Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-15
DATES OF KNAPP
AGRICULTURAL DAY
GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS 1T TO BE
OBSERVED DECEMBER IL.
WILL MAKE COLLECTIONS
Executive Requests Schools and People
in Every Community to Work To-
gether to Make New Annual
Event Prove Profitable.

jackson - December 18th,
viii be Knapp Agricultural Day" IN
Mississippi, Governor Brewer having Is
sued a proclamation fixing the date, and
urging the people of all Of the commune
ties in the state to work together to
make the new annual event profitable.
On the date in question collections will
be taken up in the interest Of the Knapp
Memorial Farm and School to be connect
ed with the Peabody College, in Nash
vIllo.
The proclamation Of the governor is
US follows:
State OF Mississippi, Executive Depart
mant.
Jackson, Mississippi.
Mississippi is prc-eminently an agri.
cultural state and the prosperity and
happiness Of her people depend almost en-
tircly upon the development OF a proiita-
bic system Of farming in connection with
efficient social and educational %institu-
tions and systems adequate to the needs
Of all the people. To bring aDout a proper
attitude toward these problems the
schools must be so directed in their
course OF study and activities that the
boys and girls, while yet in school, may
have IN opportunity to make application
OF the school room studies TO the farm,
home and community activities. The
best kind OF education from an lntelll-
gent and skilful study and control or the
natural environment OF the child III the
process OF education.
Nothing could be- more fitting and ben
eiicial than to set aside a day annually
on which all the people in every commu-
nifty would come together at the school
house, mingle together socially and study
together the vital problems connected
with the community life. Means and
methods of making good roads, better
methods of farming, Improvement of the
community school, and many other top
les too numerous TO mention, would be
attractive and valuable features of the
days exercises, ~interspersed with songs,
recitations and declarations by the
school, as well as reports from the most
successful boys and girls club members.
Nearly every southern state, through
the department of education, is making
arrangements to observe u day in the
public schools this fall as agricultural
day and to make il an annual affair. In
harmony with the plans to the Knapp
memorial committee, it is understood
that the day to be observed this year is
to be designated Knapp Agricultural
Day" and voluntary collections are to be
taken throughout the state in the inter
est of the Knapp Memorial Farm and
School TO be connected with the Peabody
College at Nashville as u living memorial
to the life and services of the late DR..
Seaman A. Knapp. This will be u most
appropriate expression on the part Of
the people Of the southern states Of their
appreciation of the services of this great
benelactor, No man has done more to
improve the condition of the farmers OF
Mississippi than has DR.. Knapp in wag-
ing his fight against the boil weevil, pro
noting the farm demonstration work and
fostering the club work among the school
children.
In order to emphasize the Importance
of this movement and to add my hearty
endorsement, | deem it advisable to is.
sue this, my proclamation, setting apart
one day, Thursday, December 18th 1912,
as Knapp Agricultural Day" and do
earnestly request the schools and all the
people of every community to work to,
gethcr to make this newa ndnual event
profitable,