The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-11-20

about the welfare of our children. Said
she expected she would tackle this subject
With more audaeity than she would some
fifteen or twenty years hence when she had
had some experience and her own little tots
were grown up examples Of her present
theories.
Now an education suitable for the
farmer is one of the fine arts, and more
than wise is the man who says he has it
perfect. The birds, the flowers.
the stones. the clouds, the woods, the rains
are all full of wonderment to the little
children, and this shutting them off in
their desire to know all things, often be-
cause of our hurry or ignorance, is the first
cruel step toward REFRESHING their desire
for knowledge. Does the average
farmer receive the requisite training as do
other men for their trades? If We wish a
good article it has to have suitable train
ing. What a .oeful lot Of ignor-
ance do we farmers have of the animals
about us. Is it any wonder we are at the
mercy of the cattle dealer, the horse Jockey
and the veterinary surgeon? Certainly
our children should know more Of aua-
tony and some of the principles which
relate to good breeding and the care e
9b0Nh IL ENh1A&A oa - ESObSAAAN1 os=1
wastes, and SO many points which now
only come to the farmer after years Of
sorry experiences.
Then | would rave our boys know some
thing of machinery. The intelligent man
must feel a sense of reverence for the skill
and genius that go into our every day
implements. | cannot imagine the boy
who has studied the principles of machine
~ ever getting so low in his respect for the
inventor as to neglect to provide shelter for
his farm implements. Have you farmers
ever thought of the heartaehe some poer
genius must feel, when he sees the result
of his labor exposed to the winds and
storms?
Then | would have our boys and girls
know more of accounts, a knowledge of
accounts that pertain TO the farm. The
butter and cheese, the milk and eggs, veg
etables and fruits. wages and manures.
and all the Incomes aud outgoes, SO that
at the end of each year we may have some
knowledge of the profit or loss and what
crops have given the best results for the
money expended.
But above all, let one of the first things
we teach our boys and girls be hoB-
esty and not pick green water
melons, or put the largest peaches or
potatoes on the top Of the basket, for there
are going to be some questions asked By
these young minds.
Now in this 10Th century our boys and
girls have to have some training to make
a financial success. Make them masters
/ of some situation before you send them out
in the world. There are men farming to-
day simply because they do not know
what else 10 cali their attention to.
/ Dc--~-r-E a.F- nit Ha.r,rNrr life IF tho
boys, the bountiful hospitality On the farm,
the numerous expenses of the other where
tie salary is very attractive, but v here the
many little items eat up the principal.
The best material 10 the city is from the
farms. but we wish to retain some Of this
good material on the farms.
ENoTE.-The above is only a very brief
and a very imperfect synopsis of the ex-
ceIlent paper read By Mary r. Brown, but
time and space will permit 10 fuller re-
port.
Secretary Dye called for discussion on
the paper. Asa Engle represented him.
self as an istbmus joining two larger
bodies Of mind, filing up the narrow neck
of time between the above address and
that of Franklin Dye, which was to fol-
! low, and said among other things that in
order to make farming a success we must
make it attractive. 1t should be come
do as l do not ''go and do thus and s0.'
Mr.. Craig, a teacher, helped Friend
Engle to fill up this isthmus and expressed
himself as being exceedingly pleased WITH
the meeting as a teacher and student. In
commenting on that portion of the pre-
/ ceding paper relative to instrneting the
children in agricultural branches IN our
public schools, he said: NOW how shall
we bring in agriculture in cur puhIie
schools? Il would be necessary for every
teacher to study agriculture" Suggested
that during the winter they should hold
evening meetings in the p1Dlie school
buildings, making these occasions SO ful
of interest relative to this broad subject ol
agriculture that there might be an awak-
ened interest among the young people
upon these subjects. Mr. Craig closed by
saving ''the Creates thing that we neec
10 ;nstill into the minds Of cur young
people is that we must be people of char
acter. We. in our children, are bringing
up the most delightful, the most wonder
full plants that can be knowC-these spir
itual plants. It is the character o
the man that makes Kim successful.
May these (Institute) meetings GO on.
Franklin Dyes address on Random
thoughts on current events" followed, o
which we will continue next week.
RUTH.