The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-26


4 tional Commission appointed by the
I diton Of the rural schools of the
country at large, if we as Changers
| are not To have voice in the bet
, lucky? This commission suggested
methods 70 the National Grange. that
when acted upon by the Changers i'll
: some of the States gave to them the
very best schools in the land for the
rural districts.
Then since our State Master was
chairman of this commission why
can not we hold up his hands and
place Kentucky in the front rank
educationally!
Since one of the specific objects OF
the Grange is to develop better
and higher manhood and wOmanhood
among ourselves, it has at all times
been the duty of every Grange to
fight for the cause of temperance.
But, as we are to have established
in every county, high schools where
our sons and daughters may go free
Of charge, more children will 90 from
! the county to the towns to be educat-
ed. In so doing they pass from pa
/ rental care. To :, great extent, ut an
age when they are most susceptible
j TO evil influence. Then shall we as.
Changers allow the open saloon IN
7 he TOMS where these schools are
Gated TO lure our children ON to
lin We would state emphaticaliy
at we believe it would be for the
God of the order for every eubor-
| mate Grange TO take active steps
, drive these denS of infamy ont of
very town where a county high
cho0l is located.
We believe the Boys Corn School
Established by the State University
be of inestimable vaIue to the
'tate. and would recommend that
ranger who possibly can take add
antage of this free term.
1t i the desire of the University
hat Il Boys Corn Club be organized
every county and we wish that ev
~ subordinate Grange would help
Materially in this work.
Fathers and mothers, our children
lust have more efficient agricultural
raining ifthev are TO meet the stress
nd strain Of the twentieth century
nvironment. amid which they viii
ave to struggle.
Our children are entitled to pa
entll care and direction; to educa-
iOnal advantages; TO Il fair chance
18th children Of other States. and il
our duty to see that they have :
nuare deal not only from every other
IAN and woman but from ourselves.
We have heard with pride TINT O.
ler cent of the successful bushes.
zen and women of the cities can't
rom the country. But the time ha:
ONE when We Of the rural districts
aust do something to stop this mi
;ration from farm to town and city
We need more Of our brightest
loys and girls for the country and
he boys and girls Of the over-crowd-
! d cities and towns need the places
| ur boys and Girls are taking from
them.
| Then there are two other CLASSES
| he unsuccessful and the fallen. We
| ave not asked Of them for we have
| ~ished that ours were not in either
class.
We know too we'll that some OF
,ur brightest have gone to swell thei
anks for statistics show that where
ne country lad or laSsie succeeds
'our fail Then the % per cent OF
successful business men and women
# the cities have lost somewhere IL
The city streets $50 of their brothers
md sisters who started out from
The country homes to make then
ortunes in the cities. Some Of
these of course have almost succeed
ed" almost but failed" while 9TH
erS have gone down. down IN sin.
Those who can not successfully
fight the battle of life in the cities
must be kept on the farm the whole
some atmosphere of which may at
least save them from sin and vice.
We of the rural districts have no
! daughters for "The White Slave
Trade and no sons to make lis
: market.
? We recommend the action of the
+ University in lis every effort to inter-
: est our boys and girls in farming
4 and farm life. and we believe it would
a be for the good of the order in oul
= State if every subordinate Grange
n would assist.
ESTELLA y. VANMETER.
e FRANK JAMESON,
T. CLARA HAFER