The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-25
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<r-REXY" WHEELER of the
University of California is
onnosed to the college automo-
mile-if it is owned by a rich
college student who uses his car
for showing off" before less al
fluent students. President Wheeler
has suggested
President Wheeler that wealthy
Would Bar Motor Cars young men be
forbidden t o
bring their cars with them to the Uni
versity of California.
The motoring student is by no
means a rare bird at the larger col
leges and universities of the country.
The prevalent prosperity and foolish
parents have made it quite common
for young men to possess such luxu-
ries and grave doubts have been eX-
pressed as to their effect on the
morale of a student body. They are
deemed not only opposed to old-fash-
toned ideas of democracy in free
country, breeding envy and unrest
among less fortunate students whose
circumstances do not permit them to
own a car, but the student motor IS
a foe to discipline and wrecker of
morals.
It encourages joy riding, builds up
for it's owner a wide acquaintance
among chorus girls, permits of flying
trips to nearby cities where there is no
danger of college authorities interior
ing with the revels, and in many other
ways distracts young mans thoughts
from the pursuit of knowledge.
" HE farmers meetings held in va.
rious localities of northern Ala.
bama this week under the auspices of
Auburn's extension service depart
ment have been we'll attended, and ii
is learned from newspaper reports
that the better farming campaign fol
the fall season
Interest in Farm starts off most
Diversification Keen encouragingly in
every respect.
The crop and live stock specialists,
working in carefully selected screws"
have aroused keen interest among the
farmers and practical results are soon
to follow.
The campaign will continue until
the last of October and will include
every section of the state.
Owing to the serious damage to
crops in southern Alabama from the
July floods, the farmers who sus-
tanned exceptionally heavy losses are
naturally dispirited, but the Auburn
extension workers, when they reach
the Inflated communities, will have a
heartening effect, and many a farmer
who has had reason to feel depressed
will get into the spirit of the CAM
paign and proceed resolutely to plan
for next years operations.
No matter how well equipped by
education and experience individual
farmers may be for improving agri-
cultural conditions, the best results
are obtained by community co-opera-
ton and the stimulating activities of
expert demonstrators. AS emulation
is quickening motive among farmers
just as it is in the commercial world,
no tiller of the soil who has any pluck
in him, even if he has been sorely tried
by Providence, will go away from one
of the campaign meetings without a
resolve to strive harder next year to
overcome all obstacles and plant and
cultivate for larger and more econom-
ical production. With heart in their
labors and with a promising future,
those who have suffered will soon
forget their troubles.
The Auburn experts are stressing
the Importance of farmers in every
part of the state giving more atten-
don to the raising of live stock and
Increasing the grain and forage crops