The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-15

That the growth is healthy is evil
denced by the fact that no institute
is now organized except on the de-
mand OF local people who appreciate
what the organization means to the
community. Each year a few insti-
tutes fall by the wayside, thirteen hav-
ing become comatose or dead in 1913
1914. These may slumber on for a
while, but for every one OF them three
others are born TO grow and develop
into Tirile organizations. Even the
dead ones may come to life again In
most cases it needs only the efforts
Of one or two men or women to bring
this about This has been proved
again and again by institutes in Kan
sas. For a year or two a certain Or
ganiZation may not do much and then
it will come back more vigorous
than ever. Not only that there viii
be a demand for a large number Of
new Institutes this year, but that
many viii come back with renewed
enthusiasm because Of the splendid
promise Of crops, desire for informa-
ton, and general optimism in the
state, is certain
in every county in the state. Sumner
is the banner county for Institutes,
having eleven. Several other cOun-
ties have from six to ten. OF the
40 institutes in the state, 40S were
visited by representatives OF the Kan
sas State Agricultural College during
the season Of 1913-1e14, and about
1000 local speakers addressed these
meetings. Two hundred and eighty
oRe-day> institutes were held and 12S
two-day meetings, with a total Of 962
sessions In addition to the meetings
held when the agricultural college
representatives we're present, the in
stitutes met, on an average, 3-3S
times during the year, the entire pro-
gram at these monthly meetings be-
ing furnished by local talent Some
institutes net every month during the
year At the meetings attended by
college representatives there was an
aggregate attendance OF 10000, not
counting the attendance at street
! demonstrations and lectures given be-
] fore high schools In addition, two
| institute trains were run with ia
stops, lecturers, and an attendance
/ OF &c, AS. Independent and special
/ topic institutes to the number Of fifty
were held, with fifty sessions and a
/ total attendance Of 5000.
Institutes viii again be held during
the year, and it is planned 70 make
them more interesting and successful
/ than ever The institute officers now
understand much better how TO con.
| duct organizations OF that kind than
when the work was first started in
the state. A great many local speak
ers also have been trained who can
! give the results OF their own farm
experience In good, concise, and IN
teresting language. There are nov
in the state q great many more grad
yates OF the agricultural college and
students who have taken the shori
courses than there were four or fTs
years ago. These men and women are
ardent supporters OF agricultural ex
tension and other work being done
BY the agricultural college The in
stftutes wiz also be reinforced by {
considerable number Of oze-Eeel
schools in agriculture and heme eco
Monies, which permit OF more com
plete ana thorough work than one
and two-day Institutes Il Is planned
to conduct at least one OF these
schools IN every county having 9
| county agricultural agent and IN other
representative communities