The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-07
BODY PERMANENTLY
ORGANIZED TODAY
Concluding Session Of Three
Days Conference Will
Be Held Tonight

tN nNaNAffN"tDt3A AAtNi@tsef" 1850
Try Life commission was organized ~
q 4 permanent body this afternoon
and the following officers were elect
od lor the ensuing year;
State School superintendent q, p.
Cameron, Of Oklahoma. president
Stale School Superintendent, a. q,
Nelson. Of Utah. first Vice president
State School superintendent y. q.
cousIno. o. Texas. second vice presi'
dent,
II. Nj. Ferguson, q Sherman, Texas,
secretary
The vice president Is TO be appointed
from each OF the sou,hWest states by
the National Country Life commission
who will BE- state organizers for the
Southwestern Country Life movement
The executive committee viii be com
posed Of the vice presidents and ne
chairman win be elected a. the meet
ings Of the commission.
The committee on permanent Or
sanitation recommended the Officers
ana The resolutions which appear pc.
low. ihoIr report being adopted BY
ANONYMOUS vote.
Dallas was selected as the next
place of mleeiliIA BY q unanimous
vote It being the only town placed N
nomination. The convention VII
me1t again next summer. the date 70
be Fixed ny the executive COMMITTEES.
The resolutions adopted hg the CON
ference are as follows:
Raaolptlona OF CONVENTION.
we the Southwestern Interstate
Commission on Country Life. N cen
genu0n assembled. after deliberate
consideration hereby declere
i. Ws endorse the report 9i the
commission appointed by cur Presi
dent to lnvesligate rural conditions
and We invite the active cooperation
ii MI claaHaa 0g citizenship to aud II
sho e4ofl ID 60 improve The aoelall
educaiioaal. financial and sanitary con.
alll0ns Of rural communities as q
make the HE conditions therein q
enjoyable as those OF suburban com
snnnIlles. We recognize that the re
snonslblIltiea OF formulating and II
the Initiation and progressive move
ments along this line lies primarily
with tha rural communities them
selves. and we therefore recommend
tho formation 0f community Improve
ment club Ii eyesy school district ~
the Southwest and that these CLUBS
take upon themselFen study q tue
following problems:
ta) Mems for improving the go
slal NE of the community or nelen.
norhood.
OBJ The need Of giving the country
children school advantages equal %
those enjoyed ~ the better city
aehools
(el Tne more general elrelsatlun q
high grade agricultural journals
I'd The formation Of local ane
county inatitutea to study the means
OF Increasing farm revenues BY deTei
onlng methods Of securing Increased
production. better utilization and mar
hgtlng Of farm products
Ral The advantages Of improved
public highways 70 the social Indus
trial and educational needs Of the
community.
gf) Providing or extending the ~
fal Telephone, rural free delivery o.
malt matter and the need Of some
form Of parcels post and & provision
Tor postal Swings banks.
(Rl Means Of encouraging koaa
manufnclufln9 enterprises.
2. We believe that proper dis
nuasl0n nf the above problems hy fhs
male and female citizenship Of eaef
and avery community viii develop tn
remedy Tor the hackwardness OF nul
rural popnlation aH class; md -
hereby appeal To the trustees Of nNl
common schools En foster eommNnitl
improvement clubs The Southwest
arn interstate Country Life conFen
ton especially invites the ep-ppnraEloi
81 on agricultural. commercial, aps
educational associations IN promoIinl
! closer study Of the needs Of ual
agricultural population.
We insist that one Of the great
est agencies for advancing The soela
and material welfare Of the who'll
a0nnlfy : to make the proper stud
Il lho pr blems uf industry promln
anl feature OF III grades Qg aehon
3ork. aud for rHfai communities =
especially recommend lha study 2
lie elementary HHaseF q agriculture
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