Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
MRS. ". 4. WARNER OF CLACDF.
GIVES DETAILS % EDICA.
TIONtL CAMPAIGN.

Mrs Warner probably will furnish
lrrther installmeuts on this work for
litter issues Of The News The first
follows.
The Armstrong County Campaign
for Better Schools. Better Homes and
Better Farms. Was one Of The most
unique educational rallies ever held
in me Panhandle The Campaign
was conducted BY Miss Staltlius aud
MISS Rich, representing the Depart
ment NJ Extension Of the State Uni.
yersity ~ Austin The program Gov
cred six days. one day being given
ITO aiK different schools Tho places
selected for the meetings we're the
most widely separated schools 80
hat iho county would be- within
reach One or more OF tho meetings.
Arm troug county has only thirteen
schools aud these are scattered over
600 square miles with the palo DurO
I Canyon completely isolating one ~
I tho thirteen
/ Tho schools selected IN order OF
[ the meetings were Washburu. Llano
I Goodnight Lakeyiea. Walside. and
1 claude
The program each day was very
much fho same. varying only with
the needs and wishes Of the parlicu-
lar schools
Tho purpose OF the Extension De
partment Of The State University is
not 10 give back or send back. but
10 bring back directly 10 the people
who. by taxation. support and make
possible It's existence. some OF the
benefits Of its Investigations. and
scientific research 10 accomplish
this purpose. the work OF the depart
ment Of Extension Is carried on un-
der five general divisions. one OF
which IL the Division NJ Punllc Lee
lures
Realizing that the home and the
rural schools are two OF the most
liNFNi lhNi UT WNl Nhli'ihl lAlf 'Hln
great Texas institution has selected
Miss Amanda Stoltlius as lecturer
on rural schools and Miss Jesse Rich
as lecturer on Domestic Economy
Most everybody has heard sermons
and lectures on higher education.
Not q year goes by that dozen or
more men do not come along work
ins talking. pulling. raising money
for his particular college. but how
many of you ever heard real lcct-
urc. strong. earnest plea for low
or education that education which
Is al that % per cent of our 10000
600 children ever get How many OF
you ever heard lecture on the needs
aud possibilities Of the little red ar
implanted rural school where your
own children are 10 receive all the
education that nine out of ten viii
ever get Miss Stoltlfus Is rural
school evangelist Her heart Is iu
her work a. much as any evangelist
ever put his heart into revival She
believes In making the school plant
more than place marely 10 get the
little kids out OF the way. SO their
mothers can get their work done and
with the thought that he's educating
his children because they are
Az school Miss Stoltzfus goes deep
~ than the heads or hearts OF her
hearers aud touches even the con
science Of the rural school She
shows how II may be made the cen
ter OF every rural community aud
b used In lis ull capacity prove a
power Tor good Co the entire commu- /
1tiy She is both an originator and /.
200 executor and proves what can be
ipue by doing Do.
The Bee county lligh school at .
Iulota. Texas. is located IN town /
lf less than three hundred inhabi- /
'ants In three years Miss Stoltzfus
has developed this school from a one
room all grades school to "A rural
nigh school with five instructors. To
he regular rural school course OF
.tudy including "readin and writin'
md rithmetic' she has added agri-
ulture. manual training. domestic
ciouco, domestic art debating and
lrciaiming, music. art aud athletics.
'hc Tuleia school has grown from
ess than one hundred to over three
hundred pupils
N fast as means can be provided
very thing necessary 10 the develop
u,nt OF child life In that community
s. provided and az consequence the
.chool has bacome an institution OF
General usefulness and interest to
he whole country for miles around.
q copy OF the program OF the clos
ng EXERCISES OF the Tuleta school is
good index 20 the years work.
Sewing Straight Seam on Machine
WITH directions. how 10 oil. dust.
thread aud care for the machine was
he part OF twelve year old girl.
From Wool To Cloth" knights and
Nnighihood. Kitchens" the years
work Ia sewing"
Conservation az Soil Fertility"
Leaguers and Their Value 10 Farm
ar' The business Side OF Dairyine"