The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-02
FARMINGTON ST FRANCOIS COUNTY. MO, NOVEN4

responsible for both yellow fever
aud malaria. while the house fly is
responsible for many things. Dis
ease has been robbed of many of
it's tcrrors by science.
The lecture was listened to with
the greatest attention, and much re-
greet was expressed that time was
too short for him to give it in full.
After some more music by the
High school orchestra, Superin-
tendont @. W. Reavis of Cape Gi-
rardrau gave good practical talk
on the Training of Teachers for
Service. " There We're many inter-
estiug plans given for the impor.
tant work of getting the best SER
vice from the teacher for the pupil.
The next address was by DR.. w.
s. DrarmOnt of the Cape Girardeau
Normal whose subject was I'm
portancc of High Moral Ideals. This
| dealt with the three.fold institutions,
| the Home, the School and the
| Church. DR.. Dearmont drew his in
spiration from the Galatinu letter of
| Paul: "Be not deceived: God Is not
mocked; for whatsoever IA man sow
! eth, that shall he also reap He
dwelt particularly on the Importance
of the moral training in both home
and school, aud the whole sermon
was Il most inspiring one.
Departmental Meeting.
The afternoon was devoted to the
departments of County Superintend-
ents, Secondary Schools, Graded
and Rural Schools and Latin and
i Ancient History. II is said all
these sessions were of great inter.
est to those attending.
Friday Evening, Oct. 81
The Friday evening session wa'
opened with prayer by Dean Smith
followed by solo ny Mr., Chns
Francisco and II reading by Miss
Mabel Slaue of Elmwuod.
The sterroptican lecture of Dr. }
W. Rodway of the Royal Geograhp
zeal Society was very interesting.
After the lecture, the teachers .
Pennington gave an informal recep
tioh to the visiting teachers II
which refreshments were served
and most delightful evening wa
enjoyed.
Saturday Morning Oct. 80
Saturday morning Rev. {. +
Hickok delivered the Invocation
and Miss Haugau of ElmwOod Sem
mary and Miss Morris of Carleto
College sang very pleasing numbers
Dr. j. W. Redway lectured %
"History Relations OF Commercial
! Geography" " He began by sayin
y that geography as a study was cu
out too soon, for IL grew really NOR
important as history was added as
! study, for it is necessary to kno'
y geography to understand history
y The question was asked In Tn
!, school book, "Why does the Nj
y hawk Valley regulate the price {
- freight from the West to the Atlal
tie Seaboard?" II was meaning
less question to the school boy an
could only he answered by know
- edge Of the location of the Mohaw
p Valley.
II DR.. Redway considers war as Il
= economic adjustment, and the mi
!. jority of wars started on question
" concerning the tariff. The SPANS
- war was not the result of the blOy
y ing up of the Maine, but began wit
1t the growth of the sugar beet in Ge
!, many. DR.. Redway said that he
T. common with many other peop
was not able to distinguish clear
y between protective tariff and hig
:" way robbery.
:" The various points 80 aptly mat
!" will no doubt stimulate mo
thorough study of geography in co
> nectton with history.
DR.. w. w. Charter Of the Mlsso
ri State University was the Ia
II. speaker on the program. His su
I'd ject was "Fads," and he divid
oil them into silly, harmful and goo
of HI passed over the first two with
" mere mention of one or two~ a
no took up the last class to show tn
an a good fad was "A good thing. +
If represents progress, for it was us
Nh ally step ahead. Moses was t
RS first faddist, and SO down throu
p the faddists who designed the Ca
to stitution of the United States to |
We Mary Walker, the first advocate
'st suffrage and the right to wear mel
re- clothes. DR.. Charter made slig
is mistake In calling the Doctor A
,st instead of Mary.
ID All progress in education has be
IL; made by fads, which were develop
,st until the good was found in the
as 1t was a very entertaining lecture