Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-30

| University have already made good
beginning. but there is much more to do
| within the coming drcad" Prizes could
be- concentrated in 1879" The ;tericul-
| turai nEn >rnu"lS need to he pushed for
| tn" immediate Future if they are to be
| ccihr eftlcient before 1920. The ideal
| farm for Maine conditions needs to ha
| put ON exhibition. the best rombinat ion
| Of bayfield,, putat" land, grains. orchards
| pasture lands, etc, Which viii be self
| fertiliZm@ and independents giving the
most pr"titaih' returns t" 1t farmer and
| hi son. TN State must raise more ana
| better stock.
Who will work out the ideal farm for
| Main" under modern methods?
| The farmer must become IL better bust
| ness man and WORK more under organiZa-
| ton. \ greatly needed development l.
the cooperation of farmers in marketing
| their goods under fixed standards pro-
| tected by law. The day of the isolated
| farmer who sends his goods unclaSsiticd
and unprotected into Il distant market
! is rapidly closing.
| lie is being fetced on every hand and
| soon Will be starved out entirely. 1920
! ought to see great development of CO.
operative buying and organized selling
| by the farmers of Maine. For hereafter
| he farmer. like all other successful
| groups, must hunt in the pack and not
| alone.
School System.
What ought the University of Maine
| to be on the ne-hundredth anniversary
of the institution? What ideals have the
| colleges for fulfillment by that time?
| In the field of general education We
nave the whole future of the industrial
! schools and agricultural education to
work for, besides the reform of admin
| istlltion and method in the regular lines
will mention only two things as sug-
Sestions in this field. viz. | hope to see
| in the near future more instruction of the
child in the home by its parents, and less
burden thrown upon the overCrowded
nNplypnrlyp1 tnlnhnf a
seem to forget in modern times that par
ents should be father and mother to the
intellect and ideals as well as to the
body. The average parent Will do almost
anything rather than give a half hour
each day to the instruction of his child.
The child is dumped into the school with
it's crowded rooms, long hours. bad air,
unimpresSive instruction and slow pro-
greSs. Can We have school system
which calls upon the parent to give pert
sonal attention to the child. in order that
this great resource of parental interest
may he utilized?
one other suggestion-The open afr
summer school for small children, so that
| they may have the snowy months of
winter at home for coasting out of doors
! instead of sitting in the artitcally heat
ed. dust laden atmosphere of the winter
schoolhouse.
And so we might go on for the rest of
the day. | have suggested a few posi-
bilities for the work of the decade. but
| there are many more in the mind of
every listener here, such as the tubercu-
! losiS campaign which seems to he work.
| ing towards state county sanatorfumS,
simpler types of municipal governments,
! improved roads, better tax system, re-
| ySed laws etc.
/ Let this State Board of Trade call to
the State for a decade of effective organi-
zation and cooperation in economic.
civic ethical, educational and literary
| Improvement. and | believe there VIII
| come from city. village and country, from
church and club and council, a unani-
nous response for Maine 1920"
! Gentlemen. l cannot more fittingly close
| sty Hymn
Land of the forest. lake and sea,
! OF mountain peak and lordly pine,
We lift our hearts in prayer for thee,
| And ask blessing all divine.
God ever keep thee in his hand.
| Nav peace within thy borders reign,
| And all thy children loyal stand.
| To guard thee well, O dear loved Maine"
Riddeford. Me. March 29-Delegates
from Boards of Trade in this State
conducted their semi-annual session in
ing at O'Clock There was a very
good representation present from the
different boards.
| Everything possible was done by the
| local board to make the occasion
pleasant for the visiting delegates and
an informal reception was held in City
/ hall before the convention commenced.
! The mid winter meeting is always
, largely attended and today's session
! proved no exception tn the rule. The
| delegates appeared greatly Interested
! in the ", lidre Of the good old State OF
Maine aud all expressed the opinion
that the next 10 years would see
| large increase in the population and
wealth of the State.
The opening session was held at
Hon. d. j. callahan of Lewiston pre-
Addresses Of welcome We're made by
| Mavor Elrnv II. Mitchell and by ID.
Harry A. Weymouth. president Of the
/ local board.
| Semi-annual reports We're made by
| Secretary Edward NJ. Banding and
/ Treasurer Gorham y. Weymouth of
Riddeford. The reports indicated, be-
yond a shadow of a doubt, that the
BOARD Of Trade was in n prosperous
condition. The various committees
made reports.
Il The address of the president, D. ].
4 callahan Of Lewiston, was one of the
/ features OF Ahe afternoon session. q.