The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23

If the railroads are required to, ana l believe that they will acquiesce in q certain portion of their earnings, the people of the State will be benefited, the taxes of the railroads increased by reason of Improvements, and the safety of the people insured. Governor Conner and the Legislature have shown the right spirit in repeating obnoxious leE-l isiation in the past, and l believe If he calls the Legislature again and then complex questions are dealt with in a spirit of conservatism and justice. Vt will again have harmonious relations between the State and the railroads and we will a.eain renew our path 10 prosperity and progress. The middle
 c. P. Rogers. ST.
 Letohatchie, Ala,
 Plea for Higher Education.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 A man, who has lived his three score and ten years" Is often made to wonder at the many changes made in the mode of life during his sojourn on the earth
 Fifty years ago, if some of the wise and far-seeing men had conceived the idea of introducing into the schools of the country agricultural science, even in first-class colleges. the thought would have been considered altogether out of piace--unwise and by some as foolish.
 A few of the pioneers yet live when "readfn'. 'riten and 'rithmetic, was thought to be all the education needed by the masses and more than was of any use to the farmer.
 Seventy-five years ago. If boy could spell and read fairly well. and could cipher through the single rule of three, he was considered a prodigy Tn learning and was regarded as the smartest boy anywhere in the whole County.
 were thought to be the best qualified for farnlers--men At for nothing else, were relegated to the farm, there 10 spend lifetime in blissfui ignorance of the pleasures of mind proadeneo by culture. ,,
 Great changes have been made in all the schools, but the greatest changes have taken place in our old heio schools"
 ''readin'. 'riten and 'rithmetic were so fmperfectly taught, many or the Furai schools of today are taught py t ineL and women of culture ana or vast learning--many of whom hold diplomas from their alma mater and the demanu to teach reading, writing and arltnme, tic correctly constitute only slllal s part of their duties. Changes nave been so raDid. that it is not uncommon now a days for a young man to be pre- pared to enter college in our rurab schools The country IS to pc con graduated, that the rural scnoois nave sN. risen from chaotlc mass oa tsan. is sion to where the light of educatlon ls shining brightly from every hllitop III
 one hindred years ago the demand for labor was filled by the nnedueassa ,.s.. masses and the world was satlsheu ous not so today. Every department or iabor is asking for skilled workmen-- men and women who have been eoucasS- ed in theN different schools or teehIoi- ogy, whose real object IS .o rt.s1a,,t nf and women for every departnisn' VI iabor in this great country: .a
 Tha demand for educated farmers to take inc places of the uneducatsa masses is growing every gay Oui s to Iie schools must be remodeled' so as ~ admit and require elementary lnstruc- finn to he given in agricultural science. The day is not distant when 'Ysa e, win be learning to blow ana nVs. V,s,'o. ~ sow ana reap in order to quaiity tnenn- - so,yas to tmpart instruction on every dataiI pertaining to the rarm. As tn. e deus 1n bv, the demand is growing TOT ths elementary principles or az ,n,s ral science to be one o1 p,bIic % schools. srbss uaonle demand 1t ali over ths country the different states oeIaaa ..sasA if many of the wisest men m SVnr S..,-ort are beginning to see the sti tia,, annnr anee Of agrfeultnral
 eiiS .sTbe teaching of improved mernoes net ors ot serlcuItyre to the masses or ouI S Ticuiturai youth has recently ,o neT1 GIntte1 I,no.ted by the President or the Inllei Ii S4eaS Stetas the Secretary of AgricuItures s and hundreds and thousanos ,hers Iaadinp men in every place ,,,arsai thoughtful men live, the one ne iumproyed u demand ,a,hs Is the to ,t faTa sRiried T labor; pE.f9,,r investigation shows tnae ,,t ., Sarmers' organizations thro the country, which as d q IuI Inroeressive our more tbe introduction of agricui- ts,rai Instruction into the schoois s,,,IH, iS heinp actively discussed an1 are approved. Local orgShitn s,n to inc state pass pasa,nis Ii5a lions. and these In turn are sa651irIe oa if on to the national organlna- tons Thus it will be see seen tbn .ne nnbiic n;nd 1S 11'S the effects of which is to IeySn ia tIil'U tba whole lump. "A remartkstatpldiee chenge has taken place in the attlt9ae 9Se of officers and teachers eenfarv regsrusi uagTicui- tare as school subjects. A tew years aeo if was unusual to find any stI1c supc iecf relating to agriculture III PuorsS3 PiI,1.s3 schools in the progrJiIns pISrgcein an educational meeting of importance is held any 1nbera without at least one paper oA some phase of this subJeet, raae in
 iet eady progress is being maoe III securing legislation favorable to the Teaching of agriculture in pnpiic schools The laws of over thiiI y States now permit or require such lh' s'fTegsihl s'rferislation on this subject is com ,,,o,nI, occomnanied with provisions making agriculture one or the sup tects on which teachers must pc I, en amined. In Nebraska TOT 1lt eNat tpn1 P1T' candidates must pass. an examinatloh in the elements of agriculture. .,
 Jndgine the future by the past, there is preat good in store for the farmee in the future. The heavy drudgery or the blow and the hoe, which has to he old at 50. will be transferred to machinery which will do this heayy work better and faster than the oIo method of hand work. ,.,,,
 TO one who has seen the WonderIul changes made since the year l82S, words fail him to describe his teslings ana gratitude to the inventive minds of our common country TOT so many far in saving the wear and tear of the muscle of our strong men and women:
 To one who has long since llVe9 out his three score and zen years, to one who, If allowed to live a rew months longer, will be. travelling as hest he can on the highway of an octogenarian, the mind picture of the past is simply overwhelming. with all the panoramic changes Tor the gooa of my country, striving for a word 0f comment or praise from my pen, I am constrained to lay down my pen and take a retrospect of my past Ire, In order and with no selfish motive whatever that may give word or young men of my native State. Ala bama stands first on the list of States. It is your privilege, young men, to leave Footprints on the sands of
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