The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-09

| Williams spoke for the cO-opeId1ion o1
the railroads n the Iarlners. say
ing it was with great pieasuIe .Aa a.
he addressed the national meeting OF
the farmers, that, the farmer is the
rea1 man of America. the OF
last resort. except it be that the
American m is a higher
| His address was a strong one ana Is
published in full elsewhere IN this
naper. In it Mr.. Williams k the
position that the railroads n the
farmers depend one on the other, that
the railroads want the good will OF
the farmers and that he hoped to see
the day when the farmers becoming
richer. should more and more own the
railroads and become a great force
in their management. His ADDRESS
made a splendid impression.
In the course Of his remarks, Mr..
Williams, in speaking of the Changers
Of the west had said it had gone out
of existence. Secretary Whitaker
corrected this, saying the Grange was
still doing good work without making
much noise. On motion Of Mr.. w. A.
Eudaly, of Ohio, Mr.. Williams was
given authority to make corrections.
BY a unanimous vote the convention
gave thanks to Mr.. Williams for his
able, instructive and valuable address
and voted that it be published in
full. h resolution was introduced
by Col. Richard V. Gains. Of Char
lotte.
Re-direction of Agricultural Activities.
The next speaker was DR.. Andrew
| M. Soule, president of the Georgia Ag-
| ricultural Cillege, and his Introduction
was such as to catch the of
| all. President Benehan Cameron be-
gan it by announcing that he was
sorry to say that the distinguished
Georgia educator had failed to trrive,
that he had received a telegram ask
ing him to reserve a room for DR..
Soule at the hotel and had done SO.
but at none of the hotels could he
find DR.. Soule, who had not arrived.
Then from the audience came a
voice which announced beg your par
don. I am right here"
There was applause and laughter
as DR.. Soule made his way to the
platform, while President Cameron
on the register" DR.. Soule, however,
insisted, II wrote my name in a big,
bold hand"
The President Cameron in happy
terms presented DR.. Soul to the au-
dience, and h educator from Geor-
gia delivered an address of great inter-
est and value, his subject being, THE
Re-direction of Our Educational Ac-
tivities." AS to education he held it to
be the leavening influence which has
advanced civilization to it's present
high level. Going into his subject he
urged that we learn more of nature,
"a great slumbering giant" and ap-
ply it's forces to the service of men,
that already what had been done had
brought blessings. The nan who in
~vestigates and adds to the worlds
knowledge of natural phenomena is
the hero of today. The industrial ac-
t~ivities of America are the marvel of
the world, blu these have sbeen devel-
Oped at the expense of natural re
sources. There should be conservation
of these. We spend lavishly for edu-
cation but is there not something seri-
usly defective in our present plan?
Are our educational activities directed
SO as to be permanently helpful in the
r~ejuvenation Of our souls and the con-
~servation of our natural resources?
After giving figures to show what
is spent for education, DR.. Soule con-
tended that the education needed was
the practical mind to fit present on
d%itions, that the schools should be
carved close to the life of the people
and the country schools be mad such
as not to drive the farmers to the
cities, that the boys and girls of rural
America are not being trained as they
should be, that what is needed is the
activity of new ideals, the develop
ment Of rural schools for rural com
munities. The problem can be solved
financially when the man in the coun-
try is willing to be taxed like the man
in the city for schools. Teach the
boys agriculture, the girls domestic
science, sanitation and hygiene. Carry
the chools Of the country to the coun-
try. Let there be a school extension
work that will reach the adult as we'll
as the youth. Go forward in lines of
rural education.
Chief Justice Walter Clark Speaks.
Chief Justice Walter Clark was in
troduced in felicitous words by Col.
as a correct Judge, a states
man and a man Of versatility, loyal
to the Interests of his State and nation,
ready to serve and to do that affec-
lively.
Chief Justice Clark smoke most han-l