The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-30

association held late yesterday
officers were elected. On the motion
OF II. NJ. Green of Judson the EN-.
tire list of officers for the past
year was reelected by reclamation
The treasurer. +. II. Gibbs gave
the following summarized financial
report:
Cash on hand, January l..
1913 ................ 1893 .O4
Receipts during year 1913 2543. 90
Disbursements during
year 1913 minimum. 1858. IS
Cash on hand, January 1,
1914 ................ S123i SO
In the absence of the secretary,
c. p. Bull and his Books not being
available "a motion TO refer the
treasurer's report to the executive
committee to compare with the sec.
retary's reports. was passed,
F. NJ. Payne made a motion that
the president Of the association,
&C. w. Glotfelter. be elected a dele.
gate to the National Corn show
which is 10 be held in Dallas,
Texas. next month. to go. at the
expense of the association. The
motion carried unanimously.
A telegram from the Commercial
club of Brainerd was read. inviting
the association to hold its next
annual meeting in Brainard nn~t
year when the Northern Minnesota
Development League is held there
TIL matter was referred to tn execu
tive committee.
Agricultural Education.
Dean A. F. Woods of the college
Of agriculture talked on agricul.
tural development at the meeting
yesterday afternoon. In sum
marizing his speech Mr.. Wood said
We are entering a new economic
stage of development in which waste
must give way to conservation,
Ignorance to knowledge, thumb rule
TO scientific method, selfshness TO
cooperation in its best sense OF
division OF labor. The financial
returns OF such procedure will be
counted by billions.
The schools must be equipped to
meet the new requirements. Teach.
ers must be better trained and
paid. the smaller units. especially In
country districts, must be consoll.
dated. Agriculture, home economies.
and Industrial arts must become a
rart of the curriculum of our grad.
ed and high schools. The work OF
these schools must be extended from
the school rooms TO the homes and
workshops of the patrons.
The colleges must train investi-
gators, farm and home managers and
specialists in the various branches
OF industry.
The press Is one or the most
powerful educational agencies and
must he more efficiently used and
generally supported. so that II may
eliminate objectionable advertising
and domination by special interests.
The church Is also an essential
agency and must be brought into
efficient co-ope ration. Educational
institutions should represent the
highest ideals OF self-government
and social service. They should not
be included with penal and correct
I've institutions under dominating
boards or highly centralized
authority. tg
Only be the efficient cooperation
of all these agencies and forced
shall We establish our nation on
enduring foundations and provide a
good Inheritance fer our children and
for the generations to come
AT the annual meeting of the
Blue Earth Pure Seed association
It's morning the officers who we're
elected last year were reelected
unanimously. They are III. NJ.
Green OF Butternut. president; C.
r. Shumway OF Mankato. secretary:
0. w. Healey OF Mapleton. treas
urer.
II was voted to have committee
OF three from the organization go
before the board OF county com
missioners to ask for an approprIa-
ton for an exhibit at the Mime