The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-12
N. D. COUNTRY
LIFE CONFERENCE
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE HAS
CALLED SUCH A CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD DEC. II TO 90. IN
CONNECTION WITH THE BOYS
AND GIRLS INSTITUTE.

AND GIRLS INSTITUTE.
The social aspect of country life in
North Dakota has never beer. made
the particular subject of any confer
ance. That it represents a most
unique and comprehensive problem
cannot be questioned. for no state in
the union is so dependent upon agri-
culture as "HiaWatha's land of the
Dacotahs.'' 1t is not an uncommon
thing to hear the elite of society dis
cuss the crop situation, as well as tho
farmer, or the producer of crops.
Everybody, everywhere, every day in
North Dakota talks agriculture. With
a knowledge of the fact that a con-
tented country folk is the basis of a
permanent agriculture, the North Da-
kota Agricultural college, through its
extensive service has decided to lend
aid and support in calling a country life
conference the third week in Decem-
Der, beginning Tuesday, Dec. II, and
ending Friday, Dec 20, 1912. The con
ference will be held at the same time
and in conjunction with the North
Dakota Boys and Girls institute, thus
giving the people who attend an OPP
~portunfty to see what is being done in
NORTH Dakota to keep the boy and girl
on the farm. The object of the con-
ference is to bring together those who
have been active in lettering social
conditions in the country, to discuss
the efficiency of institutions peculiar
ly rural in their character and to
demonstrate with social features
whenever possible. In other words,
not only to talk, but N'to do the thing
(talked about ITSELF I "..H
The conference will last -four days,
The mornings of each day will be
taken VI entirely with the North Da-
kota Boys and Girls institute pro-
grammeS, the afternoons with confer
ence discussions and the evenings
with demonstrations. No pains will
be spared to make the discussions in
Structtve, the demonstrations inter
esting. The various programmes will
be built up around the three rural in
stitutions-the country school, the
country church and the country home
Tuesday, Dec. IL, will be called
country school day. The chief topic
for discussion on that day will be
The Country Schoolhouse as a Socia,
Center. Subjects such as, How Can
the Rural School Be Ruralized? Is the
Country School the Efficient Force. II
Was Meant to Be? If Not, What Can
Be Done to Make It Efficient? Is
Consolidation Feasible in North d.
kota? The School Teacher &C a Com
AA~AAAAS az > "-f oSIHJO1r
Schoolhouse Architecture; The Play
ground Movement in Rural Communi-
: ties; The Country Literary Society;
The Country School as a Farm Lab
oratory for Seed Testing; Milk and
Butter Testing, Soils, ETC.; The-Coun-
try School as a Clearing House for
the Exchange of Farmers Opinions in
Matters of National. State, County and
Community Interest; The Country
! School as a romnu7ifxr E,ai1, R,,;ld-
ing; The Country S~choolhouse as g
Neighboring Center; The Country
Schoolhouse as a Reference Library;
The Country Schoolhouse as a Health
Center; The Country Schoolhouse as
a Local Art Gallery: The Country
Schoolhouse as a Recreation Center
all will receive considerable attention
Ia round table for county superin.
tendents, country school teachers and
parents will be one of the features ot
the. day.
A demonstration in the form of 9
genuine rural entertainment will Gloss
the festivities of country school day
A typical country band, made Up en-
tirely of country folk musicians viii
render a concert. after which an am.
ateur play. (the scene of which ii
laid in a rural community in Nortf
Dakota, written by a North Dakotar
If POSSIBILITY, will be presented BY
farmers themselves
Wednesday, Dec. Is, will be called
country church and civic improve,
ment day. The Church as a. Com.
munity Builder. The Press. The Ii.
brary and The Lecture Course as
Forces of Civic Improvement, will b.
the chief topics for discussion. "A
country church social will be given ii
the evening, preceded by a country
orchestra concert a moving picture
show and a humorous lecture.
Thursday. Dec. 10, has been desig,
mated as country home and countr,
club day. The Home as the Creates
Factor in Society, will be discusseC
from practically every point of view
Concrete illustrations of an up-to.
date modern country home will be oil
exhibition. The Farmers club and III
peculiar function will be another in
teresting subject for discussion. A
s o'clock a family style supper will
be served to those in attendance a.
gramme, the chief feature, will be
debate, which will be given in tn,
evening.
Friday, Dec. go, will be devoted t
country life sports, field day an,
games.
While the conference is primaril,
for b country boy and the conntr,
girl, the country man and the countr.
woman, anybody who is at all inter
ested In the social betterment of til,
rural community will be welcomed
The object of the conference, as pre-
viously stated, Is not only to discus
ways and means on how to socializ
the country-to tell what can be done
but actually prove it by demonstra
tion--to put theory into practice. Thi
fact alone makes 1t one OF the mos
notable country life conferences eve
held.