The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-03-21

NlIlidn NlIlStndu, ESq., as MS surety
for his appearance at May SESSIONS.
Agricultural Conference ofJune As, 1906
AT its annual meeting in West
Chester, December S and 6, 1900
the Pennsylvania Dairy Union adopted
a resolution providing for the appoint
ment of committee to investigate
the present condition and needs oi
dairy education in Pennsylvania, that
committee to report at the next
annual meeting.
AT the meeting of the State Grange
at Lock Haven. December IA, 1900,
an address was made by DIR. H. p.
Armsby upon the education of the
farmer and following it the preamble
and resolutions below were adopted,
broadening the action taken by the
Dairy Union so as to cover the whole
field of agricultural education and also
providing for conference with similar
committees of other agricultural
organizations:
WHEREAS, 1t is essential that the
farmer, in order to meet successfully
the increasing competition of modern
! times, should have the best possible
education in the principles and
practice of his calling, and
WHEREAS, Provision for such edu.
cation cannot be made by the indi.
vldual farmer but only by the farmers
acting collectively through the State,
and
WHEREAS, There seems to be ser.
ious danger that our Commonwealth
may fall seriously behind others IN the
development of agricultural education,
and
WHEREAS, We recognize agricult-
ure to be the foundation of all pros
perity, individual, state and national.
therefore
ReSOipeh, That a special COM
mittee of FIVE be appointed to con-
slider the condition of agricultural
education in Pennsylvania and to re-
port to the next meeting of the State
Grange what measures are desirable
for its promotion and what action, if
any. the State Grange should take in
the matter
ReSOlaea, That this committee be
instructed to confer with any similar
committee which may be appointed
by other agricultural organizations.
At the regular meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture held at Harris
burb, January "a and IS, 1900, the
suggestion of the State Grange rela-
tive to a conference of committees
was taken up, and the following reso-
lutions were adopted:
Pcs0l0e3, That special committee
of fiye be appointed by the chair to
investigate the present condition and
needs of agricultural education IN all
its branches in this Commonwealth.
ReSoi1ed, That this committee be
instructed to arrange for conference
upon this subject, at some suitable
time and place, with representatives
of the Department of Agriculture, the
Department of Public Instruction.
The Pennsylvania State College, the
State Alliance, the Pennsylvania Dairy
Union, and any other State agricul-
tural organizations desiring to be rep
resented.
ReSO/0ea, That the committee here
by provided for be empowered to repre-.
sent the State Board of Agriculture in
such conference and to join, IN the
name OF the Board, in such subse-
quent action as may be agreed upon
and report its conclusions and action
to the next succeeding meeting of the
Board.
The committee of the State Board
of Agriculture took up the matter at
once and entered into correspondence
with the secretaries and other excu-
tive officers of the agricultural organ
lzations of the State. After extended
correspondence, arrangements were
made for a conference which was held
at State College on Monday and Tues
day, June q and S, 1900. At this
conference, thirty.two delegates were
in attendance, representing the follow
ing State agricultural organizations,
together with the Department of the
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