The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-08

side our natural resources our plants
ann our animals, the greatest source
and our animals, the greatest source
DO, by our educational facilities,
Your prohloms Of the present differ
greatly from those az the past. In
1910 we had homogeneous people
now we have many dinerent natlon-
alities. each with It's own tradluons
and IN many instances sun speaKlns l.ss
own language TO bring. order out OF
this chaos We are dependent upon our
public schools.
more than half our population are
In the rural schools. Our clues are
dependent upon the production oil these
farm people, and yet me Doy as CON
dItions now q, In penhlized for re-
mining on the farm penullzed by poor
teachers barn ike buildings and poor
educatlonal equipment. IL Is to the
interest II TIE city that the boy re-
mains OIL the farm, hence the city must
helm to improve our rural schools,
Next TO the rural schools of the
state III problems Of research, instruc-
tlon of It's student body and extension
OF it's campus 10 the boriers OF the
state are the greatest problems facing
a state university.
Whole state Is v. It's Campus.
Taking the state rs our campus we
are studying tre problems Of our whole
people. We touched 800, 900 people last
wear through our extension work In
home economies and agriculture. we
have experimental farms at Columbia,
at jackson ana at hnoNNllle, Whei
under controlled conditions we expef
ment with every kind Of soil found IN
the state Of Tennesroe. The result Of
our research work II taught not only
to our resident student body, but
through our extension workers to the
state ~ large,
"rhere are q 900 people IN Tennessee
s.Dig ,t1tll ~
the 500 600 home making women. whom
we endeavor to help We go out and
study the ~ oblems Of the dentist. the
doctor, the lawyer ana siye the BEN
Gifts Of our research to the students
preparing for those professions IN our
colleges. and also through our exten :
sion work To those actually engaged IN
the profC sslOns,
There are $4,000 people employed
in commerce, Their problems too, are
ours, and these people receive our help
Though "A hundred years old, The
university had no state help until 1905
In 1917 II was given an appropriation
which has made possible an Increased
usefulness hitherto Impossible:
ION Juno 6 and We are dodicatine
two magnificent buildings on our can
nus, being built through these FUNDS
and / hope that representatives OF tina
club will meet there with the repre-
sontatIves Of OF her organization
throughout the state TO help us ceie'
bratb."
Club Business.
During tho business session u wai
decided that the club would give
Chrlstmas tree for the children OF tht
open -air school. and Mrs. ID. II. Beck
ham was appointed chairman OF ar
rnngements. Mrs Harry Wise, chair
man OF the child welfare departmen
OF the club announced that $500 hat
been realized from the recent enter
tainment given by the club for Tn
benefit OF tho open -air school. also tina
the Harry Wise creamery would provide
Ice cream for the Christmas tree en-
tertainmeni. =
Mrs. Harry Lacey gave a report o
n conference with Commissioner WaSs
man concerning the establishment
a community play ground for children
on the auditorium site at the corne
OF McCallie avenue and Lindsay street
in which he stated that the play groun'
win be furn shed with swings ana othe
facilities Mrs. Henry Eager, chair
man Of the riyics department. made
report OF conference OF her commit e.
with COMMISSIONER Bass In regard &
the club cooperating In municipa
housekeeping.
Mrs Y. l. Alternately directed tn
program. Those taking part ana Civ
ing most excellent papers we're Mrs
Walter Cline, Mrs, W. a Weaver Mis-
Lonnie Norton read Vachel Lindsay
"The Congo" and Mrs. Adolnh Shu
maker sang group OF songs. Mis-
Mary Ferguson gave n reading "Mendin
Fences" by Frost.