Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-17

IN the conference yesterday there
was not even the slightest suggestion
Of petty jealousy, but the whole at
mosphere of the meeting from first tc
last breathed of the spirit of progress
and the earnest desire on the part OF
every agency to make greater and more
effective efforts than We have ye'
seen. Clemson college is already doine
magnificent work and has laid the
foundation upon which present-day
ing this meeting the college authorize:
intend to inaugurate and vigorously
prosecute new and needed lines of wOrl
that have heretofore not received at.
tention from any source for the rea'
son that there have been so many Other
things demanding immediate and un'
divided attention.
DIR. Knapp, that distinguished faith.
er of agriculture expressed to me re-
turning from Clemson his extreme
qualification at the harmony of Spiri
and of cooperation and coordination
prevailing, and indicated that he anC
his forces would be found hencefOr'
ward in line, working as ne always
works, for work and results are hi!
watchwords, to make South Caroline
the object lesson state in the United
States for real progress in intelligent
and business-like agricultural effort"
Superintendent Swearingen's Opinion
State Superintendent of Education
Swearingen said:
The Agricultural Conference a
Clemson college was, in my opinion, {
significant meeting. 1t was participat.
ed in by educators, scientists, practi'
cal business men and high officials OF
the state and national governments. Il
brought together for the first time the
representatives of all the agricultural
interests and all the agencies at WORK
for the betterment and enrichment ot
rural life. 1t attracted the attention OF
the governor, of the national state
farm demonstration workers, of the
president of the state normal school, o
the commission of agriculture, of the
state nigh school Inspector, of the pres.
ident of the Corn Breeders association
and of the state department of educa'
ton.
This interchange of ideas between
so many men working for educationa
Improvement must promote a better
understanding of the problems and pur.
pose and of better appreciation of tn,
many sided work all are attempting tC
perform. South Carolina is an agri.
cultural state. The farmer is her mos
representative citizen. He produce;
her wealth and must direct her ener,
gies into channels of improvement
For century to come he will wielt
the dominant influence in her indus.
trial, social and educational problems
and any effort which unifys and har.
monizes the men and institutions inter.
ested in agricultural betterment il
worthy of consideration.
'Dr. Knapp emphasized the need o.
leadership on the farm. In this, he i,
like James ]. Hill, the great construc.
ther emphasized the demand for intel.
ligence in handling the many question:
confronting the farmer and in this h,
is like DR.. Mcdonald, the great educa
tor of OntarO. For nearly two dec,
AIDES Clemson college has been train.
ing the young men of the state in agri
culture. For fifteen years Winthrop
college has been teaching young womer
the practical methods of putting agri
culture in the elementary school. O
late years the farm demonstration anC
farm management bureaus of the ma.
tional department of agriculture hav,
been carrying their messages to tn,
farmer in the field. Last year fv,
counties undertook Boys Corn clul
work, and the success of a lad in Mari
boro county has led to the organization
of these clubs in thirty-five counties il
which a membership of over 5000 ha
been enrolled. The farm extension
work of Clemson has proved 50 sue
ceSsful that the board of trustees ar
now Offering the schools of the state
special man To introduce agriculture
courses. With him there will also b.
associated a specialist in animal hus
bandry, and these men are prepared t
take scientific methods to every SchOO
house where the patrons and teacher
wish to attempt agricultural instruc
ton. The conference thus had Il di
rect bearing on the elementary school
the high school. and the agriculture
pre- emneintly educational, becaus
thoughtful men agree that our chic
need today is 4 larger number of intel
ligent. Independent farmers who OWL
their homes and d" their own work
With soil and climate equal to an,
in the world it is high time that Soutl
Carolina should begin to apply bust
ness methods on the farm. The cdu
cation that Is needed does not b"lon:
exclusively to the school room. but tn
school room is unqucstionably one O
the best means of reaching. beautify
ing and elevating the home. The au
thorities of Clemson college have b"Sul
a work which is fraught with unllmlte'
possibilities. Personally, | greatly en-
joyed the meeting. 1t is worth an,
mans time to visit Clemson. inSpec
their class rooms and laboratories. NEE
its faculty and catch Il glimps" of TIN
600 cadets who are soon t" aid in tn
industrial. agricultural, educational an,
social activities calling for intelligen
work."