Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-11-13
Dr.: Seaman a. Knapp.
MEMORIAL TO
SOUTHERN ~BENEFACTOW

man A. Knapp, Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture, founder
Of the farm demonstration work. The
Knapp Memorial Committee has de-
cided to raise $4,000 with which
to purchase and equip a fam and
erect a building in connection with
the Greater Peabody College for
Preachers, in Nashville, Tenn. The
General Education Board Of New
York recently appropriated $250,O00
to cndow the Seaman A. Knapp
School Of Country Life. Nothing like
anywhere. 1t is a great o~pportunity
for a distinctive work and a great
service. The memorial building for
the purposes OF this school will be
body College, and will contain a life
sized statue Of the South's great ben
cfactor and friend, sc that his great,
masterfnl, benevolent personality
will always be an inspiration to the
thousands who may come and go. The
farm will be located within ten or
twelve miles Of Nashville, and will
be conducted in accordance with the
demonstration methods. 1t will con-
tain about 200 acres. Pure-bred seed
and animals will be developed. The
best devices and implements will be
used. Crop rotations will be worked
,,,t fN,. a IF nr,nt Cr,tJor, ,~rJ;t;~,,
Demonstration agents, rural school
supervisors, State and county super
in%tendents Of education and other
workers will make this farm a rally
ing point, in order to carry back to
their States the benefits of the work
done there. Corn club boys and can
ming club girls will also make occa-
sional trips to this agricultural Mecca
for inspiration and instruction. The
pure-bred products Of the Knapp
Farm will be offered as prizes to the
boys and girls who do the best work.
The Knapp Memorial Committee
consists Of the following members:
Chancellor David c. Barrow, Ath-
ems. Ga.
DR.. S. p. Brooks, Waco, Texas.
Governor &. w. Donaghey, Little
Rock, Ark.
Hon. J. e.. Ransdell, bake Provi-
dence, La.
Hon. John Fields, Oklahoma City,
Okla.
Prof. w. Fl. Smith, Jackson, Miss.
Prof. j. II. Duggar, Auburn, Ala.
Lem Banks, Memphis, Tenn.
DR.. Fred Mutchler, Bowling Green,
Ky.
Supt. w. NJ. Holloway, Tallahassee,
Fla.
Hon. G. S. Barrett. Union City, Ga.
Hon. A. +. Lever, Lexington, S. C.
Clarence Poe, Raleigh. y. c.
Governor VIM. Fl. Mann, Rich
mond, Va.
O. b. Martin, Washington, D. c.
DR.. Barrow, OF Georgia, is chair
man, Mr.. Poe, OF North Carolina, sec
rotary. and Mr.. Martin, Treasurer.
This committee has employed a
financial agent, who has opened head
quarters in the Southern Building i'm
Washington, and has already begun
to raise the $l50,000. This agent is
Thos. \. Early. who has been direc-
tor OF the corn club work in TcnncS-
see. The plan OF the committee was
presented late in July to the Teach
crs Summer school at the Univcr-
Sity Of Virginia. At the first prcscn-
tation more than $1,000 was sub
scribcd, and hundreds of teachers
volunteered to aid the committee in
their schools and communities. Mr..
EARLY appeared before the Farmers
Roundup Institute and Meeting OF
Demonstration Agents at the Agricul-
tural College Of Alabama and cx-
planned the plans for the memorial.
Five hundred dollars in contributions
and five hundred dollars in subscrip-
ions were raised in a few minutes.
state committees have been organ
lied in all the Southern States, and
the work OF raising the memorial
FUNDS will be pushed with all posi-
bic speed.
Hundreds OF letters have already
been received by the Knapp Memo
rial Committee approving the form OF
the memorial. There seems to be q
f""'in" nat it is in harmony wi i
Or. Knapp's life and work because il
will be continually rendering service
and doing good. In fact, his owr
sentiments influenced the decision il
regard to the memorial. In one Ol