Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-08-22
CONFERENCE FOR
RURAL RETIREMENT
Subjects That Will interest Every
Person in the County VIII BE
Discussed.

The Berkeley County Rural Better
ment conference will be held in the
public school auditorium at Hedges
vile on Tuesday and Wednesday. Au-
gust Is and rs. The conference win
be held under the auspices Of the
Agricultural Extension department Of
the West Virginia university.
The conference is expected to
prove Of general interest to the peo-
pie of the county and it is expected
that the sessions will be largely at
tended as the program which his
been arranged is one which Should
prove of value to all and the speak
ers who have been assigned to topics
are all we'll known and thoroughly
competent to handle the subjects as
signed to them
The local committee In charge OF
the conference consists OF DR.. D. R.
Ross, of Hedgesvville, chairman; Mr..
J. Holland Sperow, secretary; Rev. 9.
J. Leps, w. r. Lingamfelter and ia
cob Hesse.
PROGRAM.
First Day: Forenoon Session.
Opened by Chairman, DR.. D. r.
Ross.
Music.
Prayer-Rev. C. j. Leps.
II: 00-Introductory address by the
chairman.
1t:15-The Problem of Rural Bet.
terment.-D. w. Working, Superinten-
dent OF Extension Work, West vir-
ginia College OF Agriculture.
Afternoon Session.
Chairman: D. w. Working.
Music.
2:00-The Country School ami Ru-
raj Betterment.-Willis f. Evans
County Superintendent OF Schools,
Berkeley county
2:25-The Consolidated School and
Rural observation-disclosures. G. Miller.
State Superintendent of Schools.
| West Virginia.
3:O0-The Country High School md
Rural Betterment.-George w. Brin-
! die, Superintendent Of Schools, Mar
tinsburg.
3:30-The Normal School and Ru-
raj Betterment.-J. G.. Knutti, Princi-
pal Shepherd College.
Night Session.
Chairman: Thos. C. Miller.
Music.
S.0o-The State University and Ru-
raj Betterment-Henry s. Green,
Professor Of Greek, West Virginia
| University.
s:3o-The College OF Agriculture
and Rural Betterment.-D. w. Work
ing.
Second Day: Forenoon Session.
Chairman: s.. L. Dojd.
Music.
Prayer-Rev. C. S. Trump.
1O:10-The Sunday School and Ru-
raj Betterment.-Dr. A. J. Lemaster,
Bedington.
10:35-The Cnurch and Rural Bet
terment-Rev. c. S. Trump, pastor
OF Lutheran Church, Martinsburg
~11:05-The Physician and Rural
Betterment.-Dr. Clifford Sperow,
Martinsburg.
1t:3O-The Newspaper and Rural
INSTRUMENTATION ]. Cornwell, Edi-
tor Hampshire Review, Romney.
70: 00-Recess for Basket Dinner on
Grounds.
Afternoon Session.
Chairman: d. w. Working.
Music.
2:00-Tne Farmer Himself and
Betterment.-S. L. Dodd, Farmer.
2:25-The Farmers Daughter and
Rural Betterment.-Miss Matte
Dodd. Country Girl.
2:40-Good Roads and Rural Bet
terment.-R e. Williams. State Inrf
spector of Highways.
3:20-The Farmers Institute an
Rural Betterment-C. P. Light, Mem
Der State Board OF Agriculture.
The local committee and the super
intendent Of extension work unite in
inviting farmers and their families
to attend the Hedgesville meeting.
Although it had to be localized by
being held at some particular place.
the Berkeley County Rural Better
ment conference is not local in pur-
pose; 1t is for all the people in the
county who are interested in the
progress of the country. This in
cfudes townsfolk as well as the coun-