American Decades
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
Law
By: Hoke Smith and Asbury Francis Lever
Date: May 8, 1914
Source: Smith-Lever Act (Agricultural Extension Act) of 1914. Stat. 372, 7 USC 341 et seq., May 8, 1914. Reprinted in The Statutes at Large of the United States of America from March 1913 to March 1915, volume 38. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1915, 372–374. Available online at http://www.reeusda.gov/1700/legis/s-l.htm; website homepage http://www.reeusda.gov (accessed May 15, 2003).
About the Authors: Hoke Smith (1879–1931) began his career as a lawyer in private practice. He was appointed Secretary of the Interior under President Grover Cleveland (served 1885–1889 and 1893–1897) and was twice elected governor of Georgia. As governor and Democratic Georgia senator, Smith was an advocate for rural and...
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1910's Education Primary Sources
- "The College-bred Community"
- The Indian and His Problem
- Equal Pay for Women Teachers
- "The Contribution of Psychology to Education"
- Medical Education in the United States and Canada: A Report to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
- "An Address Delivered Before the National Colored Teachers' Association"
- A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil
- The Montessori Method
- "Why Should the Kindergarten Be Incorporated as an Integral Part of the Public School System?"
- Smith-Lever Act of 1914
- Report of the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure
- Democracy and Education
- The Measurement of Intelligence
- Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
- Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education
- "The Project Method"
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
