Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-08
SHORT COURSE At
AMES A SUCCESS
WEEK SPENT BY PEOPLE OF
IOWA At STATE COLLEGES
PROVES OF VALUE.
ATTENDANCE LARGE
More Than 5000 Avail Themselves Of
Means to increase knowledge
&c.. Of Useful Subjects
- In All Lines.
ATTENDANCE LARGE

".. OF Useful Subjects
-, In All Lines.
Ames, Feb. There have been
short courses and short courses in
the midwest, but never another so
large In point of attendance and en-
thusiasm as that just closed at Iowa
,, State college. The registration went
beyond the 2,200 mark and the total
attendance actually went beyond the
5000 mark. Only one other short
course week anywhere ever drew q
larger crowd-that in compact, thickly
populated New York state year ago.
Men and women from every walk OF
life came to the college to draw
dividends 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
mechanics, club women, civic improve
ment leaders, contractors and build
ers, fruit growers and nurserymen
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 be classi
fed easily.
For every man, woman and boy and
girl there was a program Of instruc
ton OF value. The week was not an
occasion for flights of oratory, but in
every class room, assembly hall and
laboratory on the methods of value in
every day affairs. Throughout the
work ran two big ideas-the conserva.
ton Of Iowas resources on the farm
in the factory and in the home and
community and greater efficiency in
their use. This message was pre-.
scented in a hundred different ways to
the short course students.
No man can measure the fruits that
will come out of the teaching, for the
great preponderance of the students
were young men and women under
30 years Of age, with most Of their
lives still left for doing what they
know better how to do. The motto
of the short course was set by Presi.
dent Pearson on the opening night
when he said: Each day get at least
one good thing that you can take home
and put to use in your everyday af
fairs" That was literally followed by
tens Of hundreds. 81 got a dozen
things day for my SHARE" spoke one
man who voiced the sentiment OF
many others. They were as profit.
able days as ever put in said e. d.
Chassell, formerly well known news.
paper man and active leader in poll.
tics, but now an extensive land owner.
This week had in it so much of value
and inspiration for home makers that
hope to begin Immediately to interest
more women for home makers that !
hope to begin Immediately to interest
more women in coming next year.
said Mrs. F. F. Faville of Storm Lake,
chairman of the home economics com.
mittee Of the Iowa Federation of Wom-
ems clubs. There has been so much
of value to me this year." said Charles
Fischer, one of the country's greatest
breeders and growers of beef cattle,
that I am already resolved to come
again in 1917
1Associations Got Busy.
The week gave a number of special
contributions to agricultural and in.
dustrial progress, and rural social vel
fare. The women farmers OF the state
perfected an association for promot
ing their interests: the permanent
buildings society launched an educa.
tional campaign which will be backed
by $4,000 fund; the dairy cattle
breeders took steps for closer coopera
ton; the Hereford breeders of the
state perfected a permanent organiza
ton, the nurseryman of the state chose
officers to promote a new society fol-
their welfare; the seedmen took steps
toward effecting a similar organiza
ton; the cow testing associations OF
Iowa chose officers to proceed with the
completion of an organization for their
mutual interest; the civic improve
ment club leaders worked out plans
for community betterment In Iowa in
1916; representatives of the Iowa Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs worked out
plans for a state wide campaign fol
"baby week" in Iowa. Those represent
some of the concrete results, but they
do not take account of the inspiration
and helpfulness that will 60 back to
every community in the state through
the 1900 folks who came to Ames and
which will be expressed in better farm
ing, better business, better home max
ing, better living and better commun
ity building.
There were many notable meetings
during the week, but the climax was
capped with the Iowa farmers banquet
which filled to capacity the largest din
ing hall available. The menu wae
made up largely of college farm pro
ducts, ranging from prize college beef
to apples and ice cream. The speak
ers, Ed. Steen Of West Liberty, Wood
worth Clum Of Davenport, Rev. J. G
White of Maloy, Dean Catherine j
MacKay and Dean G. F.. Curtiss Of the
college, and w. w. Marsh of Waterloo
all touched upon Iowa's wonderful nat
ural resources and urged Iowa folks tc
use to even better advantage wha,
they have. Lets follow the example
of the hen and do more advertising,
urged Dean Curtiss. Let us take stock
of ourselves more frequently Is bust