Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-08-13
SENTIMENT GROWING FOR HEN.
DERSON CO. FARM LIFE SCHOOL
Farm Life School Rally to be Held at
Mills River Aug. Is; Farmers to
Attend; Work Outlined.

tuition will be opened at Mills River
school house at 10 o'clock on the morn
ing of August 20.
Interesting addresses will be made
along more progressive methods of
educational work and the farmers and
their families of Henderson county
are urged to attend this meeting pre-
pared to spend the full day and enjoy
and profit by the occasion to the ut
most.
Prof. w. H. Gale made an address
at the opening of Mills River academy
last Monday and in the course of his
talk called attention to the needs OF
such an institution,
Nothing of a definite nature has
been done toward organizing such an
institution, but sentiment is Develop
ig and plans and purposes and the re-
quirements will be fully outlined at
the Mills River meeting.
The views OF the Democrat are given
on the editorial page while the fol-
lowing from the Progressive Farmer
of last week sets out clearly the prom
inent features of Farm Life schools,
the nunHer in the State and the pro-
gress they are making:
The most remarkable feature of
North Carolinas educational progress
the last twelve months has been the
rapid establishment of farm life
schools. In conversation with the
Editor of the Progressive Farmer
last week State Superintendent Joyner
declared that the movement is going
just as fast as he wants it to co.,
So - i1Icf focf If ic'
sible to get the schools properly or
ganized and manned in fact, it is
hard to keep up with the movement.
Under the act of the Legislature OF
1913. the State appropriates $2,500 TO.
any one farm life high school in any
county properly organized and equip
ped, and for which the community
likewise raises $4,000 annually for
maintenance Or if there is more
than one properly organized farm life
school in the county, the State appro-
priation of $4,000 is divided between
them.
Asked to give us a statement of the
school situation for use in this "Edu-
cational Special" Mr.. S. 8. Alderman,
assistant to DR.. Jeyner, said:
''The county farm life school, giving
tc boys instruction in practical agri--
culture with a real farm for 1abora-
tory work, and to the girls, training
in the arts of home-making and home
keeping, is becoming one of the most
influential agents in North Carolina
in making rural education efficient,
in refashioning rural living condl-
tons, and in making agriculture scien-
tific, satisfying, and profitable.
six farm life schools are already
operating in the State; ten more will
be ready to open next fall, four or
five counties have campaigns on foot,
and every few days new county be-
gins to organize forces to establish
one of these schools.
'"The farm life school, in North Car
oIine, is a first-class rural high school,
in which the regular course of study
prescribed for the State high schools
is followed, with the addition Of the
faculty and equipment necessary for
giving efficient practical instruction
in farming, in preparation OF the SOIL,
planting, fertilizings harvesting, the
care and breeding of livestock, and
in general farm management to the
boys, and, to the girls, courses in sew
ing, cooking, and practical domestic
economy. The essentials of cultur-
al high school course are stressed. |
tut with them are blended these prac-
teal courses.
"Only one school has been establish
ed under the general law, that a |
Tanceboro, in Craven county. This
county issued bonds to provide the |
and the school has just
a successful year under
the principalship of DR.. ]. E. -Turling-
ton. Three schools were established |
in Guilford county under
the special act of 1911, at Jamestown,
Pleasant Garden, and Monticello.
These have been in operation for thell
third year and at least two Of them
have had striking success.
1.-TWO schools were established IN
Ter the extended 1913 act IN the fall
Of last year: loves Grove, in durham
and Harmony, in lredel
These have been in successful opera
ion for a year. Other schools have
already been provided for under TIPS
act and will be opened next fall, as
0llows: PhiladeIphus, in Robson
county; China Grove, in Rowan; Cary
md Wakelon, in Wake; Aulander' IT
BERTHE; Pineyille, in Mecklenburg;
in Harnett; Rock Ridge, |
n Wilson, Startown, in Catawba; REQ
oak, in Nash: and Edenton in Chow
an
so there is every prospects OF nav
ng sixteen or seventeen farm lie |
schools in the State. next year. II
several Of these. COMMITTEES which d1Q
not have a six months school term,
md which could not therefore take
he maintenance fund from their pub
lc school fund as Guilford and Dur !
lam had done, the county commission
RS, were induced to appropriate the !
$500 out of the county treasury, and