Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-25
EDITOR ACTIVE
IN BIG CAMPAIGN
DEWITT McNI RRty OT sEwI-
WEEKLY DALLAS NEWS AID
I'D ~ ARMSTRONG 90.

ment of a serial review Of the ~
cent notable campaign IN Armsiron'
County for better homcs better
schools and better farms by Mrs W
a. Warner Of Claude
Obs Mrs. ". A. WARNEhp
CLAUDE. Texas. June a. Eycy
hour Of the Armstrong Count Cam
paign for better schools. better
homes and better farms was iull Of
interest and enthusiasm but the ~
tcrest Of the last three days was in-
ltensified by the presence OF DOWN.
lMcMurray Of The Dallas News.
A mere mans work o. from sun
10 sun bur ncUspapcrman. work
like a Woman i8 never done Sci
dom does "a man .ay down the slenu-
lons office duties of such great pub
licailons as the Daily and semi Week
It's Dallas News 90 give even day Of
his time Iu outside interests hut
IDcWIu NcWurray did aud not only
one da, bat three whole days. To
shou their appreciation OF this rare
compliment 100 their county the peo-
pie turned ont cn-massed to vel
come him to Armstrong county.
Mr. NcMirray first addressed the
people 40 lakeyiew school nine miles
out. of Claude. where the meeting
fof 'ho ST. Pleasant and I.akeyiew
districts vas held Every farmer
land his family for miles around was
there The ladies Of the Mt Pleas
auf and Iakeview schools were host
cs os for the entire company which
included many visitors from Llano.
Goodnight. Claude and Wayside. The
two large class rooms OF this beau
tiful new rural school were thrown
together by folding back the doors
aud not only every seat. but the
standing room In the aislos and hall
was taken.
Mr. McMurrays first object In the
campaign is to emphasize and On.
courage the work OF Miss Stoltzfuf
and Miss Rich for the rural schools
lie gives some sickcning figures on
the conditions Of the school children
of Texas, such as hundred thous
and children of school age In Texas
are not In school at all and only a
fraction over 81 per cent OF those II
school go regularly: the other i'
per cent are habitually absent Thinl
of ~ In our great Texas with al
her wealth and Intelligence. and hci
boosted public school FUN - hun
drod THOUSAND TcSts boys girl
are this day drifting down si'.y'
of sure idlcncss and ivnd1'hce t.
the future jails. poorhouses. pcnlten
tiarlcs and asylums.
From the rural districts comes ~
per cent OF the influential business
men of the cities. From rural dis
tricts comes IS per cent OF the moth
ers In the insane asylum. Isolation
hard work, monotony drives the am
bilious boys To the city and abe self
sacrificing mothers To the asylum
Mr.. McMurray insists on max
Ing the rural school beautiful aud M
tcrcsting: fitting II to the needs %
the country boy and girl. Make 4
the social center Of their lives make
A the social center of the whole com
munity. Let Il be the place where
fathers and mothers meet rcgularl,
10 discuss their common needs anc
the best methods of improving theil
own community. The parents Turn
ish not only the money but the chil
dren to keep up the schools why not
take as much interest then In the
school rs we do In other things
where our money and our children
lives are invested. lie recommend,
the mothers club not alone as 4
means OF helping the school but as
social recreation for the weary lone
~. Isolated country woman.
Although deeply interested In th'
rurai school. Mr.. McMurrays spccia
theme IL The Home and the Farm
lie said n know why boys leave th'
farm, because left. Lack Of inter
est In the farm. lack Of pleasure. ass,
citation. hack of appreciation. lack oi
pay. lie told OF the hoy he saw on'
day moving his fathers lawn. Wei
Bud that't a nice job you're doine
What do you get for moving youI
fathers lawn" oh" said Bud, u
do a good job ! don't get nothin
but n do poor job ! get hell. -
lie showed how the investment al
SIS only might turn many dis-inter
csted. cherries. lonely country hons
into place of light and life anC
cheer and culture. and hold the cour
try boy and girl In their country
homes where they ought 10 stay q
the country home Is made what 4
ought to be.
He would invest this SIS IN tel
ephone. some books. magazines. pic
lures. a kodak. a phonosraph. som,
fames. and tncn n the parents vii
take time 20 enjoy themselves viii
their own children they would saw,
their s75 many times over on Their
happy contented children In the IN.
ture life
Al the close OF the l.akeyiev meet
ing four hacks were waiting TO tak'
the campaign party across the Pale
Duro. After a short drive OF 81,
miles the party dropped over the car
rock into the canyon at .. m. Tn,
evening was delightful. the road:
good for the canyon. the horses fresh