The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-04
.THREE-OAYS SESSION
COMMENCES TOMORROW


lt ia vita 40 little pride laat silc
city of Guthrie eontomplatef sha cvm
Ing session Of lha Country lAto con.
yentlon which WIN meet IA Guthrie Oh
May 8, and z, This promises 70 be
q meeting OF more than ordinary Ii.
ierest and ilh actions will BE- ol MAJ
tlonul ir.agess since Il Ii % be the
ioreruh.4er 81 the National conferences
of governors, which Is TO be called
shortly for the purpose OF prganlzlna
q permanent National association ot
Country Life.
The motto "naek to tna couulfgH "a
becoming too strong 70 BE- Ignored nnd
there Is 8 strong sentiment growing AL
over The United States that there
should % q National organisation of
some kind having FOR rs object che
bn,ierment and Improvement Of epun'
Try llfp. II tho United States rs ~
remain ono OF the strong and DON'T
nanl nallons of the weird. attention.
must BE- given To thla mNtEef
Roosevelt she Originator.
The carly New Englandnre end ihq
STURDY sons Of The American heYolus
zion received their seasoning and
training on the fariu Il 10 to them
that wo owe the birth and develop
ment ol our grand and glorious ~.
public Theodore Roosevelt our lol
meF president, roslizins the neceagily
Of Keeping our young men and young
women Oh The farm very wisely In
augurated q movement Tor the better
ment Of country life Last year when
he appointed National Commission
on Country Life laat August Tor lks
purpose 0f investigating country llfe
conditions. The tendency Of nuI
young men and young women haa
been away from the farm and tAs
country and toward The city and the
factory. This condition has aflsau
from two reasons: rlrst lhe ideals
held up before our young people II
history. geography, clvles tnd other
studies ere such as fluid oppression
only IN city life. and second, country
social conditions tn many communl
Ties have been such that the ambitious
young man aud the ambitious Young
woman have leen compelled 70 seek
the city end rs social aimogphefea q
order 10 secure for themselves tlle
advantages that come through educa
lion and social refinement HoH y g
proposed to correctif posslhle~ TIE
conditions existing In the country lhat
bring about this necessity Tor such E
Wholoaale exodus Of our Voting pee
nle from the country
Cameron Head Of Movement II South
weaA
The National commission, composea
Of Prof y r. Bailey, Of New York
lion. Henry Wallace, Of Iowa. Hon
Kenyon Butl9rfIeld, Of MagsaehuaettaE
Hon. WaltersTi Page, Of North Caro-
lima, and Clifford pinchot, Of the unl.
led States Forest service, has done
lis work well and President Roosevelt
II TO be congratulated on his wisdom
III creating such commissions A.
the suggestion Of this National com
mission, State superintendent +. p.
Cameron. president Of tho 0klahoha
Agricultural and Industrial commits
sion, was asked to assume leadershiH
for tho organization Of the Sonshweak
Interstate Commission on Country
Life, and Guthrie was named BY the
National commission Is the place ioH
ghe first meeslng 0f the now commia+
sion representing tho following states
of the Southwest Arkansas, Arlsoaas
California. Colorado, Kansaas hnuAa
lama Mississippi. Nevada. New Me-.
leo. Oklahoma. Texas and Utah NJ
Cameron rather reluctantly accepted
Tits can to duty because 0f the magnl-
tuao Of tho task. but the people Of Oh
lahuma and The Southwest have lffis
mated that they VIII give generous
fesDoasa 10 The call and The meeting
will be thoroughly Representative II
every particular The governor lH
each Of the thirteen staies mentioned
has appointed large list Of delegates
Is thc convention and there II every
lndlcation Oi d large aliendaHce. o.
I iahoma never docs anything BY halv9E
and she wiil make lungnitlcent shuWs
I ing on ghlg occasion. Each 81 The 7s
counties have appointed the county
Aapernlandeut and one additional per
son al delegates 10 represent The
counties al this convention which
ahonld 20 down IN history aa IN epoch
marking period aqnaIlv eg important
Is that oi The slate Constitutional con.
veniloa which formed the Uklaholaa
state constitution, nov regarded -
statesmen everywhere a. the mosl
perfect instrument oi It's kind Al q
The state schools Of Oklahoma aAa
many Of those IN the adjoining states
have promised 10 send representatives
to me meeting aud 10 gake n aUssxs
part IN ita deliberations
EahIblte Viii Be interesting.
Exhibits OF Ihe city schools. til
stats schools and several of The cup