Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-27
BOYS CORN CLUB
IN L|MEL|GHT
157 Boys in Line, With CornstaIks for
Banners-Speeches by Col. Sum-
ners and Prof. ConnelI.

When The Eagle reporter reached
the station at $3.50 the car was packed
full of women, old and young. Man!
of the Corn Club boys were lined ul
on each side and the girls in the cal
and in the crowd were inspecting tn,
coming men with critical eyes. Two
of the girls in the car had a dispute
about brown-eyed boy in overall,
with a big straw hat on his head and {
blue handkerchief around his neck.
There was hitch in the transporta
tion program the crush being so great
that 1t was impossible for the boys to
carry their cornstalks on the car. The
furniture wagon of the Buchanan
Moore Co. was pressed into service to
transport the arms of the rural knights
This caused a delay of nearly an hour
in the program
Arrived on the College campus the
boys foremed in front of the Shirley
hotel. In the line there were by actual
count 1913 at the start and several
stragglers fell in later, making about
l60 as fine looking young fellows as
were ever gotten together in any sort
of an aggregation. There were three
banners, two in the van and one in
Ithe center. On two were inscribed the
legend: "Brazos County Boys Corn
Club and on the third: Guests of
Bryan Oil Mills"
The line of march was through a
lane hedged in on either side by cheer
ing crowds. The procession marched
through The central hall of the main
building and through agricultural
building, and halted and formed en-
masse in front of assembly hall to be
photographed
When the boys took the seats re.
served for them in assembly hall, the
spectators on the floor and in the
galleries gave them round after round
of cheers
A. NJ. Ferguson, president of the
Corn Growers Association of Texas.
Col James Hays Quarles.
who, in turn, introduced the orator
of the day, Hon. Hatton w Summers.
of Dallas, as the man best qualified of
all whom he knew TO give good advice
to boys.
Mr.. Summers began his address with
the statement that the parade of the
Boys Corn Club of Brazos county was
the most striking feature of this SEES.
sion of the Farmers Congress and
will be remembered as long as any
of those present retained their power
of recollection. He had not come he
TO teach them how to raise
corn, for they understand that better
han he. But he would if he could saw
some word that would nerve their
arms and fire their hearts for the bat.
tie of life.
Mr.. Summers then drew contrasted
pictures of agricultural conditions in
The days of their fathers and now The
lay is past, he said when it is neces-
iary to leave the farm in order TO
crafty the highest ambition. Conn.
ry boys have been pouring into the
owns until the centers of population
ire congested and the law of grayita-
ion requires counter movement back
o the farm. But the boys reared in
ne towns are no match for you, who
we're born and bred on the farm.
We have reached the stage of sci
ntific farming You are starting
light. Your object is to make Old Bra
os county rank high, and in this you |
re successful
The day of the narrow-browed farm.
r Is past. You boys are in the band. {
'agon of progress There is inspira- t
on for a speaker in your intelligent
ces. You are thinking deep thoughts.
Listen to me as to an older brother.
ho has been down the road. can b
I'll you few things you do not know, a
OF because I am smarter than you S
re, but because have had more time a
learn.