South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-30
BOGD HEALTH IS
NEEDED TO TEACH
Cannot Do Their Best Work for
Their Pupils Unless They Feel
Filth Many Cases Illness
is a Disgrace.

The st. Joseph county teachers in
stitute closed Friday afternoon after
an all weeks session. which. accord
ing TO Supt r. II. Longheld. has been
the most helpful and instructive ever
held IN the county.
Every meeting was attended by
nearly all the teachers and the inter
est was held up 10 the last Or. r. il.
Green and Or. S. G.. Schumacher.
both OF the State Normal school at
West Chester. Pa. have been the
principal speakers each delivering
two addresses every day. The lee
lures contained most valuable infor-
nation TO the teachers ia preparing
them for their fall work.
With the close OF the institute in
the afternoon. Or. Schumacher took
a very appropriate subject for his lee
ture- Ready! Seti Col" were the
words. familiar 10 all athletes. used
BY the professor No one, he claimed.
was ready To do good school work
who had failed to keep good health.
For nine-tenths of the people it
should be a disgrace to be sick said
he. To keep well he emphasized the
importance OF keeping the sleeping
room windows open all night during
the entire year.
His last suggestion was TO get the
day, which is teach boys and girls,
not text books.
Or. Green talked on the subject,
Counting he pointed out that each
should count his blessings, such as
health, learning. home. good parent
age surroundings. friends and books
as we'll as the benefa ctiOns or good
done. Lastly he said that a count
should be made Of the plumbers made
that we can profit by the mistakes.
He particularly mentioned Florence
Kingsley's An UnreCorded Miracle"
as a helpful book 20 read.
A few chemicals properly applied
Will make the American farmer a
millionaire. according to Or. 5. G.
In his lecture. The Future Of Agri-
,diure." given at the county insti-
tute Friday morning.
When the American farmer APP
plies chemistry and physics Co agri-
culture as have been applied TO com
merce and manufacturing, his re-
wards will be as great as have been
derived from commerce and manu-
featuring, Or. Schmucker said.
The farmer should rejoice at the
universal cry of the high cost OF
living" DR.. Schmucker said since it
heralds the coming of better times
for the man on the farm.
Dr. Schmucker asserted that the
abuse Of accumulated wealth by the
second generation is one of the great
curses Of today.
The grange. ne says. viii be one Of
the greatest factors in the uplift of
the farmer, when the farmers recOg-
nize it's value and learn To work to-
gether. The first problem the farm
er has TO solve. he said. is TO get a
much greater share of the price now
paid for their commodities by the
consumer. This can only be done by
cooperation and he advocated the
forming of cooperative societies
throughout the country.
Another necessity, he declared, is
honest grading of goods for the
IN ct and honest commission men.
" IN the proper application of
chemicals TO soil. Indian I, because Of
its location and its natural advant-
ages. should rank among the leading
agricultural states. American soil is
only yielding half what is should
yield. ne said.
DIR. Green spoke during the first
period Friday morning and gave an
exposition of Tennyson's poem. I'm
Memoriam." The poem, he said, was
among the five great elegies in Eng
lish literature that grew out of per-
sonal friendships.