The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-04

by both parents and pupils, but many,
many, many do not, These rural So
cieties may add great YIN adding new
volumes to the district library by Civ
ing a paid entertainment during the
year. Care should be taken I'm select
ing these books. Too often we find
In rural Libraries books which are OF
no interest to the readers. Get vital
books. Snpt. o. j. Kearn OF wInneba-
go county. ILL.,, whom many of you
have heard during his visits to this
state, In equipping county travelling
libraries with the idea especially in
mind OF their use by the people of the
communities. A library will be left
at one center for a year and then sent
on to another. Then too, the state
travelling libraries are ever at your
disposal. Send to the library com
mission at Bismarck for the use OF one
for your people. They may be had
for the asking. so IL you have no
books at your schoolhouse to be loan
ed to your patrons there is no excuse
for that condition.
Old magazines too. may be distrib-
uted from the school centers. Do not
let your friends destroy their maya
zines after reading them. Pass them
around to those who cannot afford to
subscribe for them. Your county sup
erintendent can aid you in obtaining
and distributing them form one center
to another. Here also the club ladies'
In the towns may be of great help In
collecting magazines, Sunday school
papers. and 80 on.
Have you Sunday school In your
neighborhood? II not. why not?
So far the plan as outlined has made
the teacher responsible almost entire
ly for every meeting. In some COM
munities that may be necessary I'm orr
der to make the plan 60. In other
communities the teacher may be the
power behind the throne and will only
need to start the ball rolling to inter-
est the people themselves to assume
the responsibility and leadership.
THAI condition Is the ideal one as the
organization is not then so likely. to
die out when the teacher leaves the
neighborhood. If. the farmers and
their families are united and feel re-
sponsible for the welfare Of the club,
society, or whatever It is called 1t will
endure When possible Let George do
IT, and you can uphold his hands
without him realizing it but IL after
sizing up the situation you find you
must lead IL anything is done don't
be too modest to put yourself for
ward. You can do so without SEEM
ing to estimate yourself too highly
and the people will welcome the lead+
ership you give them.
Farmers clubs are popular In other
states. Why should North Dakota be
out OF style when the style is becom-
ing? Call your patrons to your school
house and organize a farmers club. a |
district society or whatever you choose |
to can it-but do something.
a little pamphlet of extension bull |
letin from farmers library in a |
state CHANGED to fall into |
my hands. I want to quote from It |
right here: The club shall be organ
lied on general rather than specific |
lines, so that the organization il
ready to take active measures to pro-
mote the interest OF the community |
IL represents when there is any de- |
mand for united action Thus the |
club viii serve the community in the |
same manner that a commercial club |
or business mems club serves the viii |
lage or city. Where ali members Of |
a family attend a meeting and listen |
TO or take some part in the discussion |
Of a subject. further discussion and
study win be encouraged at home.