penalty postage.
		Specific restrictions and allowances have been agreed upon which do not apply to "straight line" Federal agencies.
	agcomwww.tamu.edu /mail/T15A.penaltymail.htm (752 words)

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