The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-10
INSTITUTE GROWS
Continued from Page Six.
SATURDAY MORNING.

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The Saturday morning session of
the institute was opened by a selec-
ton by the quartette. after which A..
A. Huber talked on Profitable swine
Husbandry." MIR. Huber spoke of the
necessity for careful breeding, and
care Of the swine while young. say
ing that this was the time when most
care must be taken I'm raising swine.
Good housing and feed are among the
matters which mus. be given careful
consideration. Many farmers think
swine like to live I'm mud pens in
stead of well lighted, well ventilated
clean houses. This is not true. The
swine do like to get In water. but
they don't object to it being pure and
clean. The spring OF the year and
the late fall are the best time for the
raising of young hogs, for the wealth
er is neither too hot nor too cold for
them. Mr.. Huber spoke at length
on the care which must be taken in
the selection Of good strong hogs and
in care not to cross the breeds.
Country Social Life.
one of the most Interesting address
ses Of the morning was delivered by
Mrs. j. A. Goorley on the subject
Social Life on the Farm"
Mrs. Goorley depicatcd In glowing
terms the social possibilities in coun.
try life and compared them with the
city. She also offered many valuable
suggestions as to how the social life
Of the farmer might be improved. In
part she saidi
Although the city has many advan-
tages over the country the advan-
tages arc social. Men leave the coun.
try to go to the city whore they
have to work harder. They do IT
probably because there are so many
more to share their hardshlps with
them.
MANY OF the allurcments Of the
city are merely on the surface. As
one country boy, who lcrt his home
ana had secured position In the
city. wrote to his mother:
"Ndbody here but 10000 people
who don't know you from Adam and
who don't care.'
MANY boys have como to that point
in city social life which We do not
care to describe.
I'm the city there are more clubs,
Y. NJ. c. A. etc, but the country peo-
pie have more time for reading, music
and personal culture. At one time
people could say, Farmers are so
ignorant and uniformed as TO the
ways Of society that they do not dare
mingle in society," This Is not so I'm
this day The farmers are cultured
and refined people. They do not care
for the stiff formal way of the fash
ionablo world. Farmers can be kind
and courteous and yet not be formal
To-day. farmers sons and daugh-
ters think their home Is the most
pleasant place on earth and II Is
with sadness that they leave the farm
although their vocation calls them
elsewhere"
Mrs. Goorley described the home
life OF the farmer and the opportuni-
ties for developments within It's cir
Gle "What are our homes for II they
are not to provide innocent amuse'
ment and healthful recreation for our
chilren," she said.
The speaker then told Of the mod
ern inventions such as the telephone
and interurban as pleasing to the
farmer and a factor in creating socia.
biitY and intellcstunllty o. higher
plane. 40 E{
The speaker stated that the farm.
ers could improve their social life
by making their schools church and
nolitics better. She also encouraged
the formation of clubs among the
country women, stating that she knew
club life could be carried to an eX-
treme but nevertheless was a bene-
- to "'omen particularly TO the farm.
er's wife. sG 3 RtR'FE J lsd5i E%kE1
IN closing Mrs Goorley appealed 10
the people present to carry home with
them the theme that they would
strive to give n better social life to
their boys and girls.
TT is hard matter to find wrong
kind OF amusement in the home OF a
kind christian woman. DON'T re-
treat behind your evening paper and
order your boys ana girls to keep still