Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-06-27
INTERESTING speeches MADE
AT THE FARMERS INSTITUTE

~ AsasS%d$SStl Inc Ot .SLuuyADGIOrS ne
can get diploma. In some respects
I think the diploma feature of our
schools Is not what is should be.
Most people who graduate from a
school think they are educated.
Some arctic the limit of their capa-
sbilities Others are not. Some have
not any desire to go any further.
To be an educated man you have got
to have not only knowledge but you
have got to have the desire to carry
on the work. You have got to have.
the desire to put into practice the
knowledge. that was impaired to you.
by instruction. So it is that we have
different schools for all the different
branches. Our agricultural schools.
now seek to draw out the young man
who desires to be a farmer. Our
medical schools seek to draw out the
young man that wants to become
doctor. 80
The subject of education is too
broad a. subject to cover in "a short
time and should like to have more
time to go into the subject more
thoroughly, and dwell particularly
upon the necessity of educating the
boy or girl for the occupations they
are best adapted to- " %. :
What we need is educated men,
and education is not solely for the
purpose of gaining a living, although
it is more or less necessary for a
man to- have an education in, order
to make a living than it was years
ago. In the early days of any country
the resources were abundan in the
country. When the people of Mas
sachusetts and Virginia emigrated to
Ohio they found the soil very fertile,
plenty of fuel and game for food.
They. did not have to husband their
resources then as they have to now.
The same was true when the settlers
/ came intosthe Red river valley. They
did not pay much attention as to
what crops would grow on certain
land and practically nothing was
done towards the cultivation of the
crops. It is different nowadays; the
farmer has to cultivate his crops
he has to take care of his land. He
Istudies the soil and the general con-
ditions and plants his crops accord
ingly. And as you look around you
ecan:4see a3sgreat difference between
farmers. 70 . Il your neighbor is grow
ing better crops than you, if + he
seems to be making more money than
you, find out why. There is probably
a reason for it, and / think you Will
/ find the reason is that he is studying
and reading at home at night with
his family as to how to improve the
conditions of his farm Possibly he
is reading of the results of the ex-
periments at the agricultural sta
TONS He has been reading and in
vestigating along the line of how tc
grow the best crops and how to raise
horses and other stock, and has been
educating himself drawing. himself
out along that line. u: ~ " ~,
And so say to you, educate your
selves, draw yourselves out along the
line of your tendencies and occupa-
tions. Educate your boys in the
work they, are interested in, for if
a boy or man is not interested in the
work he is doing he can never hope
to accomplish as much as the person
that is interested in his work. -
. The same is true of girls. If you
have a girl that is fond, of sewing,
let her sew. She can make. many.
useful things for the house. If you
have a girl that is fond of drawing
or music educate her along those
lines. Her talents will be a comfort
to- the home. Keep the children
home as much as you can and edu-
cate them as much as possible by;
placing them in contact and have
them associate with people, who
have been drawn out and educated
along the line of your .children's ten
denotes. And so If you wish them
or yourself to be considered educated
men and women you want to put.
yourselves in contact with educated
men. If you want to bS a man of
good moral character wou must as
ssociate. with men Of good character,
I # you want to be a religious man;
You must associate with religious
men Come in. contact with people
and associate with people drawn out
along that line. ggs&|z
&. PROF. GAGE. &
regret / am not in better condi-
ton and had more time to spend
upon this subject have got to
catch: the noon train and will only
have q few minutes I'd spend with