The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-13
EXTENSION WORK
At TOWNER H. S.
MRS. STEVENS GIVES AN INTER.
EsTING ACCOUNT OF THE
SPLENDID WORK CARRIED ON
BY PROFESSOR RANDLETT AND
HIS ASSISTANTS.

Towner. N D., Feb. 10.-To The Fo-
rum: At the request OF the school
board and citizens here, l write to tell
you of the admirable work done here
by the agricultural and home economic
institute force sent out by the A. c.
The closing session was marked by
public vote of thanks rendered to Pro-
fessor Randlett and his staff, Super
intendent Lanxon, Prof. Thomas
Shaw and Miss Jean Donaldson
These thanks were rendered by the
chairman of the school board, Horace
Bagley, who is also judge of the coun-
ty court.
The institute lasted two weeks, and
is the first in the state to be held in
high school 1t is due to the earn
est foresight of Supt. J. +. McLain.
1t is amusing TO hear him tell how he
recounted his plans to Professor Tor
gerson of Mayville on their way home
from the state educational meeting
in Bismarck. October 1910 and May
Vile was so enthusiast that they Sc
cured the aid of the extension de-
partment OF the A. c. before Towner
was quite ready.
The western winds blew, and great
banks of snow filed up the roads, so
that attendance meant both effort and
earnestness. But more than one said
that each listener would be a mission
airy to widen out the teaching.
I'm Professor Randlett's winAdup
speech he emphasized his own pleas
ure and privilege in talking to so
many earnest boys and girls, the hope
of the future, the coming citizenship
of a bigger, better, brighter North
Dakota.
Most assuredly all who heard and
saw Gordon Randlett will have life
more abundantly because OF 1t.
One of his phrases fingers, viz,
Hitching onto Life. The way he
hitched Latin lessons to the physics
he was demonstrating in the milk test
was as rich as the butter fat. Towner
milkmen are so proud of an average
OF So per cent in every sample OF win
ter milk tested.
Then it was arithmetic hitched on
to soils, and their capacity for mois-
ture. Or it was eggs for breakfastAn
February, early broilers in July and
every lad FASTENED into the manual
training to make a chicken coop for
his mother.
Superintendent Lannon'S house
plants and their treatment gave him
the ear OF the ladies, who hurried back
to learn how to treat their rose trees,
their cherry trees, their crab apple
orchards and then the potato story sof
Clay county, Mimi, in labelling every
sack sold with name to live up to.
Professor Shaw's story of a rotation
practicable in Dakota, and his quiet
way of telling what he knew, and
what he didn't know, of alfalfa says
volumes for our confidence inman.
Confidence in woman is well found
ed when the work is done by any one
of the household economic section Of
the A. C. Miss Hoover had left such
good impression on her former visit
that women planned all their house
hold affairs for leisure to attend, but
she could not come. Her substitute,
Miss Jean Donaldson, did finely,
whether IT was bread or sauces or
soups; broiling or baking; home
making or decorating, and Mistress
Jean has one rare gift, she stops
short at the end of her prepared
thought. Rare gift Of brevity that is
and in a woman at that.
So Towner and McHenry county are
making progress, and looking forward
to a fine future during the next ten
years superintendent Mclean pleads
for landscape gardening round the
schoolhouse block as fine as that Of
the courthouse we are all so proud OF,
and he promises plenty OF playground,
too. But he also wants a playground
or four or five acres, bought or rent
ed. when the manual training viii be
a garden for each energetic boy. and
the whole neighborhood will walk by
in the summer evenings, to rejoice in
beauty and fragrance, and every girl
will cook dinner in turn, and will
bloom in beauty because she has made
her own and her mothers dresses
Happiness and home comfort. See us
grow! Mrs. J. McNaughton stevens