Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
WHATS WRONG
Query as to the Reason for so Small
an Attendance at the Wauseon Ex-
tension School Held at Court House
Last -Sickness-Some Other
Reasons Given.

That is the question that many of
US are asking ourselves and others.
ne zIsL anu zznd unere was held
Al Wauseon wnaJ was termeu a
FARMERS institute. but in reallty
was union institute, viz. farmers
ms gaJnerIng was not largely at
.enoeu ana IL was saiu the Extension
ochool Oh t'ulton county was the rea-
son OF the small attendance. The
date OF Jne Extension School came
ana again to the surprise of many
there was another small attendance.
Although the membership committee
made special efforts in selling tick
cts seventy mems tickets and seven
Iy-n1ne ladies tickets were sold, the
average attendance for Home Eco
nomlcs course was but ,thirtysnlne
and that of the Agriculture course
only thlrty-tve daily attendance,
whereas the attendance for a COM
munlty like Wauseon and vicinity
-h0uiu have been not less than a daily
average of one hundred for eacn
uay. Now the aquestion again arises,
Whats the Matter? If this state
of affairs comes from the local Of
ficers the proper thing is, to get rid
OF them. They are only a few who
responded to the committees call
for the purpose Of effecting the local
organization. Why were you not
there? Did you not sign the petition
circulated year ago by Mr.. Ames
1t SO, why were you not at the COM
mittee meeting or at least make your
self one of the audience and arrange
to be there each day. If you did
not sign this petition, Why? This
refers US to the Pathfinder which
relates "that at the annual hobo con-
vention, held recently in st. Louis,
only twelve delegates and forty un-
employed onlookers were present.
Even the official leader, J. E. How,
did not show up. Those present un-
animously concluded that the pros
porous times were responsible for
the slim attendance" This may be
true in our case, but woub2 it not
be better for us if we stored up a
little energy to /. use when we have
the "Blues."
This indifference is not all blamed
on the farmers entirely, as it is said
oy the committees that the encour-
agement is not gwen that should be.
Recently the institute committee was
held up for the magnificent sum of
thirteen dollars for use and dray-
age of piano for one day by one of
our local piano men. If this is en-
couragement for our local meetings,
please tell US what discourag cement
is? A Pointer for Wauseon Boosters.
A few more of like occurrences as
just mentioned and these meetings
will be taken from Wauseon. As the
amount of cash these Institutes and
schools have do not permit spending
this amount of money. Farmers
these meetings are yours. Why not
attend then and help if no more
than increasing attendance. The
greater the attendance the more in
teresting the meetings will be. It is
hoped that others may have some
thing to say on the Indifferent way
farmers have Of staying at home.
Let each of US put our shoulders to
the wheel and be a Booster.
H. B. BROWN.
1t seems to US that Mr.. Brown
vailed during both the Clinton Farm
ers and Educational Institute and
sessions Of the Extension School:
there never was time in our know
ledge of Wauseon and vicinity when
more people were confined to their
homes by prevalent grip, than there
were during the past and present
months, and we know that many
were prevented from attending both
of the above gatherings by this
cause alone. There certainly was
townspeople with the officers of the
local organization and SO far as
the attendance at the preliminary
meetings is concerned, it is quite
possible that many of those who
signed the petition referred to die
not know of the time and place Of
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