The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-22
THIRTEEN STATES
WILL Be REPRESENTED
Movement Endorsed BY National
Association for Country Lite
and National Administration

One Of the comins events thai
WIN be long remembered ID tha
Southwest Is the approaching d tho
Southwest Interstate Convention on
Country Life which win be held iu
Guthrie on May 9Th and 9Th. Thlp
convention hau been called py State
superintendent E. >. Cameron and
Gov Haskell al The instance oi tho
National Commission on Country
Life and II has The endrfsalhant AZ
the National Administration agd
prominent educators ana citizens
throughout the Southwest generally
Representatives from MlnspuFl AT.
Kansas Louisiana. Texas. New Mex
leo, ArzoAa, California, Nevada, COT
orado, Utah, Kansas, MiasiaalppI and
Oklahoma win take part in This cen
ventlon which viii Be preliminary ~
The National Conference of Govern
ora which Is to be held later and Il
Ii expected that the states viii set
busy individually after lhie meeting
and hold separate state conventions
for pushing the work along The
county superlntondenla in each af The
states mentioned have been Aaked NJ
call local meetings Ii ali the school
houses on April, 30th. Tor the purpose
Of organizing local clubs to cooper.
ata With the National and State AZ.
s0riail0na
For 4 Htrenuoua cafapalru
The purpose Of the convention of
the Southwest Interstate Commission
on Country Life is to inaugufate p
strenuous campaign for ruFal pro
gress aiong all llnesl
Good roads, lntefuEhan trolley lines
suburban steam railways, telenhoneH
rural mail routes rural literary sq
eletlcs, deballFg clubs and lhe llNe
have robbed thc farm llio Of ne iet'
r0rs that II formerly had
A great advance has heon made ant
We must so further We must make
tho farm the center 81 interest 81 chat
country lie VIII be considered pre-
ferablo &c city ne. Too many Of orr
boys and girls are leaving lha farm
10 seek life II the elites and The IaFHe
edutera Of DopEsatlan. THEIR edHca.
ton has been away from the farm
and towards the cllg. Tha ideals
held out to them IN their study "
geography. history. civil government
and other studies ere those shal nud
expression only IL city IKE. end Il 4
not surprising that 81 mnny # them
seek city life and ita Establishments
Something must be done = keeH
our sturdy young men and women nil
the farm Tor the farmers are The hnI
warka 0f our asslun Something
further Il needed mud tlia object w
tho present movement II u elImin
ate other conditions that initiate
against TIC prosperity and happiness
81 those Oh the farm. The solution
Of this problem Is 10 De found u
great extent IN the fufal school The
old idea 0f having schools IN nolh
town and country q have the same
work he's 0een exploded AND people
are beginning 10 realize the need of
courses Of study specially adopted 70
the needs Of country schools. II ls
realized that the country school
should Be The center 0f aDelAl me
whore The farmers families can Az
aemhle frequently ie hear lectures e
enjoy concerts and high class enter
tainmensa and 10 discuss problems el
vital community lnleTeHia
VIII Give Hcya WeleoFo
The meeting az Guthrie VIII call 10
gother men from alI parts If the
Southwest who have given this suns
lect much careful study aud IhQutht
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