The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19

~vornen might aid thiA increase in eff- ..Iency. Professor Wilmore declared that their work mighc be undertaken in three directions;
 First TO promote and' supplements state and Federal aid In the way of se- curing imbroved conditions in family fife: second, to study our present sys- tenn of education, with the view Of sug- xestfng changes and additions to the present courses of study, to better adapt them to the needs of the people; thtrd the establishment of distinctly indus rial schools. fs
 Professor wilmore also recommend ed the installation of courses in prae tical domestic affairs; a shake-up In tho educational system, which, he declared. dealt with superfcialities largely; the lengthening of the school course, that children might not, enter colleges so early as they do: the strengthening or the manual training departments, and of industrial and trade. schools.
 Night sessien.
 A paper, read by Mrs. Lydia Comingss of Fairhope, Ala, upon Organic Edu- cation. advanced theories interesting in the extreme. Treating child cult ure, Mrs. Comings held forth for or- ganic training, instead of books for brain development; for healthful.. in- structive recreation. instead of arduous study that comes with school and books. Mrs. Comings advises such nat ural courses until the age of ten Is reached Then will come. she de- elarss. the natural. Inclination to learn, hn inevitable desire whose satiation win bring about no intolerance to a growing mind, no stunting of faculties. as forced study produces.
 The work and the interest manifest ed in forestry preservation by Ala bama's club women was amply demon- strated by Wednesday nights program. Hon. Enos A. Mills, forestry expert of the National government. and Hon. John H. Wallace, IT,, State Gan1O and Fish Warden. were the speakers of the evening. Mir. Mills especially. In speech imbued with enthusiasm for the activity of the State in its Eatrae and fish laws, and encouraging to the for-i ,estry movement, Mr. Wallace introduced MT. Mills. who entertained an interested audience for the space Of uver'an hour. in one Of the most Instructive addresses ever delivered In Montgomery. Forests. their preservation, the need of a forest growth were explained by this man. who has spent tho greater part of his life outdoors. ainong the trees and the birds, studying the one. and wateh- ing and learning of the other, until he became familiar with the lan- KuAKGe b0 10 bQGNAs Ot UVN"s
 The story that he told. and the ies- sons that he expounded, were of the most interesting and absorbing' Tn the course of his lecture, MT. Mills told of the. manner of reading the life history of a tree. The example cited was that of an old pine. which had stood Tor centuries on the slope of the Rocky Mountains. Reading the circles, and the marks upon each, he spun a taie of htatnrW that tntenRe@ ly vital.
 Destruction of FoTesss.
 In the course of his address, Mr. Mills cited interesting figures and statistics, to show the advantages of forest cult ure and preservation. In fourteen years. he declared. at the present rate of. con- sumption, the United States VIII DO barren of trees, the water from every rain having no barrier ih the shape of forest growth to prevent its wild sweep. will devastate the lands, VIII wash the soil and debris of every slope into the streams clogging every navig- ble channel "A Inaaterful plea for con- servation of the forest resources was presented. ..
 To such a degree have the forests been removed of late, that because or the removal, the rains wash away, each wear. Ii ,000 ,00O, ,000 tons of soil. to De wasted in the streams. Each ton is worth. 1t is estimated, q. at the least and from this the fearful loss' by wr- fine of forest removal can be conceived.
 The United States loses, each year, $40 .0OO. 900 in timbera by fire. which loss might be prevented by the expend- iture of $500. GOO in salvage aceomme- dationR. ,s, ss
 MT. Mills compIimented the ladies ot inc Federation for their interest ana their zeal in the work, which Is greater and more far-reaching, he declared, than any other now pending. He advo- cated q further crusade, the creation of the office of State Forester, the in. stallation of a chair in forestry In . State college, and that every child DC 1 trained and uttered on the subject. so vital. and growing more vital each day.
 In presenting Mr. Mills, John H. Wal lace. Jr.. also spokesof the creation os inc State Forestry. and declared thas it is his intention to inaugurate q movement among the proper officials and legislators to obtain for the state such an office.
 MT. Mills has offered, to the Fedora tion, the use of his time, for a period of ten days, to be spent In featuring. at the disposition of the club women, according to the report of the Forestry