The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03

doing a great work and should be en. couraged. I am impressed with ths magnitude of the successfui work thay are doing. and unhesltatingly recon. mend their enlargement"
 The AlabaDa Associntien.
 The Association of Presidents and Agriculturaiists of Alabama, organized
 In 1907. through the efforts of Commits stoner T. A Wffkinson, with the en- dorsement of 0ovsrnor Conner. marks
 an epoch In the history of the system. The commissioner Of Agriculture and stan, and the Director of the Alabama Experiment Station and stan, are ex- ofncio members of the body. Prominent
 among the activities of the association
 may be mentioned the organized effort
 In behalf of the passage of the Davis
 bill. now pending in Congress, provid-
 ing for the secondary agricultural
 schools: co-operation with the state and
 Federal authorities in the soil surveys
 of the counties of the state; joint ex-
 hibit at State Fairs: inter
 school oratoricai and essay contests on
 agricultural themes; = the. breeding of
 plants and the organization of Boys
 Clubs for corn contests. This associa- tion meets in convention semi annual
 ly. with the expenses of the members
 defrayed out of the agricultural fund
 of the State. The eleven schools of Georgia, re.
 ceive annually ss.0oo each from the state The places securing the location Of the schools made gifts of land ag- gregatins 3.044 acres valued at s137.- 300 and cash to the amount Of $470, ,00o, and electric lights. water and sewerage valued at approximately $2o0,0Oo, ma. king total gift to the State of sso7.- 500. The establishment of the schools Is 50 recent that they have not yet had the time to prove their value, which shall surely result with added years for the agricultural development of Geor- gia.
 What Is now being done in the sec-
 ondardy agricultural schools of the South. with all It's imperfections is tre- mendousiy important. Principles of action are being determined. Every successful example of the efYective teaching of agriculture in the high schools, Is helping to indicate along what line the future growth of this movement must proceed, There is therefore, much cause for conrratuIa.
 ton that in so many States and under such variety of conditions. honest and substantial efforts are being made to solve the problems and test the use- Iuiness Of agricultural instruction as a means of improving country life and perpetuating agricultural prosperity"
 It Is claimed that nine-tenths of the population of the South Is rural and agricultural. Tn the Southern statss farming is stili the greatest industry4 ana the farm home Is the creates, in. sIitution. Lady Warwick sometime since n an address to the iaborers of her souh.ry, ,,'. said: You men are the Elm ptre. Bryan in his great s.csro.. ,oe Sold speech, said in substance ina. ,s yUn you tear down your cities, they viii
 up again. but If you tear down nc rural district the birds will build nests In the marts of trade and the grasses will grow upon your streets: and Ia his Independence Day Address, before the American Club in London. he | said much of the dignity of labor and | pointed to the industrial and agricuit- | lral schools of America as the hope of | he country in teaching that labor in ]