Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

The time % begin any good work i
right INV The elections have been held
which settles a large number Of the
state and county officials. ami the .~,.-
ond primary will soon be a thing Of
the past and al will know who i who
for the next four years. Then let. be-
GIN today to make these four years the
best that Mississippi has ever expert
encef- There Is M man. woman or child
but who has a part to perform in this
work That part shoald be performed
rcalously AMI well, and the writer be-
heves that it viii be eh-erfully done in
that manner
Last fall and this spring several coun-
ties were Organized into what was known
as competitive corn-growing contests. in
some the range of crops being larger,
ami in one the girls were given part
A late beginning prevented the orxaniza-
tion Of more than a half-iozen COUNTIES.
although il was hoped that more would
come IN on the windup. Now it Is con
cexted AMI well recOgniz~d. that this Is
one Of the best movements inauxurated
in our state for years. and il Is TO be
hoped that not less than fifty counties
viii come into the plan for next year.
IL Is exactly the work that will show
results in the future As has been said
IN this department time and again. the
future greatness OF Mississippi depends
almost altogether rpou the development
Of her Incompatible agricultural re-
sowrrs- The object OF the-. or-aniza-
tiors Is TO interest the bows and Young
men in agricultural pursuits, giving TO
them . love for the work that viii snabl.
them to make it q SUCCESS. stimulate
them to study j. as does the man in
other professions, employ the best meth
DDS for financial results ami bring the
profession up to that Of any in our
country.
For the girls it Is proposed to offer
substantial premiums for excellence in
cooking, sewing. embroidery and other
things Of interest to the feminine sex
IL Is intended to instill into them a love
for domestic pursuits that viii prove val
liable and beneficial throughout life The
girls are TO be accorded attention ~
they deserve and their interest and sym
pathy enlisted in the work
Now word TO the county superin-
tendents who have already been nom
mated and those who will BE- seleetel
during the next few days. You are the
means OF spreading this gospel through
out your respective counties. Through
you 70 the teachers Of your COUNTIES and
through them 10 the pupils OF the pablis
schools it n expected TO create an inter
est that viii make this project a splen-
did success You are respectfully re-
queste,i TO take this matter up at once
In the teachers meetings and otherwise.
preparing for organizing in the early
spring BY getting a healthy interest
among the teachers early in the fall szd
enlisting through them a lively interest
IN the pupils. the call for organization
viii be attended wei and the work made
10 move off in excellent shape
Information for the organization and
management Of these contests will soon
be issued in circular form from the De-
partment Of Agriculture and Commerce
for general distribution The State Fair
Is offering 4 large list Of valuable pre-
miums this fall and viii make it better
next SaPt- J. " Powers is very much
enthHsed over the work and offers his
services freely to aid the movement The
writer 10 anxious TO and every county
desiring to organize and viii be only
too glad to spend few days IN helping
To get the movement on foot
County superintendents. viii ysu take
this matter up at once and begin Great
nag the interest necessary TO place your
county in the competitive list. Hoping
that you will do this, and plesiging my
full cooperation / am. respectfully,
Il Z BLAkESLEE.