The herald., 1898-09-19
FARMERS INSTITUTES
PROGRAM OF THE MEETING TO RE
HELD IN PASADENA
Public Schools Open This Morning.
An Increased Attendance Ex-
pected-News and Notes

| PASADENA, Sept 1S-(Ofice of The
Herald, IS East Colorado street) A farm
| ers institute" will be held in the board OF
| trade rooms on Tuesday and Wednesday of
| this week. These institutes are in the ma
ture of university extension meetings and
are being held all over the country un-
the auspices of the state university. Prof.
A. ]. Cook of Claremont will be present is
representative of the university, and will
| have general charge of the meeting. T. j.
Ashby of Pasadena is the secretary A
varied program, containing something up
on almost everything interesting to the
farmer or housekeeper, as such, has been
provided. This institute is expected to be
an exceptionally interesting one. The first
| session will open on Tuesday, September
10Th, at 2 p. m.
Following is the program: Music: invo-
cation, Prof. C. e. Tebbets, Pasadena; ad-
dress of welcome. President W. A. Ed
| wards, Pasadena; response, Prof. NJ E.
Jeffa, Berkeley; Steam Process Curing
Lemons" A. z. Kerckhoff, Covina; For
est Restoration and Preservation" H. N.
Rust, South Pasadena; 1.-THE Table" Mrs.
Grace Dutton; Question Box and Local
Clubs" Prof. A. J. Cook, Claremont; music.
Evening session, s oclock-Music; "Ques-
ton Box; Home Decorations" Mrs. c..
Fl. Parsons, Pasadena; Home Economy"
| Mrs. Elizabeth Grinnell, Pasadena; "Sug-
gestions for Home Table," Mrs. M. E. Jaf-
ia, Berkeley; Green Manuring," J. w.
Mills, experiment station, Pomona; "Poul-
try" H. w. Krukenberg, Los Angeles;
music
Wednesday morning, 10 oclock-Music;
invocation, Rev. A. c. MAXWELL, Pasadena;
"Question Box" Fighting Insect Pests,'
L. H. Rust, horticultural commissioner,
Pasadena; Conservation of Soil Moist
ure," Prof. e. H. Loughridge, Berkeley;
Fruit Exchanges" Prof. c. E. Tebbets,
Pasadena; Markets" Prof. A. r. sprague,
Fairmont; Public Library in Home Edu-
cation" Miss Nellie Russ; music.
Wednesday afternoon, 2 oclock-Music; !;
"Question Box; practical Entomology"
Prof. A. j. Cook. Claremont; Germs in
Disease" DIR. L. D. Johnson, Whittier;
"Citrus Fruit" C. c. Chapman, Fullerton;
Food Adulteration," Prof. NJ. E. Jaffa,
Berkeley; concluding exercises; music.
The objects of the farmers institutes are
to promote agriculture, to show where wear
and tear can be diminished, labor saved,
methods of cultivation and production i'm
proved, and the general welfare of the soil
tiller advanced. The institutes enable the
farmer to get the benefit of the best sci
entific experimentation, and also to ex-
change publicly and for the benefit of all
the knowledge he may have gained by
hard experience. More money always fol-
lows intelligence and skill in farming, gar
dening or stock raising. as in everything
else Men, women and children are in
vited to come and take part in the meet
ings; also to bring samples of fresh, dried
and canned fruits and any garden or field
products. A large and interesting meeting
is expected.
The public schools of this district will all
open on Monday morning at o'clock. The
principals will admit new pupils between
the hours of and 9 in the morning and l
and in the afternoon. Owing to the
crowded condition of the Lincoln and Gar
field districts the pupils of the eighth
grade of those schools will be transferred
to the Wilson school building. The new
addition to the Wilson school Is complete
and ready for the reception of children.
The addition cost $1,000.
|, Prof. H1eronymous Is planning 10 estaD-
lish a new branch of educational work in
this city on the plan of the extension sys-
tenn of the University of Chicago.
The North Pasadena NJ. E. church was
dedicated tonight with the usual Methodist
services. Rev. George F. Bovard. the pre-
siding elder of this district, took charge of
the services and was assisted by the pas
tor, Rev. Clarence True Wilson, and Rev.
DIR. Bland of San Diego. Prof. G. w.
James had charge of the music and led
the choir.
W. R. Stats spent today at Terminal
island.