Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
LARGEST MEETING EVER HELD
in MIDWEST CLOSES At
STATE COLLEGE.
ATTENDANCE DURING
WEEK EXCEEDS 5000,
Men and Women in Every Walk Of Life
Attend Most Enthusiastic AsricuI-
tural Gathering-Many Special Con-
tributions to Agricultural and Indus.
trial Program.
Special to mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Feb. There have been short
courses and short courses in the mid
west, but never another so large in
! point of attendance and enthusiasm as
that just closed at Iowa State College.
The registration went beyond the 1900
mark and the total attendance actually
| went beyond the 5000 mark. Only one
other short course week anywhere ever
drew a larger crowd-that in compact,
thickly populated New York state a
year ago.
Men and women from every walk of
life came to the college to draw divi-
dends on their investment in it. There
were farmers and their wives, of
course. and something like ESQ farm
boys and girls; there were county en-
| gineers, clay and cement product
manufacturers, bankers and other
| business and professional men, me-
| chanics, club women, civic improve
ment leaders, contractors and build
ers, fruit growers and nurserymer,
cattle, horse and swine breeders,
poultrymen, buttermakers and ice
cream makers, teachers of agriculture,
tractor and automobile men, and be-
sides. others who could not easily be
classified. q
For every man, woman and boy and
girl there was program of instruc-
ton Of value. The week was not an
occasion for5fightsS of foratory, but In
every class room, assembly hall and
laboratory on the campus there was a
presentation Of sound, sensible infor-
nation and methods of value in every
day affairs. Turnout the work ran
two big ideas-the conservation of
Iowa's resources on the farm, in the
factory and in the home and COM
munity and greater; efficiency in their
use, This message was presented in
hundred different ways to the short
course students. -
Women Perfect Organization.
The week gave a number OF special
contributions to agricultural and in
dustrial progress, and rural social well
fare. The women farmers Of the state
perfected an association for promoting
their interests; the permanent build
ings society launched an educational
campaign which will be backed by a
$4,000 fund; the dairy cattle breeders
took steps for closer CO. operation: sthe
Hereford breeders Of the state, per-
fected a permanent organization; the
nurserymen of the state chose officers
to promote new society for their well
| fare: the seedmen took steps toward
effecting a similar organization: the
COW testing associations of Iowa chose
officers to proceed with the completion
of an organization for their mutual IN
terest; the civic improvement clubs
leaders worked out plans for COM
muntty betterment, in Iowa in 1915;
representatives Of the Iowa Federation
Of Women's Clubs worked out plans for
a state wide campaign for "baby week"
in Iowa. Those represent some of the
concrete results, but they do not take
account of the inspiration and help
fulness that will go back to every COM
munity In the state thru the 5000 folks
who came to Ames and which will be
expressed in better farming, better
business, better home making, better
living and better community building.
Farmers Banquet Feature Event.
There were many notable meetings
during the week, but the climax was
capped with the Iowa farmers banquet,
which filled to capacity the largest
dining hall available. The menu was
made up largely of college farm
products. ranging from prize college
beef to apples and ice cream. The
speakers, Hon. F. D. Steen, Of West
Liberty; Woodwork Clum, of Daven-
port; Rev. ]. &C. White, of Maloy; Dean
Catherine J. MacKay and Dean C. F.
Curtiss. of the college, and Hon. w.
W. Marsh. Of Waterloo, all touched
upon 1owas wonderful natural re-
sources and urged Iowa folks to use