Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-26
THEIR
HONEYMOON HERE
School Superintendent Barron o
Grimes County Talked Interest
ingIy Of Scientific Farming.

Tuesday and for the holidays was
Prof. w. S. Barron of Anderson, u
ty school superintendent of Grimes
county, accompanied by his bride, e
Miss Ethel Sanders, to whom he was
married last Sunday, The honeymoon
will be spent in Houston, Galveston,
and other points in South Texas, re-
turning to their home about the first
of the year.
Prof. Barron talked very interest
ingly of the situation in Grimes coun-
ty, asserting that the farmers have
become educated to the latest scien-
tiic methods of agriculture, through
the practice of which they have aug
mented their crops materially and in
creased the yield to a surprising ex-
tent.
1--WE have a government demonstra-
ton agent in Grimes county," said
Prof. Barron, whose teachings and
examples through practical demon
strations, have been of vast benefit to
the farming class. For many years
the farmers and planters held to the
old threadbare idea that there was
nothing new in the manner OF raising
crops; that the methods employed by
their fathers and their fathers fathers
were all sufficient, and needed no e
tangled notions to show them how to
raise cotton and corn. This has given
away before the advancing light OF
education, and the farmer who does
not now keep up with the progress OF
science and the latest and best meth
DDS of planting, cu~ltivating, raising
and gathering his crop is considered
indeed backward by his n%eighbors and
~excites their sympathy.
To Teach Agriculture.
ITO show the great interest that is
being manifested in this class OF work,
need only to cite that we are max
ing preparations to introduce the
teaching of agriculture, manual train
ing and domestic economy in our pub
lie schools, which will give impetus to
the educational work that is now be-
ing carried on by the government
through it's demonstration agent.
Grimes county is not behind her
sister counties in making other i'm
provements as evidenced by the re
cent issue and sale of $145, 900 Of good
roads bonds which were issued from
a district that takes in %one-fourth Of
the county. A civil engineer has been
employed to direct and superintend
the constructions of the roads, ant
work is to begin Immediately aftel
the holidays"
Building New Schools.
Speaking of school matters MT
Barron stated that the cause OF pubic
education was likewise making prog
ress in his section. "At this time" ne
continued. I'VE have five new schoo
buildings in course Of erection anf
never before in the history OF the
county to my knowledge has there
been the interest manifested in mat
ters pertaining to education as at the
present time. | believe the cause
could be helped along by or through
some additional legislation, and t(
that end | would favor a free text
book system to be furnished by the
state, and the extension Of the scho
llastic age from 7 to 81 years instead
of z to IS, as the law now provides;
and under certain conditions | would
favor compulsory education. Such en-
actments by the Thirty-third legisla
ture would be Of vast interest to the
great cause of education and in my
Judgment, would reflect great credit
upon the members who so promoted
the educational welfare Of the young
people of the state"
During their stay in the city Mr.
and Mrs. Barron are guests at the
Bender Hotel and have met many
friends who have called to tender
their congratulations on their recent
marriage.-Houston Post.
Prof. Barron is a son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. ]. NJ. Barron of lola, former resi-
dents of this county, and is a nephew
of District Clerk j. w. Barron Of this
city and P. L. Barron Of Wellborn. He
is one of the most prominent young
educators in the state and his name
has already been mentioned in con
nection with the office of state super
intendent of public instruction.
His bride, Miss Ethel Sanders, also
resided at lola, and is a niece o.
Messrs. w. r. and J. B. Sanders o
this city. She is a graduate of the
lRrvan Rantist Academy and is a mos