The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-24

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Without appiccating 1t their entire weight /
and influence ~ turned against tarminE /
IL Is chargeablc 10 our schools tnat SO
many Young and ambitious Young men nave I
left the farm for other occupations. THIS
Is an important drain. waste that must
he stopped,
dcnt Kerrick OF the Illinois CATTLE Feeders
asSociatioNN when discussing the trend OIL
common school education; "om sch9oo,s
have taught our farmers boys ana glpis
about everything under the sun except
those very things they need and must know
20 make theiF work and business attractiye,
No. II is every hody's fault II Is the
colossal FAINT OF orr time and our genera
uon, 20 underestimate the dignity, me
duty, the profit and the honor OF farming
an farm life.
agriculture has been something IKE ms
learn how to farm. You Just know y
without having to learn. There Is not
much TO learn about II any way there Is
ing SS You do w not 30 10 school
to learn how To farm better You
do not have TO- You 80 60 school 20 lenrn
how to do something else SO that you wiz
not have TO fnrn, Only those people who
cannot do something else work NJ farm
Tho change In this teaching must come
through a system OF teaching the teacher
by evolution rather than iyolutlon. When
The colleges Of agriculture We're hrst csiao,
remprtent 10 Instruct 10 the practlcah
branches The training OF such men mas
rcuircd n quarter OF century " we
hope to turn hnck the tide 81 opposition 90
agriculture that now flows through our
schools. wc must hrst train the men ana
women teachers who eau be rolled upon
10 eject this change In sentiment 10 nc
cunipllsh this end means that the proper
training OF tcnchers must he provide !.
Whether or not Our State normal SchooS
! can soon prcpa@ such teachers Is mnt.
ter VI primary Importance. II they caunot
In the near futlre undertake this Work,
! in the states 90 New York and Missouri,
under che care Of the \. NJ college;
our State school law should be 50 amended
! as 20 recognize agriculture aud knufeu
| subjects as legitimate studies Of the pubic
! schools This mat 'cr has hoen TOO lenS
postponed aud clearly defined steps should
! now be taken for the correction al thls
/ evil since az least live OF ten years tunst
/ pass before we can expect to see the prtc'
/ Heal results from any change In the %s-
! For the fullest development OF the organ
/ lEatlon ot this congress there should pc In
! every county local organisation Nhihaleu
with one Of the societies composing me
! congress or With the congress direct IN
! order that these organizations may be
] brought into closer relations with the
| teachings and influences Of the congress, II
| rs Desirable that visits hc arranged for
! from committees or officers Of TINS holN
/ To those counties that are willing to nssSt
/ In the preparation and discussion OF Az IN
! struetivc program fcW OF your ohlcflN
/ have accented invitations Of this nature
/ during the past year. with much pleasure
! 10 them aud We hope with profit 10 the
! communities visited Rut II ~ evident
TINT we need to provide a standing com
! available upon cali, with reasonable as.
4 surnuce of arranging program ana assist.
| Ing In the discussion Of the subjects agreed
! upon Such a committee VIII exercise u
| directing influence aud materially stimulate
! the interest In the local organizations visit
! ed, There Is no doubling the general hccu
.f.aN AZ NFstatl Ia
| In our State and the value OF metthgs
| among farmers az which practical ani
progressive ideas are disseminated ctu
| scarcely he oVerestimated In Sucb 9
manner we might cooperate With county
fair organizations, truck growers clubs
aud the already established local lnsitn
| lions as well as with the local grange
on other bouahde organizations Of
farmers Our constitution proNidas
for the organization Of nm tnstltut,
system and although some personnel sscrl
ficcs mny be necessary In ORDER ~ coul
mrnce active aud systematic work ! fee
assured that the members Of this orgnn'za
ton win not be found wanting In heir de
votion to the agriculture o. our state
INSTRUCTION AT THE COLLEGE,
It is n popularity Of ihe Anglo SoSol
race TINT II Is never satisfied With ON
progress achieved This spirit Of om Inc
accounts for our rapid advance In munufar
lures, commerce, aud agriculture, Within
the pnst hftcy years according TO q re
cent report OF the national bnrcau OF stu
tstic. "rhe wording limo nocnssnrv 4
- 49, 80
produce buhhcl ot wheat huh nteh l'
duced from ~ hours 20 only "a minutes,
ana still we seek by lnventlon and cul
tural processes TO shorten the time. Al
though we are today the largest wheat
rc ,.,tton and ,n,.at nroduclng nation
~ 10 earth vet the country Is not sat ,
5 , nv '''''
:" '.,or,,r., 60 stottstt,s furutsned mc n,
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omttiin v, ~ r'nitnJ Suites orc elnhth %
i .Sl'iv ~ w ttr,,if,h ~ tho norses otr
) w tnu , - W.. IN, No., me nincfcentb "a
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