Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-17
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ford gave an interesting talk on the
conditions of the country schools
throughout the state, and he had a
large number of stereopticon views of
school houses and natural scenery
took the stand that a place where chill
dren are to be taught. how to deal with
the problems of life should be just as
good for it's purpose as an up-to-date
dairy barn has to be for its purpose,
and then be enlarged upon the sub
ject, and showed how this was thing
that was being generally overlooked
by the farmer. He showed pictures of
school houses that were hardly fit to-
be wood sheds, and asked the farm
ers If they would keep their choice
stock in place like that; and when
a number of heads were shaken, he
retorted that many farmers were con-
tent to let the best output of the farm
the children-remain in places like
that all day, when a little money ex-
pended would either repair the build
ing, or, better yet, build new one
more suitable
Advocates "Three Pis."
Superintendent Kern, after showing
the general type of school house met
with in the country, took UP the meth
| DDS by which they could be made prop
err places for training the minds of the
young, who are very susceptible to
their surroundings. He advocated the
addition of the three p's' to the three
| r's,' which have been associated with
the country school from time immem-
orable. The three p's are paint, plants
and pictures, and the speaker had
Ipictures on the stereopticon to show
what the addition of these things could
place, if the school house is not an up
to-date one and cannot be made one,
paint it up as best possible and plant
| flowers and trees in the yard, and
then beautify the inside by the addi-
ton of pictures of an inspiring ma
lture.
| Strong for Country High School.
The country high school, in the
opinion of Superintendent Kern, will
be the means of keeping the boys on
the farm, which the farmers are all
complaining now that the country
schools do not bring about. Several
pictures of such institutions in Ohio
and Indiana were shown, and Mr. Kern
told how they were conducted. The
problems of getting the children to
the central school was proved to be
considerably less difficult than it is at
present to get them to the district
schools, as wagons are employed in
the former plan at such a trifie OF
cost that the farmers who heard the
talk were amazed. With the advent
of the country high school the pupils
from the farms do not come to be
lieve that the city is the source of al
learning and that there they must &C
lif they wish to be successful in life
; and accordingly they are well satisfied
school to remain on the farm and pu
their knowledge to practice. Mr.. Kerr
; wound up his very interesting and in
lstructive talk with an exhortation t.
the farmers to think over the condi
tons of the schools and see if the,
cannot be materially bettered.
Afternoon Session.
Mrs. Jennie c. Barlow of the Uni
. lversity of Illinois addressed the as
sembly in the afternoon at the Wood
men hall on the essential elements TO
: life, health and comfort. The fiv
L. ;oIc I've
Barlow, are air, water, sleep, food an
exercise. These necessities were taF
en- up one at time and the effect c
abuse of the use of any one ther
shown.
= Informal talks were made at thi
:. meeting by A. w. Minor, S. l.. WOOD
burn and w. s. McCulloch, who spok
; ION the subject of farming for prof
The talks were all very brief, but eac
gave some little point which, If TO
; lowed, is bound to increase the rev,
{ nue. of the farmer. One suggeste
careful attention to the little things
and another suggested watching tn
markets closely to find where the bes
: lprices are being paid for produce, an
Il another said the proper thing is to &c
a good helpmate who will cooperat
> in the work of building up HON
!; from very small start. Mr.. McCu
loch also thought that a man VIII
p raises family of 10 or Is childre
who are able to do some good for tn
lcountry, has been successful in III
land has reason to be congratulated.
Next Session mt Taylor Ridge.
This years session of the farmer
. institute was a very successful on
from all standpoints. The ATTENDANCE
ESPECIALLY at the afternoon and eve
. ing sessions, was good and compose
principally of men who were there
llearn. 1t was decided to hold the mel
institute at Taylor Ridge at about tn
? time next year.
Good Cough Medicine for Children
u The season for coughs and colds
& now at hand and too much care cal
not be used to protect the children
!; A child is much more likely to col
t. tract diphtheria or scarlet fever whe
he has cold The quicker you cur
his cold the less the risk Chambe