Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-10

are our permanent interests. our sub
come exhausted, but our agriculture
and horticulture, like TennvsOn's brook,
will go on forever, Wisconsin, Ne
braska, Missouri, and perhaps other
agricultural states, have made the
teaching. of elementary agriculture and
school curriculum, Many of our edu-
Gators think that Kansas should fol-
low this excellent example, and heart
lily agree with them.
High School FraternItIes.
Superintendent and principals Of ouI
city high schools are confronted WIFI
new difficulty, the growth of high
school fraternities. These fraternitiea
should have no place in our high
schools. believe they should be for
bidden by law and boards Of education
given all possible power to suppress
them.
State Fair and emi-centennIaI.
Two propositions have been earnestly
and extensively discussed upon which
you will doubtless be called to take
official action, namely, the project OF
a semicentennial exposition, and the IN
auguration of a permanent state fair.
l wish to combine these two PROPOSE
tions and discuss them as one. On tho
18th Of January. 1911, Kansas will reach
Its fiftieth milestone as state. The
proposition to celebrate this historic and
important event In an elaborate and ap.
propriate manner when first suggested q
met with response remarkably hearty
and unanimous. The newspapers or the
state with singular unanimity indorsed
the project, and on January 20, 1905, q
convention was held In Topeka, COM
posed Of delegates appointed by vari-
Gus commercial clubs, county commits
sioners, city officers and other muni-
cipal and corporate bodies throughout
the state, and was remarkably en-
thusiastic body Of men: President Nc
last public utterance, declared that "ex-
positions are the time-keepere OF pro-
gress," and in the strongest language
catalogued the good these expositions
do. They involve, 1t II true, an i'm
penaisufe saas Ga" Si money, % sDoS cas S No one s
would bring Kansas into greater prom.
inence and contribute more to Its ma
terial development and progress than
would this contemplated exposition
With these sentiments l am sure you
will heartily agree; but the practical
question will confront you, with the
countless legitimate and pressing de-
mands upon your ways and means COM
mittees, can you afford to undertake
properly to assist this great exposition
SnoeIp' eroIap, ~ sI sIndred one NJ q nerma-
peDy state fair have long believed that
.ha s,ata should have sucb an insti.
,m,ion tbot II shonid he no cheap az
fair, that II should have permanent
and beautiful grounds that It's build
ings should pe suDstanllaI ana s,, oIa
mentali ana that peImaHeh. nIns
OF the stetes resources ls
animals, Its arts, Its literature, Us every
resource and deYelopment, shouio "
on permanent exhipluon, Ior the P2s lhsPse-
ton OF strangers ana toT the nSpIa LIE
uon OF lth OWL peopie, n tneSe W. ~
projects could Pc complnea, aha 4 anst see
no reason why they eouluh <,e.s ol snJe" -
Kansas could leaa tne pr9cess9n ~
this matter, as u mas leAa ~ ~
many other respects, and supmlt
these thoughts and sugsesuons 20 tne
careful consideration Of the snterpris-
ing ana pToKressiVe vp people thsr ~ tns rspresep