The Holt County sentinel., 1915-02-19
A Review Of Farmer Week.
NY u. WARD HiNa.)

The trip to Columbia for Farmers
Week not only was . pleasant visit TO
the University town, but was highly
instructive. The largest crowd In
the history OF the Week" attended:
about three thousand names were on
the regis ration list.
The writer. through no fault Of his
own, has not been so closely IN touch
with Columbia life during the last
fe" years as lie was from 1901 to lNJs,
and lie therefore was IN a position to
note changes. Among the most pleas
ins Of these l. the change " senti.
Dent toward the "Aggs," as the agri.
culture students are called; change
which is most gratifying to a farmer.
In former years other professions
seemed to he more influential. hut
nov the "Aggs" appear to he A. i'm.
por,ant a. any other department OF
IT,. University.
Tie magnificent new agriculture
buildings. too. are very pleasing.
TIE line behavior OF the student
body was no, iceable. Tie " ritter can.
not remember when, before. lie
mingled with so large a number OF
young people where was NJ little that
sayored Of row dyism. Abundant op.
pprtunity To observe the students IN
large groups was to lie had at the
Commons.
The Commons. by the way, " one
~ the most satisfactory places 10 eat
~" writer ever visited: aud he has
tad an extended experience. Tie
meals are said To average lie each,
and all the food l. excellent. The
lAiirS u our party agreed that 10 live
al ia. Commons il cheaper than liy.
inr AT lomc; the gentlemen pro.
bounced IL good enough for anybody.
ma. meals at TuE CuNup>s prove
wnat can be done 10y cO.upefat lon aud
deficiency.
Cooperation reminds one ~ the
group Of county leaders with whom
the writer vas associated IN a more
Uf less intimate way for the week.
tine u them. Mir sam Jordan. was
an old acquaintance. Tie others
we're never met before. They we're AZ
earnest and studiouS group A. one
could hope 10 lind. krrnly alert for
new information: quick To grasp
ideas: AT times IN the mental atti.
tute OF learners; they made hit
with me.
The writer las MIXED IN many
Gatherings Of ministers " ihe gospel
he has had 10 do With numerous po
li' zeal conventions mad, up ~ high'
. as men: lur the ia>i rirh, years ht
has been part ui tie great Inter
national Lyrrum A.snri1' ton CONVEX
ions. and be- has YET IN III with q
,'.i IT men Whu shuA more devotion
- their calling ~ seem Wl'r |itrll
IT. succeed In ihrir chosen line u
leadership than tic," men auuu.
wnum L. So IN columbia,
7 1pnIi'r what 'hrl 'ty" accom-
p.ish,d lrr, ~ Missouri Nuy.i u.
'luig. a hppf They arc N.re,r,
.lu'A are digger they NnI.' mirl
and are sIfainiug go know rHr.: luri
are ,pi,udli ,utrrs-. Nr Awrri
lean, have been SOM fu adopt 'u,
t"r,Ui, IT ruu9rlA' ion uNrr,d hi
Ithr 'uHurN L"airfS, Ihr, mr'iH'
ia, been IN U.s. IN the ud N.r.i IHr
yrar~; 'o II i, due, In par' a. hast
| o. lhr Increased production II lhuiN
w"Ii worn ,1nds,
Thr evening sessions uG iho Wee,
wrrr "a thr order u mass meetings
secretary ut Agriculture Houston
"as there, Governor MAJOR, and rrrN
idrnr II. !. Walters, of Manhattan
Kansas, formerly bean Of pur 60.
l"Er ul Agriculture, and Just hom,
from a trip To- lhe Philippines an'
Japan, John clay, We'll known Il
stock men everywhere, vas on Tia
program, a. We'll a. many urhcf>
The whole week vas full Of good,