The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-15

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sity Of fundamentally redirecting the
rural schools of the United States, to
develop them as expressive of the
best cooperation Of all the social and
economic forces that make for the
welfare Of the communities, will be
emphasized at the Country Life Con-
vention in connection with the second
national apple show in Spokane, next
week
Speakers, representing various parts
of the United States, will show that
everywhere there is demand for
education which has relation to living.
also that the schools should express
the daily life and that in the rural
districts they should educate by
means of agriculture and country life
subjects. 1t is believed that the farm
ing population is ready and willing to
support better schools as soon as the
people can be assured that the educa-
tional system will be changed in such
a way as to impart practical knowl-
edge.
The keynote or the convention is
that the best defense against mis-
fortune is to give every child in the
country such education that it will be
ablG 70 make its own living on piece
Of land, II necessary. when II reaches
its majority To accomplish this II
is expected the government will be
urged to establish nationwide ex-
tension work, in some way co-opera-
tive with the various states to reach
the mature person as well as the
youth
II is likely that the views OF the con.
vention will be embodied in memoir
ial to congress for the enlargement
of the bureau of education SO that it
win become clearing house in gather
ing and distributing knowledge of
benefit to the farmers. and investigat-
ing conditions. also urging it to be
supported in such way that it viii
Adequately represent the educational
activities Of the nation In this event
a representative delegation may be
sent to Washington in the interest of
an appropriation to accomplish these
ends
1t is also purposed TO launch cam
paign urging the people Of the open
country TO work together, not merely
with the view toward forwarding their
economic interests and in competing
with those who are organized. but to
develop themselves and TO establish
real neighborly interest and eifee-
tive community spirit
We believe that the time has come
when every child in America should
be taught how to make les living on a
piece Of land. as well as the principles
of living" said David Brown, chair
man Of the Country Life committee,
which has charge of the convention.
This necessity is becoming more APP
parent every day. The entire coun-
try is alive with educational activity,
and, while this may be good. it needs
to be directed and correlated, so that
all agencies wsA be more or less fed
Grated.
None of the sources of profit in
which there is opportunity in the New.
England, eastern, middlewestern.
southern and northwestern states is
open at once to the man or woman
who has never had any experience in
farming and other forms Of agriculture
knowledge Of processes. soilr and the
particular needs Of the crops put into
the ground IS as essential to success
ful farming as it is in the production
Of anything else Added to that
should be the ability to market the