The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-19
THE RURAL HOME AND SCHOOL
Edited by Mrs. Mary V. Niblack

merS Institute is the most unique
woman's organization on earth +, We its
inception, development and mah 'n.
ance has been by men. Think of n!
BY men, Men plan a woman's club
and maintain it-and farmers at
that, But then when you go farther
and know that the object of the or
ganization is to make better cooks of
the fair sex, all surprise vanishes and
one cannot help smiling at the meth
ods of the selfish beast. He wants a
better home and better cooked things
to eat, so he is willing to take the
trouble and be taxed little, too,
(think of that, will you0 to have his
better-half taught in that neglected
art. But no matter ii is sensible II
it is selfish, and sisters We'll get all
the joy and help out of this innova.
ton We can.
Seriously, the woman's auxiliary is
the greatest movement now spread
ing over our country in all the state
for it means so much to the individual
life of the people in the early stages
of development. 1t is the outgrowth
of demand upon our state and ma
ton by the manhood and womanhood
of today. Though new in Oklahoma,
10 iya l.. oil in to tnc
Back to the farm" is the cry by
that great dissatisfied throng in our
over-crowded cities with their under
paid, half-starving multitudes, star
wing as much, maybe, for a look at
the green hills and open stretch of
sunny skies as anything else. And
so the best intellect of the nation is
being given today to develop rural
life in all its beauty and richness.
Not only is the farmer being trained
how to produce two big ears of corn
where none grew before, and two big
bales of cotton where only boil Wee
wills lived aforetime, but the expenses
of his wife is being paid while she
takes the little one in her arms and
HES away to spend a week at one of
our agricultural schools to attend a
short course and learn to cut well-ft-
ting waists and skirts, to sew prettily,
and to cook lot Of things in the most
economical and speedy way that will
tickle the palate of her husband, and
also gets a few dots on how to put
some artistic touches about the home.
Now all that reads like Aladdin's
lamp, or some fairy tale, but it is
the truth. I've seen 1t.
The constitution of Oklahoma de-
mands that all her girls be taught do
nestle science. The legislature has
passed laws and appropriated funds
womankind in the rural districts and
TO carry prosperity into those lives
so that hardships are largely remov.
ed and the good things of life may
flow in, and make rural life the most
delightful Of all, and thus men, wo-
men, boys and girls will turn back to
the country.
The woman's auxiliary comes, not
to decry present conditions, but to-
help onward to better things. Here
one mother can consult another and
in so doing understand that other
girls and boys, IA or Is years of age,
have grown nervous and irritable,
have thrown off childish ways and
display traits of character unknown
before. It brings out thought along
lines that cannot be neglected unless
it be to the detriment Of home and
an increase OF criminal records.
When our infants die the record is
shown in the reports of the medical
association, but when our moral man.
hood dies the reports are found in our
state prisons and insane asylum.
Hence, material is sent to the mem
bers of the auxiliary by the state
board of agriculture, to help them
think carefully and work thoughtfully
with the children OF today that we
may have men and women tomorrow
When the board began its work in the
farmers institute, it carried help and
knowledge to every farmer but Who'll
ly neglected the mother in the home.
1t was not long till the the need OF
the woman in the home was strongly
felt and plans began for the woman's
side of institute work.
Because of the name Of the organi-
zation, it might be thought by some
that only farmers wives are eligible
to membership. but such is not the
case. The work is as broad as the
homes of Oklahoma and it is hoped
that the auxiliary will reach all and
that IL may teach each one the les