Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-21
TO STUDY RURAL LIFE.
April 30 Designated a. Day to Begin
This Important study.

County Superintendent T. w. Par.
ker of the schools OF Brazos county.
has furnished the Eagle with copy
OF an address issued by the Country
Life Commission to County superin.
tendents and trustees. relative to the
study OF country life.
The address with some OF the ques-
tons proposed for discussion. fol-
lows: : n
To School superintendents. Exofficio
Superintendent. and School Trus.
tees:
April 30 of the current month has
been designated by the Country Life
Commission as the day to begin the
study OF rural life and It's problems.
Texas will join heartily in the move
ment. You are therefore requested
and urged to call upon the people Of
the districts under your supervision
to assemble at their respective school
houses on the day named for the
purpose OF discussing subjects that
viii be OF interest to them In over
coming their isolation and In develop.
ing community interests and a com
munity spirit. Teachers. and other
public spirited people In the respec-
tive communities may be depended up
on to assist In this laudable enter.
prise.
The following subjects may be dis
cussed with profit by persons to be
selected by yourself. assisted by local
communities in each neighborhood
l.. A general statement OF enter
prises or interests that belong TO the
neighborhood. and the necessity for
cooperation In developing same.
2. How good roads affect the mar
keting OF farm products OF the neigh
borhood.
.. How they affect the attendance
at school.
4. The effect on the life of the
people OF the rural telephones. free
delivery and the sending OF large par
GELS through the postofiice.
8. How a farmers wife spends her
days. and what can b. done TO put
more intelligence and happiness into
her life.
6. How to make the home comfort
able and beautiful. The value OF
paint.
7. Proper sanitation and pure wat.
er for man and beast.
8. How TO. preserve the fertility of
the soil How to conserve the mois.
ture.
Q. Fertilizers commercially and do.
nestle.
10. How to make stock farming
profitable.
II. The care OF the dairy COW and
her products.
~. What the local school house
needs to make II comfortable and at. !
> i
rs. School improvement societies. /
and religious organiza.
lions for each community, for old and |
Young.
IA. Magazine and newspaper clubs
Hubs.
~. Sewing and cooking circles.
is. Debating and literary societies
among the young people.
Organize by electing permanent OF,
icers to carry the work on. Il
Those are a few OF the many sub
ec,s and groups Of subjects that
,ould be discussed on this occasion. No
,ne meeting can use more than a
ow a them. but the first days WORK.
april 20. should result In a perma-
len; organization of the people OF ev,I
Try neighborhood TO meet once a
nonth for the purpose OF discussing
md developing community interests.
The Department OF Agriculture at
ID. C.. and the A. and NJ.
College Of Texas publish many useful
on these subjects. Write at
Ince 10 each OF these for printed mat.
Ter On every subject In which you
hope 10 interest your people SO that
when your committees assign n man
DR. woman subject they can put some
Isable information into his or her
hand.
The above list OF questions are sim
ply fine. they embrace the entire prob
lem and philosophy OF life. and the !
Eagle hereby tenders Its services to
aid In this great movement In every |
way possible. II hopes that every
school district in Brazos county will
meet on April 80. the day set apart
to begin the work. effect permanent
organization and set apart regular
day In each month to meet and discuss
these great questions and others that
may present themselves. Z