The leader., 1905-07-15
LETTER FROM SUPT. GREEN.
The Institute Conductors School, I'm
proved Farm Implements and
A. Is M. College.

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special training school arranged
| by State Supt. H. e. Whitfield.
The authors Of some of the text
books adopted, are here acting as
instructors in this training school
and are proving efficient teachers,
as we'll as writer's Of popular text.
books.
The normal proper is not near
ly so large as the Clinton normal
Tor the primary school at CoIum-
bus, the latter school having.
drawn away many teachers who
would have attended the a. and
M.
Many teachers are taking spe-
cial courses in landscape garden
ing, school gardening and horti-.
culture. The opportunities to
learn these things are very great
and the work being done here is
destined to make lasting impress
sion on the schools Of the State.
This is an ideal place for a nor
NAL. The teachers have such an
opportunity to learn so many
things that are not in The text
books things that must finally
operate as great forces ii shaping
the fortunes of our people. The
trend of education in Mississippi
today is toward both the ideal and.
the practical. The most success
lful teachers are those who not on
IIy have something, but know how
to do things. Hand in hand with
the textbooks should 60 a knowl-
edge Of horticulture, Of pasture
plants, of improved breeds of cat-
Ole and of improved farm imple-
Ements.
Our task is not only to educate
the children of the State, but to
educate our citizenship as a whole.
To take advantage Of our uipre-
cedented opportunities, there
must be advancement along every
line, and this advancement must
be made now. Opportunities
wait for no man. So intensely do
! the leading educators Of the State
realize this that many Of them are
here at the Agricultural College
now, taking ID and studying every
phase of the varied industries
taught at this remarkably useful
institution.
Beginning July 10Th. three
days farmers institute will be
held and special railroad rates will.
be given to this meeting from any
Ipoint in the State. A number of
improved farm implements are
being placed on exhibition, the
stock is being placed where it can
be seen and everything is being
ldone to make this d great meeting.
From here the institute conduc-
tors will 90 out to hold county
institutes, and well trained spe-
Ecialists from experiment stations
and colleges will begin their work
lof holding farmers institutes.
Besides these d specially trained
corps Of trained organizers has
been selected by the State Super
lintendent to campaign from the
stnmp a greater part Of the State
land awaken the people to a full
realization Of our needs.
The writer is gratified at the
Showing. made by Lincoln county.
lin the record made BY our teach
lers, in our road system, ii our
| improved school buildings, our
county certainly leads. We should
now make our county farm q
model farm, using the best stock,
1.-THE best farm implements and
above all The most approved and
scientific methods of cultivation.
kThis would not only pay, and pay
lWell, but it would be very helpful
Ito our farmers in every phase of
their work. The writer has Id
lterested himself ii this matter
land after some little time has re-
IceiVed d proposition from an ex-
ltensive manufacturer Of improved
farm implements, to put these on
the county farm Of Lincoln coun-
lty for one year free of charge; !;
the only consideration being that
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luitilty and labor saving value be
made to our farmers. We will
lhaVe our teachers institute and
turner's institute together begin