The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-19
North owos.o Farmers, Club.

North Owosso Farmers club wa!
held at "The Naples" the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Willoughby. The
meeting was called to order by the
president. Minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved
Song by the club. Prayer by Broth
Ell Carson.
Topic No. Incorporation, the
Small Mans Salvation" P. G.. Will
loughby said If the small farmers
would combine together in the pur-
chase of machinery, it would lessen
the expense.
Instrumental solo by Mildred Hur-
rell was rendered in a pleasing man.
ner.
No. 2.-"What Books Should the
Library of Rural Schools Contain ?"
Mrs. Place said the library should
contain different text books, written
by different authors so that the chill
dren could get the best out of each
of them and by so doing it would be
very beneficial to them. The school
library has in its relation to the pu-
pill, two-fold use, first, it supplies
good books for home reading such
as appeals to the pupils individual
tastes, to amplify the work of the
class; second, 1t affords an opportun-
ity in the school room to get infor-
nation for specific topics. These
two functions embracing both a
and reference library.
The school library should simply ex-
tend the range and amount of all
sets of books used by the school as
supplementary reading, providing
more than is necessary for the work
of the reading class and stimulating
the pupil to follow up his acquaint-
ance with the great masters of Eng
fish prose and poetry to whom he
has been introduced in the school
room. The circulating section should
provide good books on science,
nature, geography, history-"books
Of knowledge which would add to
the interest and value of the daily
lesson and give to the pupil wider
IutiOOh. hC iCICl ChCO oCCtlOH
should contain first of all good die
Webster's International
Webster's Imperial, Standard, and
f funds will permit, A Century for
he Century" gives more fully and
exactly than any other, the origin,
history, the organism. of words; in
biographical dictionaries
If living men and "Who is Who"
lEnglish;) a few good histories of
he eastern nations and of the Unit
I'd States, historical atlas (Laffer-
,on's is best) practical science books
which will enable children to identi-
y the flowers, birds and butterflies,
simple reference book on art such
Is Hoyt's World Painters and Their
Paintings" Mythology must find q
'lace. Age Of Fables" by Bulfinch
'r better, Gayley's Classic Myths in
English Literature"
To learn how to read and to get
he most out of books Is the import
mt thing in our school training.
carlyle has said "If we think of IL,
20 NAV q uhiNCioity VI undl ulBueSL
chool can do for us, is still but what
he first school began doing-teach
is to read. The true university of |
hese days is collection of books"
The school library should be at
nee a helper, an incentive and a
eward. Fiction supplies well-de>
med want In human nature and |
hould be abundantly recognized in
ur school libraries"
instrumental solo by Miss Doris |
Brooks of Saginaw was well render |
d.
No. 3.-"What is the Proper Depth |
o Plow?" s. l.. Henderson thinks |
not best to pillow too deep, but a
borough cultivation is the essential
art of raising good crops. August
tewart Is of the same opinion, and |
links the deep blowing is great
taste of horse flesh. Mr.. Carson
recommended blowing s inches deep
or corn as in the month of August
hen the corn needs most earth to
,rce 1t along the deep blowing will