The Owosso times., 1916-05-12
Burton Farmers Club.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome sherman
most Hospitality opened the doors of
their home to the members OF the
Burton Farmers club and several
guests, Thursday, May A.
After the dinner and social hour
the club was called to order by the
vice president Mrs. w. j. Brookins.
All joined in singing America. The
devotions were conducted by E. R.
Vincent.
AT this time Mrs. Lee, the visiting
nurse for Shiawassee county, was in
troduced. She is here representing
the TBC association. She is prepar-
ed to visit every rural school in the
county and is willing to address any
gathering of people. Her salary is
paid through the sale of Red Cross
Christmas seals.
Many children have this disease
which may unfold probably in the
prime of life. For it is at this time,
that the most energy is being used,
that the death loss is heaviest. Mich
igan's death loss is $500 per year,
which is more than any middle west
state. Mrs. Lee examines the chill
dren for unfolded or open cases of
tuberculosis and she is desirous of
comforting with the parents as to the
care of the child. Her work here in
this county will be much more sue
cessful if parents will cooperate with
her.
"The Farmers Greatest Problem: "
Mr.. Peterson believes the problem of
many farmers is the conservation of
the soils or preventing our farms
from being enrolled in the roll of
abandoned farms. Owen Snyder
thinks tile drainage is another big
problem, while Mr.. Vincent believes
weeds are problem which we will
have to continually fight to solve.
'The Proper way to Test Seed
Corn" Albert Schultz would plant
the corn which he desires to test out
in sandy soil on the sunny side of a
building where it will have to grow
under the same conditions as in the
field a little later.
L
ed Teacher for our Rural Schools"
Mrs. Clayton Potter read a letter
from the principal of our county
normal, Miss Walsh. There are fif-
ty Of these schools maintained by the
state of Michigan for the sole pur-
pose of improving our rural schools.
1t costs the state nearly 100000 an
nually. In order to enter the nor
NAL the applicant must have COM
pleted eleven grades or hold a sec
ond grade certificate or have taught
two years successfully on a third
grade certificate. Every common
branch Is taught in the normal class
room during the year, such as arith-
metic, geography, history, grammar,
language, orthography, civil govern
ment, reading, penmanship, agricul-
tures music, drawing and physical
training. Besides we give the profess
sional subjects, pedagogy, classroom
management, phycology. We not
only teach the girls these subjects
but show them how to present every
phase of these to the children. In
connection with the normal we have
practice room. Here we have three
grades, fifth, third and first. We or
ganize our program and carry out
our work as far as possible on the
line of rural school needs. Each girl
| teaches a class in this room every
day for six months, having her parti-
! cular class. During the practice
teaching period from January to
June. every girl will have taught in
all of these grades" There was
some discussion or this subject
Some were dissatisfied with. the
| school room management. Others
thought the normal teachers should
be trained to use appliances advised
| by the state to be used in the ruraI
schools such as the heating and ven.
tilating systems. Mrs. Lee said from
her six years experience in observing
rural schools that the time of the
schools was much happier where the
normal teacher was employed.
"If Michigan Farms Were Tile
Drained Could we Compete With
Ohio in Raising Corn?" o. J. Snyder
said, only about one-half of Michi.
gan raises corn, yet the average
is of the whole state. The boys
clubs Of Michigan have raised more
corn per acre than the Ohio boys
The climate of Ohio is no better than
lower Michigan. There is no reason
why lower Michigan If tile drained
Ia drain ever eight or ten rods)
should not equal or exceed Ohio in
raising corn"
Mrs. Brookins entertained us with
an amusing reading my and Ours
and Mr.. Peterson told of learning to
run an automobile" and Jonah"
After the announcement of a fine
program for next month the club was
adjourned to meet Thursday, June I