The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
Burton Farmers. Club.

"Club day" is something of an edu'
cational holiday, 80 to speak, with most
of us. We exchange ideas, acquire
enthusiasm and as josiah Aliens wife
says. 'set down to good meal OF
vittles." Club day" was Thursday,
April 4th, and all but four families and
several invited friends assembled at the
hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Brookins.
The president, Mrs Fauth, annohnc.
ed the opening song and after singing,
Mrs. Putnam, the chaplain, conducted
the devotional exercises.
Discipline in our Rural Schools. y
1t is not just what it ought to be,
since the teacher has 80 much to look
after. the grounds, out buildings,
school building and eight grades to
teach. School discipline lies somewhat
with the parents. A teacher can not
make model pupil from a lawless,
misbehaving child. Commenting at
home before the child on the teachers
imperfections and sympathy given a
child when punished for misdemesnor
does not tend to improve the school
discipline. The country teacher ia
usually taxed to the limit and then ex-
pected to maintain proper discipline.
why is woman more sociable than
q man." Women have little to say.
They have the fashions to talk about;
Some men are as sociable as women
men are sociable when running for.
Office. Men are not confidential. Wo-
men talk from the heart, men from the
head.
ION what grounds do the anti.suf-
fragetts base their opposition2 Wo'
men do not care for the ballot Some
men fear the women's vote will hurt
their business. They have no good
argument against woman's suffrage.
Woman is perfectly capable and there
is no good reason why she should not
express her opinion by vote. Only the
liquor men oppose the measure. Equal
suffrage has not done any of the evils
predicted. Polling places are as safe
and respectable as the postoffice or
opera house. A pure woman will be
just as pure whether she is permitted
to vote or no. Reforms cannot come
about all at once but in Colorado,
altogether twenty.six statutes in six
teen years are due directly to women,
all looking to the betterment Of men,
women and children"
THE IDEAL Home" Good cheer,
plenty of sunshine, literally as well as
No worry or fretting in
the ideal home, for there is plenty of
real trouble. Mrs. George Bush read
an excellent selection on Home Love
and Fidelity"
Master John Brookins recited about
that awful word don't"
Why should Agriculture be taught
in the city schools2 An educated man
is one who is fully capable of
doing every part of the work in his
line of business. The farmer used to
raise just enough to keep himself and
family during the year but today the
farmer is bigger factor in the indus
trial world, He is a contractor to feed
and he must have the knowledge how.
How to build and maintain the vir.
gin SOIL" Learn how before the great
necessity is here. The increased popu-
ulatioD in the country does not com.
pare with the city increase. Less skill
s required along professional than
agricultural lines. These days more
capital and labor and faith in the soil
Is necessary. The farmer should be
exalted since he must be professional in
IN his line. He should have know
edge of the complex machinery neces-
'ary at this time and its fabrication.
Going to school is not the only means
If education. We may have magazines
md books in the home.
Mrs. Clayton e. Potter read of the
aabit of worry.
After the program for the May meet |
ng was announced the club was adj |
The place of meeting will be
later