Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-21
COUSINS RETURNS
FROM So. TEXAS
More FayorabIy Impressed
Than Ever With the Pos.
sibilities Of Plains

West Texas State Normal at Canyon
On his return from Austin. where he
had gone 10 deliver series of lee
lures In the summer schools Of the
state University. Ia taking With a
Daily News representative. said
The University Of Texas Is making
dn effort 90 serve the rural schools
OF this state By setting aside one week
during The summer session In which
rural school subjects are given EN-
phasls During this summer. the
university has employed Mr. G. H..
Lane of the Department Of Agricul-
ture at Washington. and Supt. Kern
Of Wiunebago county. 40 Mr. Kern
h perhaps tho most distinguished
county superintendent In America
f During the last fourteen years he has
transformed the schools OF his county
from old shacks set on barren spots.
/ into beautiful modern buildings, sur
rounded by flourishing trees and
athHrf lAN w. ! Nf HhllFHl ifFhloA'N
plank interiors have been changed
into beautifully tinted and ornament
cd walls, suitable for housing and
growing the children OF the COM
munity. u the capable county super
inteudeuts and county judges In
\ charge OF schools 100 Texas. could
hear Mr. Kern speak OF his work. and
see that work illustrated By means
OF lantern slide. our schools would
'e transformed los DO n5 magic III a
t"rt short 'iW" ~" are just Deg ~
nin2 to realh" l' I'N's Ihr immense
importance aud possibilities OF the
county school sIp''iu''nd'hIs OIL
flee
TIN. paopI. of thr Plains perhaps
FORGET how exceedingly warm b. is
down In thr. state Tho oiipuer go
down and return fhe more deeply
iuprs.s,d am of the many great ada
yantnpes se have In the Panhandle.
This wear the farm weather and bouu-
ufu rains nave united 10 produce the
greatest crop perhaps of years. the
paoplo are highly elated a. the pros
pori of bumper crop. which now
seems 10 boz assured. and In spite Of
predictions 300 some quarters, that
business "onln go 20 rum !. WOW
70" wilson sho"'a De nol''i''''' ~
the Democrats. business men 'n every
department are ioll Oh nope '"' Az
tVity
Speaking of the school at Canyon
Mr. Cousins said We are 10 the
midst of the greatest summer schools
ever held ia the Panhandle OF Texas 3
having enrolled four hundred and
nifty OF the finest young people ever
assembled IN Texas. II Is easily WIN
iu the range OF probabilities thai TINS
institution vii enroll seven huhdred
to eight hundred students "llhlh tue
next frR years When i"e citIhens
ui Amarillo dud 1i canyon una VI
possible to build an lnl'fnroah me
between tu" iN' towns Ihe ''Iese
10 Canyon w'Il render q sun iI'"le'
service 90 1il ih" people OF ih' IAN
handle and especially h' canyon ana
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