The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-07

conference. The quaf.esIe made q de-
clded nit with the audience and we're
encored several times, being kept On
the platform 0Ses an hour .... s.
The colored school pupils Of the
city also furnished several songs dur
lng the morning program.
Prof c. Adams0n Of the Cen.
tfal Normal school al Edmond, delly'
cred an Interesting address on How
10 Interest Boys aud Girls IN Country
Llfer he gave much valuable adj
we to parents on how tc interest
their children in farm life
Address BY President Evans.
The principal address OF the morn
Ing was delivered by President A.
Grant Evans. Of the state university
who maze a practical talk on. THE
unlveiHiiy and It's Relation 70 Couu
Try Life" He mapped out the many
objects OF the Country Life movement
which are closely related to the work
ings OF the state university, ii up
building the country home. The farm
il not al Of country life, stated Presl
dent Evans, who asserted that the az
erage llsc lived on the farm was not
the real country life. He made 9
strong plea for the lmproyirg Of the
farm home and its surroundings w
to the standard Of early days,
Cooperative Demonstration Work
Prof. w l.. English, Of the Govern
ment Experiment station at saltwater
made practical talk on Farmers
cooperative Demonstration Work,
salling Of the remarkable results that
are being obtained In different local.
lies Ia the state where the farmers
take advantage oR the demonstration
arms operated by the government
His talk was practical and was espc
Tally appreciated by the farmer del
gates IA attendance
aThe Old Time Husking Hee,'
superintendent 4 G Moore, d
cheyenne, made hil with his address
3n The old Time Husklng Bee" Ht
told Of the good times when the farm
era conafegated from miles around q
attend me husklng bee contest wlfel
sure enough FUN was had by aiU
Music by the A. a N. College Con
ert company completed the mueninl
program,
This AfttInoon'e Program.
Following the short business sessloT
acid upon convenlng for the afterIiQof
session. when the association origin
zed into b body by election of oiilceN
md adoption Of resolutions, the Uni
gersity Male quartette opened the at
ernoon program with the fendtloF
81 several selections
Irrigated Farming.
state superintendent A, G. Nelson
* utah, delivered an instructive ans
interesting address on Irrigated Farm
inR." tie IS an interesting talker ant
told Of the great developments thrl
gere being made IN the Western states
~ means OF lrrigaiioS
Agricultural Education.
"The Highest Success OF Agrienliur
al Education was the theme upof
which President j II C0nneil, Of The
3tate A. 4 N college delivered ~
address. President Council Is ore o
the best posted agrlcultuFalls,s In thl
Southwest and has taken an active
/ part Ia the establishment Of the teach
ling Of agriculture IN the public schools
and state Institutions Of the state H.
lis an eloquent and fnreefu speaker
and his address was among the bes
of the sessions
Points out Needed Reforms.
President A Wilson of the Muir
ray secondary agricultural school a
rishomingo. delivered an enlightenIni
address, on Some Needs Of Relofml
IN Rural Lite in Southwestern Okla
aoma. prof Wilson has spent man,
fcars IN the schools Of the Southwest
arn part OF the state and "a bis ad
lresa told many ol The eharaeierlatici
81 the farmer in that section
Rural Telephones.
County superintendent B X. Hester
Il Rogers county, delivered al inter
ssting talk On Rural Telephones,
showing the growth o. che telephone
Industry In The new state and IA,
help the telephone Is TO the farmer
A farmer who Is not on a rural linl
now Is not considered progressive. NJ
asserted and showed that the tele
phone Ii one 0i she valuable assets o
the up.touate farmer.
The saltwater College Musleal ca
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