The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-13
STATE COUNTRY
LIFE CONFERENCE
Agricultural College Called
Such. a Meeting to be
Held in December.

Fargo. N. D.. Nov. 13.-The social
aspect Of country life in North Dakota
has never been made the particular
subject of any conference. That it
represents a most unique and compre-
hensive problem cannot be questioned,
Tor no state In the union Is so depend
ent upon agriculture as "Hiawatha's
land Of the Dacotahs." 1t is not an un-
common thing to hear the elite of So
ciety discuss the crop situation, as we'll
as the farmer. or the producer Of
crops. Everybody. everywhere. every
day in North Dakota talks agriculture.
With a knowledge of the fact that a
contented country folk is the basis of
q permanent agriculture. the North
Dakota agricultural college, through
its extensive service has decided to
lend aid and support in calling a
In December. beginning Tuesday, De-
cember IL, and ending Friday, Decem-
Der 20. 1912. The conference will be
held at the same time and in conjunc-
ton with the North Dakota Boys and
Girls institute, thus giving the people
who attend an opportunity to see wha.
is being done in North Dakota to keep
the boy and girl on the farm. The
object Of the conference is to bring
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In lettering social conditions in the
country. to discuss the efficiency Of in
stituttons peculiarly rural in their
character and to demonstrate with So
Icial features whenever possible. In
other words, not only to talk, but ito
do the thing (talked about itself"
The conference will last four days.
The mornings Of each day will be taxi
en- up entirely with the North Dakota
l POyycs o~l CfW1cs lnc<itt1
the afternoons with conference discus
sions and the evenings with demon
strations. No pains will be spared to
make the discussions instructive, the
demonstrations %interestin. The vari-
GUS programs will be built up around
the three rural institutions-the coun-
try school, the country church and the
country home.
Tuesday. December IL. will be call
ed country school day. The chief topic
for discussion on that day will be,
The Country Schoolhouse as a Social
Center"
A demonstration in the form Of a
genuine rural entertainment will close
the festivities of country school day.
A typical country band, made up en-
tirely Of country folk musicians will
render a concert, after which an am
ateur play, (the scene of which is laid
In a rural community in North Dako-
ia, written by a North Dakotan il
p%ossible). will be presented by farm.
ers themselves.
Wednesday,, December 10. will be
called country church and civic i'm
provement day. The church as a Com
munity Builder. The Press. The Lib
rary and The Lecture Course as Forces
OF Civic Improvement. will be the
chief topics for discussion. A country
church social will be given in the even
ing, preceded by a country orchestra
humorous lecture.
Thursday. December 10. has been
designated as country home and coun.
try club day. The Home as the Great.
est Factor in Society. will be discussed
from practically every point of view.
concrete Illustrations of an u%p.to-date
modern country home will be on ex-
hibition.' The Farmers club and its
peculiar function will be another in
teresting subject for discussion. At
6 o'clock a family style supper will
be served to those in attendance at
the conference. "A Farmers club pro.
gram, the chief feature, will be a de-
bate, which will be given in the even.
ing.
Friday, December 90, will be devot-
ed to country life sports, field day and
games.
While the conference is primarily
for the country boy and the country
girl, the country MAJ and the country
woman, anybody who is at all inter-
ested in the social betterment Of the
rural community will be welcomed.
The object Of the conference. as pre-
viously stated. is not only to discuss
ways and means on how to socialize
the country-to tell what can be done,
but actually prove it by demonstration
TO put theory into practice. This
fact alone makes it one of the most
notable country life conferences ever
held.