The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16

members. This latter state has no
crater rural population than Missis-
sippi and from present indications it
would seem that the number of these
clubs will rapidly increase in our
state.
The action taken by one farmers
club in this state will serve as an IL
lustration of the work being done by
these clubs. This club recognized that
not only must the business interests
of its community be looked after but
the social welfare as well. According
1 ly they set about to study and devise
| in their club meetings and through
committees means of accomplishing
| this end. AT first only the most urg-
/ ent community needs were discussed
and studied, but later, by systema-
tizing their efforts they are now en-
! gagd in solving all of thir community
problms. Among the many subjects
bearing ON the needs of tn cOmmun-
ity considered by this club are diver
/ sification. soil improvement, seed Sc
lection, live stock improvement, or
.charding, farm credits, good roads,
and cooperation
Community Clearing House.
This club serves as clearing house
to consider all of the community
needs. Some of these can be solved
by the individual. This preliminary
consideration prevents hasty action
or many phases of community inter
ests.
Aside from these community i'm
provement clubs, and Independent of
them, there are being organized many
other associations centered around
specific problems. Poultry clubs and
egg circles, cream routes, live stock
shipping associations, bull clubs, co
operative purchasing societies. and CO.
operative creameries are examples of
these. The farm communities of Mis-
sissippi are coming to realize that in
all of their problems collective action
offers the most satisfactory solution
According to T. M. Patterson, who
has charge of the work, the commun-
ity organizations of the state are now
being investigated by the college.
Among other things considered in this
investigation is the nature of the club
or association, volume of business,
markets used, methods of manage
ment and results accomplished. After
this investigation is completed the
college extension service expects to
lend active assistance in every way
possible both by personal visits and
correspondence, to those community
organizations already in existence as
well as the communities desiring to
organize. Suggested forms for CON
situations and bylaws are being work
ed out for the different kinds of or
CARNATIONS and these with other
printed matter, as well as personal
visits to a certain extent, can be had
by application through the county ag
ricultural agent, or if in county with
out county agent, by direct applica
ton to the Agricultural and Mechan.
zeal College.
Reaches Rural Schools.
ITO serve the communities of Mis-
sissippi by helping them work out
their school problems department of
school extension has been established
by the college. In discussing the scope
of this field work among the schools
of the state, Thomas A. Early, who
is in charge of it, recently said:
'We are working with two well de-
fined objects in view. The first is the
consolidation of the rural schools of
all the counties. This has already
been accomplished in few counties,
and is calling for the best efforts of
the people who are striving for more
efficient school systems.
Next comes the. establishment and
development of the agricultural high
schools. These are the schools for
the farmers and farmers wives Of the
future. They are in easy reach of
every ambitious boy and girl in theS
counties where they are located. In
more than half of the counties of the
state these schools have already been
established. Forty-five will be in actu-
al operation next year.
Training Teachers.
''In addition to training farmers the
agricultural high schools are now play
ing very important part in training
the teachers for rural schools. Grad
yates from these schools go out in
rural communities, equipped not only
to instruct the children in elementary
studies, but to help the communities
build up better farms, and more con-
venient homes. They are fitted to
teach good health requirements and