The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07

relationship between the theory NJ eIy-
catioh ana the facts OF HE I'm all
education we should widen our aims n
Is good thing to produce 4 certain nrDis
per OF trained scholars and students.
out the education superintendent by -he
| state must seek rather ~ produce hun
bred good citizens than merely one
| scholar, and il must be turned now and
then from the class book ~ the stlIJv
| or the great book or nature itself This
! IS especially true OF the farmer as has
| been pointed out again and again by all
| observers most competent to pass prac-
| teal Judgment on the problems of our
| country life. All students now reali2e
that education must seek TO train the
executive powers Of young people and To
confer more real significance upon the
phrase dignity Of labor" and 10 pre-
pare the pupils so that In addition 10
each developing in the highest degree
his individual capacity for work. they
may together help create a right public
opinion, and show i'm many ways social
and cooperative spirit Organization has
become necessary In the business world.
and II has accomplished much for good
IN the world or labor. II IS no less neces-
sary for farmers Such movement as
the grange movement liz good in Itself
and Is capable OF a well-uigh infinite fur
ther extension FOR good 30 long as il is
kept to it's own legitimate business The
Dement'S TO be derived by the association
OF farmers for mutual ADVANTAGE arc
partly economic and partly sociological
Moreover, While in the long run voun-
tary EFFORT VIII prove more etficaCiOuS
than government assistance, while the
farmers must primarily do most for
themselves yet IN" government can also
do much. The department ~ agriculture
has broken new ground in many direC-
tons and year by year il finds how il
can improve its methods and deveIon |
fresh usefulness. Its constant effort is
10 give the governmental assistance In |
the most effective way: that is thru as |
sociationS OF farmers rather than to or |
thru individual farmers II is also striv-
Ing to coordinate its work with tho apri-
cultural departments OF the several .
states, and so far as its own work is
TO coordinate IL with the
work or other educational authorities
Agricultural education is necessarily,
based upon general education. but orr
agricultural educational institutions ara
wisely specializing them selves making
their course relate to the actual teaching
d the agricultural and kindred sciences
10 young country people or young citv
people who wish to live in the colntrv
Great progress has already been made !
among farmers by the creation -.
'armerS Institutes, OF dairy assOcia.
ions. or breeders associations. horti-
'ultural associations. and the like !
striking example of how the govern
nent ana the farmers can cooperate is !
hoWn IN connection with The menara |
'nered to the cotton growers Of rbe
outhern states by the advance of tbe
'1ll weevil, The department is doing
II II can Z" organize the farmers in
he threatened districts. Just as if baG
cen doing all II can to organize them ,
q ald OF its work To eradicate the car. 5
re lever TICK IN the south. The depart- !
lent can ana will cooperate with aII
uch asSociatons. and it must have 2
nelT heip II ITS own work is RI he I
one IN the most efficient STYLE" !
IIe urges IN" extension of the irriCa- '
on ana forest preservation system aud 6
SKIS Tor an appropriation for building a r
emofiai theater at Arlington t