The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-02-26
Oak Grove Farmers Club.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Derr
was the center of attraction to the Oak
Grove Farmers Club on the 18th inst
1t was there the club enjoyed one of
their most delightful meetings.
Those who were not privileged to at
tend the county association of clubs,
which convened in Corunna the pre-
vious day, were more than pleased with
the glowing report of the same, by Mr..
Cole, Mrs. f. Bilhimer and others.
Mrs. Bilhimer said that Mrs. Parsons
paper on 1.-THE Ideal Home" was of
itself worth going miles through the
cold to hear. The main thought being
"Love and confidence is the foundation
of the ideal home, and love and con-
fdence is the keeper of the ideal home +"
Mr.. Cole said one day was far too
short for the excellent papers prepared
for the county club.
Mr.. CIRCUITS paper, Yesterday, today
and tomorrow, was the grandest paper
of its kind he ever heard. Frank
Whelan's paper What Farmers Ought
to Know" was fine. He hit the nail
right on the head every time j. f.
Bilhimer said if every club in .Shiawas-
see hears as good report of the county
club as Oak Grove has heard today, in
all probability there will be a crowded
house next year.
Master Ray Derr treated us with a
fine recitation.
Mrs. Parsons paper, How Shall We
Plan for Best Results in Club Work."
carried the idea that the club is a school,
the members students, and as up to date
students they must work, and work
diligently thus they must advance. and
SO become more helpful to the club and
their community.
How may the county schools be
made to better qualify county youth for
farm life?" was the subject of very
interesting paper by w. S. Onyon. He
thinks the children should be taught
the theory of farming in the country
schools. The different treatment neces-
sary for the different crops, etc, and
taught that farming is the grandest
calling there is. We can and have
lived without merchants, manufacture
ers, ministers, doctors or even lawyers,
but we cannot live without tilling the
soil. He thinks the school readers
should devote more space to the beauties
of nature and agriculture, and less to
joys of city life. He closed by saying,
let parents and teachers be diligent in
teaching the children that farming is
not to be despised, nor the city all that
it seems to be for an easy living This
paper led to lively discussion. The
first one saying that the children should
be taught to love the farm, love the oc-
cupation for there can be no ideal home
home away from the farm.
Mr.. Arthur Sackett, a former club
member, but now a resident of another
part of the state said he felt like one
coming back home after a long absence,
was very glad to be at the club once
more and he believes that the future
success of the country schools is in CEN
tralization, not necessarily the town
ship unit system, but Capitalization it
must be.
A dialogue, in which the different
parts were rendered in song, was given
by the Misses Edna and Ethel Derr and
Master Roy Derr, was very pleasing
and took the audience by storm
Miss Kate Norton favored the meet
ing with one of her choice instrumental
solos. Question box-Does intelligence
command the respect it deserves, unless
accompanied by wealth. Mrs. Bilhimer
thought it did; Mrs Cole said intelli-
| gence with education should and did
command the respect it deserved with
out regard to the financial standing of
the man. Mrs. Wrigley thought good
deal depended upon the cut of mans
coat and the size of his bank account,
for many forget that anything has been
achieved, if wealth has not been gath
cred. OF course in our club it is not
so, for we respect man for what he
really is, not for what he has gotten
Do the local clubs support the county
clubs as they should? j. +. Bilhimer
thinks not. though the intense cold this
year was good excuse for remaining
at home.
What is the reason for the rise in
wheats the society Of Equity or the Rus
sian war; Mr.. Wilcox said organiza-
ton is now the key note to success
everywhere. The farmers in the great
west are organizing and their cry is
equity and justice and dollar wheat.
Organization is the cause of dollar
wheat and the reason why elevators in
the great west are full of wheat and
corn.
What are the objects of the Clean
ers2 Mr.. Sackett said the objects are
three fold; first, to furnish the farmer a
fraternal protection; second, social