The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-22
POOR FARM HOMES
These Are Responsible for Boys
Going to the Cities.
C. II. Phipps Places Blame on
the Parents.
SONS CALF FATHERS cow
Many Country Boys Know
Nothing but Work and Sleep.
Proper Environment Would
Keep Them at Home.
SONS CALF FATHERS COW

Unimproved homes on the farm
drive the country boys tc the city,
according to C. r. Phipps. # the Kan
sas State Normal school al Emporia,
who is lecturing before the profess
sional normal institute of the teach
ers of Shawnee county. Homes on the
farms of the state are not rod enough
for the young fellows and so they run
to the cities for modern cCnveniences.
This is the reason for the general in
flux of country boys to the Kansas
cities that was advanced at the morn
ing meeting of the institute
Not only are the fathers and moth
ers to blame for this but here is little
or no attempt made on tie farm to
amuse or to entertain the youth of the
district. Occasional socia4s, dances
and all such programs are common
enough; but there is no attempt made
to improve the home life for the chill
dren. In practically eve~y country
home of the state it is get up. work,
breakfast, dinner, work, supper and
sleep. There is no emphasis laid on
the entertainment of the younger peo-
Pile The human side of the country
lad is soon crushed and he is left a
hard calculating farmer with little or
no interests outside the Iarm gate.
Sons Calf Fathers Cow.
THE sons calf too often grows to
be the fathers cow" This was a
third reason why Kansas farm boys
leave home, advanced by c.. R. Phipps
in his lecture this morning. The son
works for his father for a pittance
and often for nothing. while the city
boy works for some other person and
receives actual cash for his labors.
The farm boy simply lives for nothing,
works for nothing and very seldom
has a good days pay in his purse. The
a iS the of the famllN
and the son feeds the family Golfers,
with no immediate recompense.
1T is no wonder that the farm boys
leave for the city," he declared. The
human side of their nature is abSo-
lutely neglected in their home life O
the farm while in the city the human
side, that is amusement, entertain
ment and real money call from all
sides"
other parts of the morning program
of the Shawnee county professional
normal institute were lectures by H.
B. Wilson. on elementary education,
short talks on Fairgrounds work by
Miss Clara johnson, of Topeka play
grounds, and Miss Lulu Mckee. of the
primary department of the Topeka
schools. w. B. Mooney carried on his
classes in rural education and Miss
Effie Graham conducted two classes
in self expression. Miss Amanda Web
er, of Kansas City, conducted demon
stration schools in music for the at
tending teachers.
With the program nearly half owe,
enrolment in the institute continued
this morning. The attendance This
morning totaled 200, and more teach
ers were expected to arrive this after
noon. The professional institute has
proved so popular this year that it is
practically agreed that similar schools
will be conducted each year.
Demonstration classes IN play
grounds work and story telling will
be conducted each evening of the con-
ference on the state house grounds
| Teachers enrolled in the institute viii
constitute the class and under the d.
rection of Misses Mckee and Johnson
will go thru the school of story telling
and Fairgrounds work.
A cattle judging demonstration vii
| be given for the teachers Thursday
! afternoon at $3.50 o'clock on the ten
/ mis- courts just west of the manua
! training building of the Topeka high
! school. The demonstration will be
made by C. r. Phipps who is lecturins
| on agriculture