Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-02-17


from Mabel Mr.. Ericsson and Mr.. Stems
land, and from Spring Grove Mr..
Quenrud and Mr.. Johnson, all mem
bers, as understand it, of the board
OF education of their respective locali-
ties.
In addition to these gentlemen sew
eral members of the associated board
and of the local board of education
We're present. A number of farmers
from the associated district were there
with their wives; also number of
farmers from outlying territory who
were visiting the school with a view
to associating with it in the near fu-
ture. A number of Cokato ladies in
terested in education were also pres.
ent.
first place it is to be said that the
School is doing the regular work of
previous years in ordinary high school
branches. In addition it is carrying
nine months agricultural course, a.
five months short course, a Saturday
lecture course for farmers and a Sc
ries of lectures in the local school
houses besides. Students in the short
course come at $50 and leave ats.
In this course eighty-five are enroll
ed
On this occasion the Industrial work.
the agricultural instruction and the
sewing and cooking were concentrated
so that the visitors could see what
was being done by the various classes
all inside of few hours. A class Of
girls worked up and baked small
cake of gingerbread, which was given
to the visitors hot and eaten With
other class of about twenty-five girls
VAS busy making underclothing. Each
girl had brought her own cloth, and.
with the aid of an associate, took
measurements of herself. With these
measurments she drew up and cut out
a pattern in paper, afterward cutting
the cloth. The boys in the carpenter
shop were busy making tool boxes
nail boxes. stepladders and dozen
other articles of utility, each one ap-
parently absorbed in his task
The feature of the day was the lee
ture, by Mr.. Maryland, the instructor in
agriculture. His subject was seed
wheat and methods OF sowing. He
| showed the boys and the farmers who
! were present that by tanning their
seed and selecting the plumper and
heavier grains of wheat-those that
have most plant food for the sprout-
ing grain the average yield of the
wheat field could be increased two
bushels to the acre. In proof of his
statements he cited experiments car
ried on at various stations.
A short time previous Mr.. Emil
!1k, owner of the Oakhill farm dairy
| herd, had contributed to the Cokato
Enterprise a half page article giving
The record made by each of the seven
teen COWS in his herd, and showing
what they cost him and what they had
Produced This article Mr.. Maryland
was using as a text for his classes in
dairying. That strikes me as being
teaching of the most practical kind.
The greatest interest in everything
done was displayed by the visitors.
especially from the outlying farming
districts. One man in particular
whose weatherbeaten face and hard
hands showed that he had worked for
everything that he had. said in his
broken Englis h-he was a Finn that
this was the kind of school he had
been waiting for. He pointed With
pride to his daughter in the cooking
class, and said: There is my girl. ."
! Another farmer. in reply to a question
as to whether he was pleased with
the school said: Eyes. indeed, this
work satisfies me. You see my boy
goes to school. When he comes home
he tells me what the teacher taught
him, and put it in a book. Next
summer will try it myself d..
So after all it is not only what these
teachers are teaching the boys. and
girls. It is as leaven which is leaven-
ing the lump. The homes are better
supplied with palatable food for what
is taught there; the home clothing is
better made with less expense; COM
forts and conveniences as a result Of
the teaching find their way into the
household; the farm is improved, and
ilthe farmer and his. son BY having 9
common interest come to understand
each other better.