The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-19
MoAENs AuXILIARY on ME FARMERs INsTITuT

Of demand placed upon the citizenship Of State and
Nation by the manhood and the womanhood Of today The
organization for this purpose wholly unknown some
old in others and in Oklahoma, yet them all felt the
need Of some such organization let be called BY what
will
When the Puritans landed at Plymouth and Jamestown
was ete Virginia the two settlements showed distinct
characcecs. One became settlement around which
educational interests seemed to the other agricultural
district in which the woman's life ol and mNury
the doing all d the routine the homc rcrccrc
no interest in the education along the lines OF Domestic Science
was shown by those people When the educated
il was art sciences and languages and in few instances
did It lead back the home 1t tat the home
better home Of the education Of the mother yet in the
practical and economic problems Of home life She had little
instruction
With the dawn Of the Goth Century The cry Back to the
Farm arose from Countries who had lost their young
manhood and FROM the great dissatisfied throng who had been
ured city by all that promised This cry today is not
explained one word calling today for manhood and
womanood well 1t these that lead the Board
of Agriculture their interest in Women work and the home
life Of our State
Our sister States have begun the work of eevating the
citizenship and Oklahoma has not been ngcctfu Of hers Our
CONSTITUTION has demanded that girls be taught Domestic
Schools our LEOlS1-Al KE passed
and appropriated funds 10 aid the bctterment OF mankind and
woranknd As We educate the farmer through the Institute
work with the assistance OF the entire force OF teachers
employed the Agricultural and Mechanical College and in the
six District Agricultural schools 50 We arc attempting by the
combined force Of every capable teacher the department OF
Domestic Science, to aid the in the home
It that decry the present condition that lay
any OF the blame upon any individual here
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such nature that il may help every who attempts c
work Of the Auxilary.
We are striving bring before the mind Of the mother,
only her duties but her possibilities trying to get
the conditions that are about her. and if titles within
power to better them trying reduce The infant fatality trying
10 stimulate the growth oi the child and IS ing e bridge
the hardest time mother child the period ol adolescence
Here mother consult another and in dons under
stand thai other girls of IA IS have grown nervous and
irritable have throws Off their childish habits aud draycl
traits Of character wholly unknown before When The bo' M
ceased 10 be child and knows yet jus. oN q be
is then that mother thoughtful and earnest esn hep
another mother what may be the hardest period 81 c hc
ii brng thought along lines that cannot be neglected unless
st be to the derment OF home aud the increase e our
criminal records When infants die the record shown
in the reports OF the Medical Association but when moral
manhood dies the reports found in STATE PRISONS
AND INSANE ASYLUMS.
Hence wcarc issuing material to help the mother think
carefully and work houghtfully with the children Of today
order that may have men and women for tomorrow
When the State Board OF Agriculture begun its work in the
Farmers Institute it reached the farmers Of every County in
Oklahoma bringing help and knowledge 10 the door Of every
farmer but wholly negecting the mother in the home II was
not long until the need felt strongly that they began to
plan for what the womans side OF III Institute Work
viz: The Wonens Auxiliary OF the Farmers Institute
Because OF the name of this organization it might be
thought by that only farmers wives eligible to mem
bcrhp but such The Our work is broad as the
homeland Of Oklahoma We hope that may reach all and that
may teach each the lesson OF giving other, all the things
that have helped TO make them better
Thc plan Of organization is simple to each County who
will offer membership Of seven State Organizer will
be organization perfected AMI Charter issued and the
entire membership enrolled the office OF the State Secretary
NJ Noncns The beginning OF each month