The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-27
Rural Won ems Needs

" lot SOCldl lie. On
OF the great objects in striving 70
more efficient administration @
the household is to secure time an
opportunity for self development
The need for more active, intellec
tual life is voiced with as much earn
estness as the need for easier mater
ial conditions.
This desire Is particularly notice
able in those letters which discuss
the problem OF bringing up children
on the farm. Practically all of the
writer's attach the greatest import
ance to keeping their children in the
country. They have no wish to see
their boys and girls leave the farm
for the city, but they by no means
blind themselves to the many rea.
sons which may cause them to do so.
They urge, therefore, the improve
ment and extension of educational ia
cilities in the country and in partic.
ular the establishment of agrlcutur.
al schools, which, as more than one
writer puts 1t, "will not educate their
children away from the farm. "
Another matter which occupies the
attention of many writer's is the diff
ficulty of obtaining labor. This, IL is
said, is fully as important in the
house as in the field. In many sec.
tons II Is said to be an absolute i'm.
possibility to secure adequate assist
ance no matter how pressing the
need may be, and the result is
perpetual and heartbreaking strug-
gle to catch up with the multitude of
things that are always still to be
done about the house. Suggestions
are made, therefore, for employment
bureaus and the diversion Of the
stream Of immigration from cities to
the farm, but in general the writer's
do not look for legislation or govern.
ment action to provide a direct rene
dy. Instead they trust that a gen.
eral improvement of conditions, |
brought about by increased knowl-
sdge and by the introduction of sim.
pie water, heating, and lighting sys.
ems. will result in making country
life sufficiently attractive to bring to
he farm the required help. In this
connection II is noteworthy that
many correspondents are confident
hat the way to make girls interest.
d in domestic work is to teach them
ow to do 1t properly.
Such topics as these belong dis
inctly to the housewives own sphere
I activity. The majority of the writ
rs, however, either directly or by
Implication state that whatever bene.
Is the farming population as a whole
ill benefit them individually. II the
lrmers can make larger profits from
ieir farms their wives will have
reater comforts. For this reason
ONE go as far as to think that IL the
apartment continues to facilitate
rofitable conditions 1t will do all
lat Is within its power to benefit tho
ousewife. The great majority, how.
YER, wish to see the departments
ork extended to include the field OF
omestic economy. To large meas
re this, of course, has been done
READY and will be done to even
reater extent in the future. It is,
owever, an unfortunate fact that
Iuch of what the department has
one and is doing is totally unknown
} many of those who would berent
lie most by 1t. In these letters
lere are, for instance, many suggcs.
ons that a bulletin be written on
ne subject or another which has
zen already covered by department
iblications. Many of the writer's,
Re, of course, familiar with these {
ALLEGATIONS, but they express the !
elief that their neighbors, az rule s
'e not. With such an enormous !
cid to cover, progress in the dlstri. /
Ition of this information must of
'urse, appear very slow. 1t can not
ZIP, however, but be greatly facli- a
ted by the enthusiasm with which Il
ese women await 1t. From this /
lint of view the letters contained n
these four bulletins are full, OF b
couragement and stimulus. S
As a step toward familiarizlng the c
pnln With uuhat | III