The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
TWO governors
ARE ON PROGRAM
Rural Life Conference at
State Normal Has Big
Attendance.

The first country life conference to
be attempted in West Tennessee, con-
vened at IL o'clock Monday morning
at the West Tennessee normal school,
with. Dr. A. R. Kincannon, president
of the school, presiding Between 400
and 500 rural teachers, school board
members, school superintendent and
others interested in the improvement
OF rural communities through the
| schools, are In attendance. Not only
West Tennessee but the tri-state ter
ritory is well represented.
The conference will continue until
July 2S, inclusive. emitting Saturday Of
this week and Sunday OF next week.
The biggest days of the conference will
be Thursday and Friday OF this week
DR.. Bruce r. Payne, president of Pea
| body college, of Nashville, will address
the conference Thursday. his subject
being What Education Owes to Rural
development" The day will be "coun-
| ty superintendents' day
Two governors, c. H. Brough, of Ar
kansas, and A. H. Roberts, of Tennessee,
| are on the program for Friday and, the
| day viii be "all rally day" Albert H.
Williams, state superintendent OF
schools also will speak on this day.
George R. James, president of the
will make the first speech of the con
ference at $50 Monday evening and will
take for his topic the Importance of
Country Life Development"
The program includes good speakers
| for each day but one of the chief events
| table discussions Of rural problems. One
Of the leaders in these discussions will
be s. l.. Wilson, of Mississippi, su-
pervisor of rural life work in that
state for the federal department OF ag-
ricnlture. He will arrive Tuesday.
The discussions Of the health OF rural
communities will be led by DR.. Frick,
of Memphis who has charge Of malarial
control work in the 21 counties of West
Tennessee. DIR. Arthur S. Jacobs, OF
Memphis, will lead a discussion on
How to Feed Children"
Many other country life problems
will be discussed in symposium.
| The following Is the formal program:
July 2S--George r. James, president
of William r. Moore Dry Goods COM
pany Importance of Country Life De-
June 24.-Dr. f. R. Lloyd, director
of Memphis bureau of farm develop
Mississippi" DR.. TAFT Butler, editor OF
the Progressive Farmer. What Are We
| Doing for the Country People?"
June &c. p. j. Mooney, managing
editor Of the Commercial Appeal, THE
Public Press and Rural Life"
| June zo.-Dr. Bruce II. Payne. preSi-
dent of Peabody college, What Edu-
cation Owes to Rural Deelopment."
| June 27-Gov. A. II. Roberts, Gov. C.
H. Brough. of Arkansas, and State Su-
perintendent Williams.
| June 30-Bolton Smith, by What
Means Shall the White Man Rule?
July 1--P. P. Claxton, United States
commissioner Of education; George
Merris, editor OF The Memphis News
Scimitar, Some. Broader Aspects Of
Rural Education"
| July Charles A. Keffer, director
| of extension work In Tennessee, What
the Extension Work Is Doing for the
Rural Section.
July 3-Rev. C. H. Williamson, Phi. D.,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian church,
How the Church Aids Rural Life"
Others not on the list who have been
asked during the conference are Frank
Hayden, president OF the Guaranty Bank
& Trust Co.; w. H. Hayley, acting
secretary of the Memphis Chamber OF
| Commerce; Abe Goodman. president OF
the Commercial Trust and Savings bank
| Tom 9. James, Of Sharkey, Miss: w
M. Landess, county agricultural agent
and Elwood Lloyd, secretary of the
Memphis Automobile club.