The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
No Longer Reason For Farm
Gf Leaving Farm
In Order That His; Children
May Be Educated

Columbus, o., Jan. 22-For stimu-
lation of advertising patronage and
circulation, "The Country Gentleman"
last week carried an advertisement in
metropolitan dailies of an article deal
ing with the removal of a farmer
from the country to the city and the
reasons advanced for the move. His
wife is city bred and wants to go
back. His children want high school
educations," reads the announcement.
But is the premise true? Why should
a farmer move to town because his
children want high school educations
or why should he even send them to
town? This is the question Governor
Cox asked and answered when he in
sisted on the passage of the Ohio
school code. The result is the CEN
tralized school in the country dis
tricts of Ohio, with the trained teach
ing corps, which gives to the country
youth advantage equal to that of the
city child Yes and more, the advan-
tage of thriving in and enjoying Gods
country
"The Country Gentleman" is doing
a service, but it ought to get into the
country and see how the salvation is
being worked out in Ohio. The view
from the desk in the city is astigmat-
ic. In Ohio, since the Cox legislation
made it possible, there have been
dedicated hundreds of centralized
high schools, taking the place of the
little red brick school of the past In
these schools are trained teachers
under the law requiring normal train
ing each year. Attending these
schools are hopeful youth coming in
to a realization of what wonderful op-
portunities are theirs. Around these
schools is found new community in
terest and social promotion. Com
munity meetings for pleasure, for
profit, for advancement are being
held. The boys, and girls are filed
with enthusiasm, the fathers and
mothers are having a new vision.
Happiness, content and success are
seen in the future of the boy or girl
who elects to stay on the farm in
Ohio under the new order There is
no longer reason in Ohio why the
farmer should leave the farm to edu-
cate his children. The schools have
come to him. In some sections he re-
sented the innovation which he did
not understand. But the child is
leading him into a new light.
Sentiment exists among Democrats
of the state for the choice of Newton
d. Baker of Cleveland as a member
of the at-large delegation from Ohio
to the Democratic national conven-
tion. Mr. Baker has expressed no de-
sire in the matter, but it has been
announced that Cleveland Democrats
expect to send the former mayor as a
district delegate. His friends through
out the state, however, feel that it
would be more fitting that Mr.. Baker
should be one of the delegates-at-
large, representing all the Democracy
of the state, because they look upon
him, as one of the leading Democrats
of Ohio and wish to do, him honor,
and because of the fact that none in
Ohio is closer in relation to President
Wilson than is he.
Newton d. Baker has been of SER
vice to the people and to his party in
this state Honor unsought thus be-
slowed upon him could only be ac-
cepted by him as mark of apprecia-
ton and an expression of confidence.
Four delegates-at-large are to be
chosen. While numerous prominent
men have been talked of in connec-
tion with the selections, there has
been no attempt at slate making,