Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-17
Farmers READING Circle.

For the past two to three years
there has been more or less interest in
regard to organizing reading circle.
Some OF our best Informed citizens
and farmers have long felt the
Importance and necessity of such an
organization. Believing that great
good might be accomplished and
valuable information gained are
willing to do all in their power to
make it success.
Not every farmer has been able to
avail himself of the advantages of
attending a school where the princi-
pies Of agriculture as known and
practiced in the present day by the
leading agriculturistS of the world
are taught.
His life has been one of unremitting
toll to secure for himself and family
the necesSaries of life, and his home
reading has been of the most rapid
kind. the few spare moments left to
him could possibly give. Now the
idea of the reading course is to
systematic into few definite lines
his reading and to make the know
ledge thus acquired permanent
fund to be used in making farm and
city life more attractive and more
profitable.
The method of this work is simply
| this, a book is selected from which a
few lines are read by a good and
| intelligent reader after which a
general discussion takes place until
| the subject is clearly and thoroughly
understood. The details of manage
ment can be varied to meet conditions
| which ara 1ilzo1u oriCn
PTOgrame made out for city or
country work as the class shall from
time to time determine. Now any
one wishing to take up the work of
| the reading course can do SO, by
enrolling his or her name.
Our sister states have started in
this great work and have met with
grand success. Pennsylvania, Mich
igan. New Hampshire, Connecticut
New York, West Virginia and South
Dakota already have an enrolment
of more than thirteen thousand
students comprising all ages from l;
years up to 10. [ have given you a
brief synopsis of the work. A great
many more reasons l could give that
[ have omitted as they all take space
but they can be taken up later.
| IIc NubSUlOl llOH 10, Wv VIC VAIN oil
organization of this kind? [ have
been offered the use of the Wentietf
Century reading room to aid in thi:
work We have the t. B. Scott Public
library which is largely made up O
Just the books that we need also The
Horticultural library composed of late
books made up wholly OF successful
experiments, and Of great value. We
have held the best Farmers Institute
in the past of any place in this state
We have better talent than was Sent
here by the superintendent OF
Farmers Institutes and we can bt
assured of success from the start.
All who desire to become member!
OF such a reading circle will pleas
meet in the Twentieth Century Place
reading room. Saturday afternoon a
200 D. M Both ladies and gentlemen
are invited. At the first meeting
short synopsis of a few books on agri
culture, horticulture and fOracuitur
will be given. These books have beer
in the 7. B. Scott library some time
but because their value was no
, known have not been read. Every
, person interested in these lines shoulC
i, read them. Come and hear tn
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