The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28
FARMERS AT NJ. A. C:
The Big State Round Up Began
- Tuesday. -
BURIAL EDUCATION DISCUSSED
Superintendent of Public instruction
Fall Gives Out Important Points on
the Subject-other Notable Speak.
ers Present

Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich,
Feb. 26.-The Michigan Political Sci
ence association opened it's annual
meeting here Tuesday afternoon, Vice.
President Arthur Hill of Saginaw be-
ing in the chair. President j. l.. Syn
der of M. A. c. welcomed the associa-
ton, and Prof. H. c. Adams of the
U. of M. spoke on THE higher educa.
ton Of the people," He said:
Specialization is necessary to sue
cess in everything. The product of
specialization is the expert" He
closed with. the sentence, THE task of
universities and colleges is nor only
to minister to industrial advancement,
but to enable technical advancement
to minister to the life of the people,"
II. X. Pattengill of Lansing came
next with talk of rural life of today
The one universal effort of life was
ITO be useful and happy" THE school
that teaches us this is the kind that
we want" said he, mot what the per-
son will do with the various branches
OF literature and science studied, but
what those same subjects will do with
the student IS what we are after. 1t
is the habit We want
THE shining of agricultural popu-
lation," by DR.. G. H. Cooley of the
u. of M. showed that rural population
has been slightly on the increase since
1899, due to the beginning of new
school of farming and the advantages
now offered to the farmer.
AT the evening session Vice-Presi-
dent W. M. Burke presided. After an
address on Changes in the education
al system OF rural communities" by
I. ID. Harvey, superintendent of pub
lie instruction, Delos Fall of Michigan,
spoke on Rural schools" After ex-
pressing his satisfaction at the closing
of the series of Institutes which, from
his point of view, has been highly sue
cessful, references were made to the
publication who Is Who in America"
and the fact brought out that those
who reported their educational priv
ileges, 5000 in number, nearly 5000
had received higher education, so that
II the question be asked, what shall
we do with our boys" the answer is
give them a liberal education"
1--WE may differ in our definitions as
to what shall constitute a liberal edp-
cation" said he. Some still cling to
the belief that the three RS are suf-
ficient to constitute a liberal educa-
zion; Others that the eighth grade as
carried on in our district schools meet
the requirements, but there is grow
ing sentiment that, to meet the de-
mands Of the twentieth century civ
ilization every boy and girl should re-
ceive liberal education" In proof
of this the speaker called attention to
the fact that last year 1900 pupils
paid nonresident tuition to the
amount of nearly $SS,000. Estimating
the extra expense of maintaining these
pupils away from home at $50 a year,
it will be sum approximating a round
million dollars, and it stands as a
splendid appreciation that rural
classes manifest for the higher edu-
cation.
1.-THE character of the rural school
must change. Manual training and
nature study must largely form tn
course of instruction" was the speak
er's closing theme.
The session formed the opening of
the big state roundup OF farmers in
situtes, which will continue through
the week.