The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05
est good to the greatest number, then
] am sure we will succeed"

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printed program was an address on
Consolidation Of Schools" by F. H.
Hawley Of Leroy. Mr.. Hawley was
unable to be present on account Of ill
ness and the next speaker, Mr.. S. A.
Harbourt, Supervisor of Instruction in
i Agriculture for Northeastern Ohio,
was introduced and spoke from the
topic, SHOULD Medina County Have
An Agricultural Agent?"
Mr.. Harbourt believes the county
should have one. He says that where
ever they have been employed in the
state the results have warranted it.
He cited Geauga county, where he has
been spending some time of late, az
an instance where the farmers there
have come to regard their county
agent in the light Of a friend, and
they 80, state. That the agent is
qualified to enlighten them upon all
knotty points that arise in the inter-
Ipretation of agricultural laws and that
the longer the Office is maintained the
greater necessity it seems to be.
1 In emphasizing the urgency of hav-
ing intelligent and energetic men on
the school boards, Mr.. Harbourt re-
lated an amusing incident which he in
sists actually occurred not long ago
in school board meeting in Ohio. The
school wanted a set of encyclopedias
and brought their desire to the atten-
ton of the school board. Presently
one Of the members got up and said:
Gentlemen, the idea of buying this
ERE 'cyclopeder' may be a good one
and then agin it may not. My opin-
ion is that if we get it, about the first
thing that will happen will be that one
of the young 'uns will break his neck
| tryin' to ride it."
Harbourt emphasized the impor-
tance of standardizing crops. That
nothing short of the best should be
considered. He illustrated his point
by alluding to barrel of apples he
recently saw where those on both ends
of the barrel were large and perfect,
while the balance were woefully in
ferior. This kind of business, accord
ing to Harbourt, won't do, and so long
as such practices are continued, just
so long will the farmers interest suf-
fer and be kept down.
| One of the many good things Har-
bourt discussed was that of advertis-
ing, so far as it has to do with farm
ing interests. He said the farmer
should quite advertising the May
Company and Castoria on his
farm. buildings and fences and give a
little more attention to the publicity
of his own affairs. He advised that
plan which is becoming quite general
nowadays with uptodate farmers Of
Having letterheads and envelopes
printed with the name of the farm,
the farmers name and that of his
wife, and; if he chooses a list of the
articles he produces. Such stationery
is inexpensive and reflects the indus
try and pride of the farmer who uses
| it.
Harbourt is pleasant and ready
speaker, is no stranger here, and his
; address was we'll received Saturday
as have been all the talks he has Civ
en- in; Medina on various occasions.
i Adjournment was then made until
, the afternoon, which session was be-
gun at 1:45 o'clock.
I The first speaker Of the afternoon
| was Mr.. j. j. Jackson of CARROTS
vile, who was assigned to speak on
"The New School Laws in Portage
County" Mr.. Jackson prefaced his
talk with the statement that he should
be very outspoken in what he had to
, say, regardless of how it might be re-
ceived by the audience. That he ap-
peared before them with a record OF
16 years as a teacher and "a years as
business man, and that he felt cap.
able of viewing his subject from both
it's sides.
Mr.. Jackson is for anything that
will improve the school system. He
says that he finds knockers IN all com.
munities who can see no good in the
new school laws. That there are sec.
tions in Portage county where they
abound in large numbers He sale
: he knew that Medina county had then
because he overheard one or two al
the dinner table. But the bulk of the
dissatisfaction he attributes to ignor.
ance of the laws. That those who are
finding fault, either have not read the
laws, or have placed wrong inter.
probation upon them.
What little objection he has en-.
countered toward the position of cour
ty superintendent Jackson says also
largely be traced to ignorance, but Of
little different kind. The CHIEF