Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-02


ground and workshops in which the
hands of boys and girls can be train
ed at the same time the head and
heart are trained We need a com
munity school in which the teacher
and the parent. and the pupil will
assemble in the evening to study com.
munity and other problems. we need
school In which the resources OF the
| state will be studied. We need
school in which boys clubs and girls
clubs will be organized to study farm.
ling and other industries Of the com.
munity. ss
The schoolhOuse ought to be meet
ing place for the merchant and ti1e
farmer to meet and exchange ideas.
The best means Of eradicating pre-
JUDGE in the minds of one class against
the other is to have the two classes
meet together. We are too often
prone to believe that special prepare
ton must be made for such an occa-s
sion. If there is desire for picnic.
the custom now Is to send away for
some one to come and make speech.
The habit should be to get together
and let the local people exchange
ideas. I do not mean that 1t is not
to advantage once in while to Inn
port speaker, but usually there are
those in the community who are, bet.
ter than the imported product. Vi
Our Revolutionary fathers, when
they wrote the constitution. were spe.
cif1c in providing that there should
not be an aristrocracy of blood in this
country. Wherever people are gather
ing together, there is bound to be
some sort Of aristrocracy. We are de-
veloping 1t in this country and have
In the larger centers a well DENIED
=. aristocracy. refer to the aristucracyl
OF wealth.
4: There is one arstocracy that is nat
ural and right, and that is the arts
tocracy Of brains We should respect
and pay homage to that individual. no
matter what his station in life. who
has the mental power to create or tai
bring forth new idea and give it ex.'
preston. Farmers Institutes. harvest
home picnics, jobbing clubs, corn
clubs, buying clubs, and selling cllb6s
and organizations Of various kind thatI
study the problems Of the conimunify.
and then act upon the informafion'
acquired, will do much to bring aboat
public feeling among all OF the spSo.|
pie of the community. 7s'ss \ 4
want to urge upon. you this thouahf.
IN connection with your public Schools
You have a very large investment i'll,
dollars and cents. 1t is today yieldinx
large dividends. but feel that the
dividends are not anywhere nearewhikI
they might be without any increnaal
in the money investment You iise5
your school nine months in the year.
five days in the week, and six hours
In the day. Why not make 1t meet
Ing place for the community, with
books and entertainment, and let M
radiate constantly the best THOUGHT
OF the community? Why not lei ~
bring the people Of the community Ia.
gether in study OF their community
problems and create spirit OF true
democracy, wherein the Individual
who has mental capacity will stand
out and be respected and honored n
| we live In an age Of organizations
| The individual cannot battle alon6
Steam and electricity have annihiIafs
ed space. The human voice can ~
heard round the world and preserve6
for centuries; the eye can reach th1
stars; the ear can catch the music %
the orient. The time for quarreifnS
and quibbling Is past No individual
or community can afford to haye
corns. 81 81
| You scratch my back and I'll scratch
yours, and while these accommodate
lions are going on. sing songs. plaS
games and enjoy the luxuries Of MOI
ern life. Make the community 2
which you live, your community az
the community Of every one who ha11
a part in it. II there are those ~
will not come In, go out and get then
i Loyalty to Iowa.
Iowa has wonderful resources aff
prospects. There is nothing wroH9
with Iowa. We have few citizen8
who see greener pastures on another
hill but only few Sometimes thes9
compare Iowa with the advertisements
Of other states and give Iowa ~
worst Of it. Iowans do not brag about
their state. They don't have to. The1l
can make a good showing by tellin
the truth. A few of cur citizens haU7
believed the wonderful advertisements
Of other states, and, thus becomt1
disappointed, have compared low
with these other states to the discredf1
Of Iowa. Our people are happy, coz
tented ana prosperous. They are III
telligent and generous. .sss$
Our prosperity can be increased
a careful study of our resources. Nh
sicians have caught the harmony fr0
the wind and the ripping Of the watS
but the sweetest strain that evi
touched human ears is the rattle
the ears Of corn on the bangboard
an Iowa cOrnfleld in November.
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