The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-16
SCHOOL COURSES
ARE INADEQUATE
Agricultural Expert Would Have
Them Rcorganizcd on
Different Lines.
WOULD DIGNITY LABOR
He Delivers Address Before
Rural Lie Conference
at University
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]


Charlottesville. Va, July l5.--To day
life conference now in progress at the
University Summer School The second
day OF the meeting vas called TO order
by Director Maphis at 1890. An hour
was given TO Il round-tablc confer
cnce on grasses. conducted by r ..
Sandy. Of Burkevillc. State Agent
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
AZ 1870 l. w Hin. Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
spoke on The Teacher and tho Boys
and Girls clubs" MIR. iiill said that
he favored q generalization OF the
courses Of study in the common
schools since the course which obtains
does not ht the boz and girl for any
life work At all. All education is cul-
tural h. said. and a close study Of
plant and animal life. found on the
farm. has cultural value and AN eco
nomic value In the Organization OF
club work. without interfering in any
wa with the so-cal!ed cultural
studies. we are seeking TO teach boys
and girls on the farm better way
than IS usually found In the growing
Of corn. the latest scientific methods
arc pursued and in the growing Of
garden crops for girls. the scientific
methods OF agriculture are applied to
clples Of domestic science are used in
canning their products
The choice OF occupation for lfc
work for children. said MIR. iii. comes
from one Of three sources-environ-
rnent necessity or choice The teacher
hy holding a sympathetic attitude to-
ward the boy and girl IN the clubs
can so train these boys and girls that
they can make Intelligent choice OF "A
vocation. by virtue OF her position
she can do great deal 10 dignity
labor. especially 81 the Southern States
because OF our history. and the dispo-
sition upon tho part OF the children
in our best homes 70 look down upon
manual labor. the Southern States are
suffering.
We OF the South have the strongest.
clearcst, purcst .Anrlo-SaXon blood un-
contaminated by undesirable strains, to
he found in tho world. We have the
natural resources. and all that is need =
cd is 20 train boys and girls 10 de
veiop these resources, and tho terri
tory occupied hy the boys' and girls
club work la the ONCE Of the farmers
cooperative demonstration work viii
become the riches, section of this
country.
II b DER. Southern grain expert.
Cnitod States Department Of Agrtcui-
turc. delivered an address at l2:l5 on
Results and Methods Used In Breed
ing Grains. Improved strains Of grain
are produced by naturalization and seed
selection. he said. pure strains. how
ever. must originate from one plant,
or one head selected from the best
plant The most rapid way for inn
proving a strain is for the farmer to
20 through his grain field just before
harvest and select largo number OF
similar heads TO %. used In n special
plat separate from his field test. The
following year. by going through this
pla; and pulling out NIL plants not true
10 the type desired. he viii have what
is known as an improved strain Of
grain To make pure or pedigreed
strain Of grain. he must begin with one
plant. or preferably the hest head
from one plant. and follow the same