Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-02-12
The Community Institute at Audubon

A new step on the part of the s, u
of Iowa at Audubon last week had
every mark of success and merits more
than passing attention. A community
institute marks novel departure, and
our own university is probably the first
of its kind in the United States to in.
itiate such And though the atmos-
pheric conditions at Audubon were far
from congenial much of the time, the
interest and ardor of the visitors rose
above every difficulty and made the
complete session most effective in bring.
ing about the desired contamination that
is the constant and renewed sembling
of men and women who paid close at.
tention to the presen citation and analysis
of the various practical themes dealt
with by the speakers, and which in the
aggregate represented so much of ma
terial advance along lines recognized
today as the leading ones for a pro-
gressive town. .-....
Arrangements had evidently been
we'll planned between the extention sec
ton of the university on the one hand,
the cooperating bodies in Audubon on
the other. The court house auditorium
was the place of gathering, and an ex.
cellent band of music enlivened the pro-
ceedings at night, though the interest
evoked by the speakers would have kept
the life going all right even though no
instrumental strains were there The
very close attention was certainly an
inspiration to the speakers as in turn
they expatiated on the character and
claims of the subjects with which they
had been entrusted. And it says much
for the conviction and attitude of com.
paratively small community like Audi.
bon, that its Jewellers should so readily
and seriously take up what spells ad.
vance in so many directions And then
the hearty spirit OF hospitality meeting
the visitors who came in to discuss mat.
tiers and methods had its own special
lure. y
Where the representatives from the
university as body acquitted them
selves so we'll, il would be invidious to
focus attention on any particular indi-
vidual. But statement relative to
those who participated in the work of
addressing and instructing, will indi-
cate the character of the topics that ap.
pealed with such effect to those who
came TO listen.
The institute was opened 10y Ralph
E. Heilman, cheif of the Bureau of
Social Welfare his message was to ex-
PLAIN what the community institute was,
while later in the session, he brought
home to his audience some very salient
truths regarding Infant Deaths and
how to prevent them" this lecture
being illustrated by some telling slides
G.. W. Wassam, dealt with The boy
problem, and enlisted no small sympa-
thy among his heal ers Later in the
proceedings he came again, and one
thing the worthy professor was assured
of, that a return to Audubon at any
time on his part will meet with definite
response on the part of its jewellers.
o. f. Klingaman. secretary of the
extention division in the University,
impresses one as a strong man along the
line of municipal welfare, and he dis
cussed, too, the live question of the
mail ortier house and its supporters.
But all the speakers were not men,
as capable lady, Miss Dreamer told
her story of Household management
and selection Of footisE snd told it we'll.
Herbert NJ Harwood, secretary oil
the associated Clubs of Iowa, presented
two illustrated lectures, one on 'Serv'
wing the consumer. and the other on
What Iowa produces Mr.. HARDWOOD
placed some telling comparisons before
those whom he addressed, and empha-
sized the story of some of our state pro-
ducts.
One of the most important subjects
dealt with during the institute was
Municipal sanitation" by DR.. Charles
Woods, who in pleasing manner and
with direct effort won the hearts of
the audience.
had no opportunity of hearing the
last speaker, Robert Reinow whose sub
ject was Helping the boy find himself, -
but doubtless this last effort would be
in keeping with the strenuous and in
spring character of what had gone
before
The institute certainly was very fine,
exceedingly suggestive and may he
termed epoch making in view of the
situation opening up in the state of
Iowa at the present time.
One Who Was There.