The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-16
PROGRAM INTERESTING One
Principal of the School at Wilmot
Takes Burden of Entertainment on
His Own Shoulders and State Sends
Noted Institute Workers.

Wilmot is to have four days of agri
cultural and home economics institutes
in its high school next week; thanks
to the progressiveness of A. j. Smith
principal of the High school.
In order to defray the expenses OF
the classes which are open to all who
will come, the management has decided
to give the romantic and thrilling
drama, "Back to the Farm" in the
High school on the night of Wednes
day, December %.
The play deals with a subject which
will hold the attention of all. It is
filled with heart interest incidents and
has wholesome and picturesque back
ground of romance which must appeal
to everyone who likes a good story
plot in a play. The character delinea
tions are we'll worked out and present
types Of people everyone knows.
This, however, is just the entertain
ment end of week which should bear
valuable results to the community and
it's environs through the implanting OF
new ideas and new methods which have
been experimental upon and perfected
in the state college of agriculture and
in the home economics department of
the university and are now ready to
be disseminated among the people al
large.
The interesting program which is to
be under the direction of A. J. Smith
with L. F. GRADER ard r. S. Goodhue
as instructors runs as follows:
Monday: $3.50 a. M, Alfalfa, grow
ing, cutting, curing, storing; 1880 a
NJ, Practice, test for soil acidity; loo
p. M, Lecture, what crops require; 300
|p. M, Lecture, corn: planting, cultiva-
ton and silage; Practice, testing farm
ers' seed corn. There is much poor
seed corn this year. Find out if yours
will grow.
Tuesday: $50 a. M, Lecture, how
to increase the fertility of the soil;
1890 a. M, how to select farm products
that will win at the fair; 100 p. M.
Lecture, clover and crop rotation;
200 p. m, Practice, the use of the
Truog test.
Wednesday: $3.50 a. M, growing
oats, barley and wheat; 1880 a. M,
study of soil types; loo p. M, Lecture,
farm manufes; 2:30 p. M, Practice,
corn judging. How to select seed corn
that viii win.
Thursday: $3.50 a. M, treating
grains for smut; 1890 a. M, Practice,
demonstration work; 100 p. M, Lee
ture, commercial fertilizers; 200 p. m,
weeds and seeds.
Tuesday evening: Stereopticon
views and lecture-Panama-P Pacific Elk
position, Mr.. GRADER; lecture, Mrs,
Mendenhall. No admission fee to
Tuesday evenings program will be
charged.
Wednesday evening: Play-"Back
to the Farm" staged by the High
school students. 8:15 p. m., chorus,
" Ypsilanti," Glee club.
Act I.
What is the life of the farmer Is
wife? Work. Work! Work. Moth
ing but dull drudgery."
Song" Farewell to Thee"
Act III.
''I am going back to live in God Is
country, back to the farm.
Chorus "Last Night, +" Glee club.
Act III.
cts the joy of making things
grow. I have health and I am indie
pendent"
A spec II course for women has been
preparedfand opens at 9 a. m. Monday,
with lesson in sewing by Miss Dodge,
followed with lesson in quick breads
and cake from 1920 to noon by Miss
Amerv. Special instruction by DR..
Mendenhall on 'fThe care of mother
and child'' and another period under
the direction of Miss Amery will fill
the afternoon.
On Tuesday the same lecturers will
be heard on different subjects and on
Wednesday the two sessions in the
morning and afternoon are to be filed
with classes under the direction of the
Misses Amery and Dodge One sub
iect for Wednesday which viii hold
the attention Of the pupils is Making
last year IS hat like new, topic that
never loses its hold upon the normal
woman.