American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-04-29

After producers have solved the problems of
marketing through cooperation, or have firmly re-
solved to aid in this solution by Joining the CO.
operative movement, II might be well for them to
rest their minds by studying the educational prob
lens. Almost since time began our educational
courses have been devoted to training, boys and
girls for the professions. More recently agricul-
tural colleges were established but these reach
less than one per cent OF our children. What is
needed is the adding Of courses to our common
schools which will give our boys and girls the
practical training they Will need to interest them
In farm life and Its environments.
The idea Of broadening our common school
courses is spreading and farmers shuid insist up
on Its adoption in their local schools. The Com
mercial club of Idaho Falls, has taken a step In
the right direction as is shown by the following
taken from a local paper:
1t developed at the Thursday night business
mems lunch held at the Eleanor last night that
the members OF the school board have secured an
option on an available site which VIII be used In
connection with the agricultural work of the
schools of the district.
superintendent of Schools, Crandall, in his talk
delivered last night, told of the plan, the work
which has been done, and gave President Scott OF
the board, and his associates credit for the idea
and the good work done.
The announcement was well received and the
members Of the Club of will get right
behind the plan and push 1t to a successful con-
clusion.
The statement was made during the course OF
the address made by Mr.. Crandall on agricultural
WOrk DelnR uOne Dy inc bCnOClb.
The seventh weekly dinner held last night was
not SO well attended, for the reason the convention
OF the members OF the Citizens party was held
that evening, and many, fearing that the dinner
would not adjourn In time, did not attend.
President Of the club and astmast l.. M. Earl
introduced Mr.. Crandall, who was the speaker OF
the evening. Mr.. Crandall stated that after lis
tening to the splendid and masterful address de-
hvered by W. Ill. Holden Just one week before, he
felt rather reluctant and told a witty little story
to illustrate his point; then taking up his subject,
which was agricultural and vocational work In the
schools.
He stated that he regretted that the Smith-Lever
bill, national legislation. which made It possible
for federal aid to be extended to those counties
which voted a certain sum for agricultural work,
had been lost, and that Governor Alexander had
vetoed the state measure, which planned to give
state aid. He tolG OF the splendid work which has
been done by agricultural experts and county ag-
iculturiats throughout the east, middlewest and
south. and predicted that the plan would be
adopted In this splendid agricultural section when
the working facts became better known.
lilo offered as a substitute the suggestion that
the board OF county commissioners, the city coun-
Gil and the club OF m take up the following
plan:
The school district employs for nine months or
the year and pays the salary of a man to take
charge OF the agricultural work In the schools OF
the district, and for a very nominal sum the same
man could be employed for the remaining three
months OF the year to work out In the county with
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benefit to the students OF the practical experience
to back up their studies and the benefit OF his
scientific training and the farming community at
largo. He said that he Is well aware that the up
per Snake river valley was the home of some OF
the very best farmers yet ut the same time no bus
mess OF any character IL 30 good but what II can
not be improved upon and this is the day OF scien-
ufic business, cost finding and cutting down of
useless expense and making the material available
produce the greatest results; this, In farming as In
avarvtbinp aIaa nm he had only nv N close Atudv
OF scientific methods.
The man In charge OF the agricultural work In
the schools he stated, IL n practical Idaho farm boy
one who has had a great fund Of experience with
actual farm conditions, and who mas worked with
livestock, and the breeding and care OF livestock
Tor years, that study with his actual knowledge Of
working conditions makes him a valuable man.
Mr.. Crandall attributed the fact that there are
c.ly n few more girls than boys In the high school
to the fact that the boys have become interested
In the agricultural work and the vocational train
Ing.
high school and the agricultural department OF the
schools, have become nationally known on account
OF the great degree of efficiency to which they
have been brought and the equipment in tina. de-
partment IL the best to be had. Mr.. Crandall took
occasion at that time to thank the agricultural i'm
plement people OF that city for their help In equip
ping that department, saying that more had been
offered than they could use, and the very best.
Numbers OF different sorts OF farm implements had
been made use OF including incubators. from which
chickens were Matched; cream separators had
been used showing the students the best methods;
gasoline engines had been put to use; had been
set up. taken down and reset In order to give the
students an actual working knowledge, and so on
through the long line OF modern farm tools.
Vocational schools are needed In this modern
day which no longer employs the apprentice sys-
tenn to teach boys n trade. The high school. he
stated, was the college OF the poor boy. and the NV
erage high school of today is a far better and
greater institution than the college Of twenty
years ago. The efficiency Of Germany today. he
said, is due to the splendid school system.
At the conclusion OF the address Mr.. Crandall
was assured by Chairman Earl that the business
organization would extend every support toward
the plans advanced.
At the conclusion of the dinner II was voted on
by those present to discontinue the weekly din
ners during the summer months and to hold them
once a month until October 1. naming the first
Thursday night In each month IA the time for
holding the dinners during the vacation period. at
which time good programs Will be given.
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