Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-12-09
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The Friday afternoon session of
the Sank Country Life association was
very interesting. AS first number,
Miss Stephanie Schultz rendered a
delightful solo. The speakers were R..
B. Griggs of Baraboo and Mrs. Car
berry and Mrs Kedzie Jones Of
Madison.
r. B. Griggs spoke first and had for
his subject, Improved Roads-Relo-
cations and Repairs AS this gentle
man has for several years been a
member Of the highway commission
and was one of the committee to lay
out the first road system, he is well
versed on such topic and his address
was instrutiye as well as entertaining.
In relocating road there is always
the question as to whether it will
really be an improvement or whether
there is any advantage gained in so
doing. Bad corners and steep grades
are sometimes eliminated by slight
changes in the road. However, the
greatest problem, the speaker said is
the maintenance Of these roads after
they are built. Automobile license
money is used ON the highways Ten
per cent of this money is used for the
expenses of the highway committee,
Is per cent of the remainder for road
construction and so per cent of the
remainder is applied to good use
on state trunk highways while the
balance is used on those roads out
side Of the state trunk lines.
Last year the committee expended
S271 per mile on the roads on which
they worked and this year they spent
$3.50 per mile for 1873 miles.
The speaker also stated that they
ceived many complaints, but these
seldom come in a good natured way.
Recreation For All
The second speaker was Mrs. Car
berry who had for topiE, Parent
Teacher Association She told how
an organization of this kind was first
established in Washington, D. G. in
1897 by Mrs. Theodore Berney and
Mrs. Phoebe Hirst who considered the
need of help, both to children and to
mothers. This organization was call
ed the National Congress Of Mothers.
Now the splendid idea has spread
through thirty-six states and has 2O0,-
900 members in the United States.
Mrs. Carberry said it was absolute
ly necessary because of two reasons,
namely, to develop community con
seriousness and to provide the right
sort of recreation for children, moth
ers and teachers. The speaker named
the pool hall, the dance hall, auto
ing and street walking as the four
worst menaces to civilization. The
purpose Of such an organization ID
that the homes and schools may
work in close cooperation and it in
cludes all people no matter what sex,
race, nationality or age.
Homemakers' Problems
The Jnir> and IA Spea-l was
Mrs. Nellie Kedzie Jones, whose sub
ject was "Homemakers' Problems. '
She spoke of how people talk about
what very fine crops they raise on
their farms, but they do not stop to
consider what a precious crop is that
of the growing boys and girls. What
| is done for the children of our nation
is done for our Wisconsin and even
! for the nation.
Then, too, Mrs. Jones said that in
| the age of today there is no such thing
as mans work or womar's work but
that both sexes must work together
| to obtain the best results. This is
the only way in which to get things
well done and to make all efforts
show results.
The speaker said tho biggest home
problem she knew Of was that of the
keep boys and girls on the farms waA
to improve the farm homes and to
| make them more comfortable and
attractive.
| Home Economics Courses
Mrs. Jones advocates short courses
/ in home economics especially in the
case. Of young girls who have left
school and wish to prepare for keep
ing up a home of their own. As a
result Of this the children would have
much healthier bodies and these well
nourished folk can more easily resis
disease.
| The speaker also highly recommend
led that the serving of warm lunches
in rural schools be continued.
| A few questions were asked and the
speakers gladly answered them.
| Friday Evening Meeting
| Friday evening the conference was
continued. The program was exceed
Iingly interesting. The community
chorus rendered two very pleasing vo-
cal selections after which an address,
Practical Power" was given by Mrs.
| Nellie Kedzie Jones. The speaker,
among other things said that always
one should mt his hest thought on the