Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-09
COMMUNITY INSTITUTE
AT GARDNER HOME

One of the big community meet
ings of Audubon county was the Rose
Valley Community Short Course held
at the farm home of Miles Gardner
IL miles southeast of Audubon on
March LIST, End and 3rd. For the
past two winters there has been a
literary held at District No. l, Gree
ley township and Mr.. and Mrs. Gard
ner have been in the main bunch of
starters and keeping 1t started. On
February goth IT. was suggested that
a three days short course be held
there, and the suggestion was carried
out.
Mrs. Gardned offered her home for
the gathering. Mrs. Louise l.. Camp
bell, of Ames, held the Domestic
Science course in the big living room
where So women listened from nine
o'clock until twelve o'clock and from
two o'clock until four o'clock.
Prof. Nj. A. HauSer of Ames, met
the 35 men in the basement and talk
ed and answered questions about
soils and crops, and farm manage
ment. Prof. Z. S. Girton, of Ames,
hauled the men over the barn yard
lots and talked about horses, cattle
and hogs. Everybody had dinner in
the big farm home, school fashion, as
each family brought their own lunch
Mrs. Gardner fed the faculty at her
own table and roomed them in her
own home.
Few women would have invited
55 women and 35 men to use her
home for three days. Mr.. Gardner
turned the rugs upside down and
handled the big crowds as IL Ii were
an ordinary affair.
Mrs. Gardner was Clara Hunter,
graduate from Ames and taught
domestic science at LIE Mars. Only
a graduate, and one, too, who had
large visions for the community's
women, would undertake such a.
big thing, and remember the home is
IL miles in the country, and no auto
roads at the time of the meeting. Mr..
Gardner is a graduate of Ames, and
he, too, sees great things for the far
mer folks when someone Is daring
enough to lead the way. After all,
the short course Is for the farmer,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner are hop
ing that their splendid success will
cause someone to suggest the build
ing of a community home for their
community affairs
DR.. C. S. Lyles, of Manning, lect-
ured on Three Things Every Boy
Must Have" to a school house over
flowing, on Thursday evening. On
Friday evening the members of the
faculty held booster meeting,
when everybody was present.
Would it be lifting the curtain
too high to say, that the work done
by Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner and their
community will be duplicated in
every township of Audubon coun-
ty before 1920 reaches US? 1t all
depends on whether those who have
the vision are backed by the people
of the townships.
The first days program from ten
to twelve was the discussion of
horses. From 100 to $3.50, lecture
on corn; 1880 to 400, lecture on
beef type cattle; Judging ofclass beef
bulls.
The second day from 900 to 10.O
rope work; 1000 to 1900, lecture
on seed corn; 100 to 900, lecture
on oats, treatment OF smut; 300 to
800 judging class of beef cows;
800 to 400 judging of class of
draft horses.
Third day from 800 to 1000,
rope work, halter making; 1000
to 1900 lecture on soil culture;
100 to 800 lecture on alfalfa; 800
to 1870, lecture on hog feeding, and
reading of seed test.
Following is the test of the seed
corn, ten ears of each.