The log cabin Democrat., 1910-07-08

or two of ground so the teacher can
demonstrate to our boys how to en-
rich the soil to get best results. When
we show our boys how to become rich
on the farm, and give them the same
educational advantages that the boy
in town enjoys, they will not want to
leave home for a scanty living in
town.
Mothers, visit your schools! Take
an interest in the studies and instruc-
ton of your girls and boys. Become
acquainted with, and, if possible,
make a friend of the teacher who is
your child's companion and guide for
six hours every day. Learn what in
the school life. Love and become in
terested in the welfare of your neigh
bors' children, as we'll as your own.
Let us wake up to the fact that it is
our duty to give our children the same
educational advantages that children
in other states enjoy. Let us give
them the very best training in the
right way, and in a few years we will
reap a rich harvest that will repay US
a thousand fold for all our time and
patient effort. Our farms will yield
us bountiful returns, and We will
gather as fine crops as any in the ma
ton, and will have money to loan.
Our children will grow up to be good
intelligent men and women-citiZens
of the highest order, able to grapple
with the problems of life and make
our Arkansas one of the proudest,
happiest states in the Union.
How to organize. Let the teacher,
or any lady in the district, invite the
other ladies to meet at the school
house on a certain day and hour. Let
the lady who has appointed the meet
ing call the ladies to order and have a
president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer elected. The dues of the
association are one dollar or fifty
cents year, as you may decide on.
Then plan ways to raise money for
the improvement of your school. If
any one will write to Mrs. Joe Frau
enthal, president of Conway S. |. A,
she will be glad to 90 to any district
and assist the ladies to organize.
We organized an S. |. A. at Martin
vile, eighteen miles from here, last
March. The schoolhouse was large
tnree-room building, but only one
room was furnished. The treasury
was empty and they had been with
out any school for year. Capt. W.
w. Martin told them if they would
raise one hundred dollars he would
give them another hundred. The la
dies went Immediately to work. First
they wrote to the secretary of the
Conway S. |. A, asking us to assist
them in organizing. Yesterday | re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Zum Jones,
the president, saying that by giving
box suppers, concerts, plays, ice cream
festivals, etc, they had raised their
hundred dollars, had their school
painted, furnished the rooms with
seats and had everything in readiness
for an eight-months' school, which
will begin August l. Mr.. J. Martin
gave two acres of ground, adjoining
the school, to be used in demonstrat-
ing. What one school can do all can
do. Even if you have no kind friend
to assist you financially, you can plan
many ways to raise money and eX-
cite interest in your work. One de-
termined leader can do wonders. The |
ladies' must meet often and get better |
They will find the So
,ial features quite a pleasant and |
helpful addition to any community. |
Let us all pull together for our com
mon good.
Trusting each district will organ
ze before the close of the year, | am, |
Yours cordially,
Corresponding Secretary S. |. A.,
Conway, Ark |