Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16
AN INTEREST
ING FAIR
Booster Meeting in Yeoman Hall for
Short Course is Greatly
Enjoyed by Those
Present.
BRIEF SPEECHES ARE MADE
Everybody Enters Into the Spirit of
Time and Occasion Some
Able Talks.
BRIEF SPEECHES ARE MADE

course, held in the Yeoman hall Last
evening, was a decidedly enjoyable
event, although the attendance was
not large. Brief and very interest
| ing talks were made by F. A. Hud-
dlestun, president of the short
course, who presided at the meet
ings; Profs. Mcdonald and Bush OF
Ames college; also the Misses Fame
and Hunter of Anles, who have
charge of the domestic science de-
partment of the short course: Prof.
D. NJ. Kelly, o. j. Henderson, Rev.
Arthur Metcalf, ]. L. Kamrar. Coun-
|ty Superintendent Snow and Rev. G.
H. Kamphoefner.
Profs. Bush and Mcdonald gave
brief talks along the line of what
the short course means and is doing
for the people of Iowa. Their
speeches were of much interest to
all present.
Prof. Kelly told What l Know
About Farming" in his usual vigor-
GUS and interesting way, His sub
ject led him into the experiences
| of a certain Irish family who began
farming in Jasper county, this state,
in an early day; how the male men,
bers of that particular family did not
know enough to go in out of the wet
when it rained, but kept on blowing
in the field;i how the sun came out
and baked the soil as hard as Pha-
roh's heartzand how the boys took
hickory mallets to pulverize the clods,
as big as barrels, before planting
the corn. The professor concluded
his remarks by saying that in those
early days they had no short courses.
Had they enjoyed such privileges at
that time 1T is altogether probable
that a certain local professional gen.
tleman would now be a farmer Prof
Kelly gave hearty endorsement tc
the short course movement, and de-
clared that Hamilton county is one
| of the best localities under the sun
| for the farmer.
Those who expected to hear Ole
Henderson in learned discussion OF
"How to Wean Calves" OF Claude
Richeson on How to Raise Pigs
were happily disappointed. for both
made excellent talks on other mat
ters-so each knew thoroughly well
what he was talking about.
While Hon. j. L. Kamrar did not
discuss the subject of How to Pal
the Cow" a la Gov. Carroll, he new
ertheless talked Interestingly; az
also took occasion in passing to OBJ
ject to the innocent joke OF th<
farmer lad who said to visitor thai
he would find father down among
the hogs; you can tell him because
he has a hat on" Mr.. Kamrar pait
high tribute to the college at Ames
as well as the profession of the
farmer.
Y Rev. Arthur Metcalf, in his dis
cussion of the movement back to tn
farm, said nice old gentleman D!
the name OF Virgil, way back in tn
time OF Rome or some other mist!
age, had written something which i
now studied In the schools In thes'
modern days. In it the old gentle
man referred to had suggested tn
very idea which is now receivin'
such an impetus In these latter DAYS
',Just how this ancient author hit up
on the subject which is such Nv
topic in these. times is something Q
a mystery. 1t shows, however, tina
the movement back to the farm ]
mot an altogether modern one. Rev
: Metcalf emphasized social relation
ships as one of the great needs
: our present farm life, and made a.
apt illustration of this by citing tn
: successful experience of a farmer
club along this line In certai
small town in which he was foI