Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-14
IOWA COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR
DISCUSSES FARMERS AND
OTHER BUSINESS MEN,"
TWO HUNDRED ATTEND
YEARLY CLUB MEETING
President Pearson, OF Iowa State
College. Unable to Fill Engagement
Head Of Agricultural Economics
Department Substituted - Timely
Topics Discussed by Club Members.

Two hundred or more members or
the Marshalltown Club, with goodly
number of wives, daughters and
sweethearts. Tuesday night attended
the annual dinner of the club at
Shrubs hall The gathering was one
of the largest OF the year and pro-
gram of toasts, covering a wide range
of subjects made a program of unus
ual interest. The principal speaker
was Prof. T.. G. Nourse, head OF the
department OF agricultural economies
Of Iowa state College. As Professor
Nourse explained he was the "un-
happy" substitute for President
Raymond \. Pearson Of the state coll
lege who was unable to come.
President Pearson received an
eleventh hour call TO Des Moines TO
meet with the state board of educa-
ton. Professor Nourse. however
proved a most capable substitute
and speaking on the subject Farmers
and Othe Business Men, presented
his views of the economic side OF bus
mess and agricultural conditions.
The hall was profusely decorated
with the national colors and the high
school saxaphone orchestra furnished
music during the dinner. Or. w. q.
Crowder delivered the invocation and
the assemhlage, standing, sang
america
Toasts on Timely Topics.
A. F. Huh acted as POSTMASTER and
members Of the club responded 10
toasts the subjects being timely. +.
NJ Wilbur. the retiring president,
spoke briefly of the work Of the club,
and Dr. Il. + French. the new excel
i've. responded. Secretary {. II.
Komler read the financial report for
the year and spoke Of club activities
to come. The secretary again refer
red TO his ambition to make the club
a county community organization
with more than 1000 members. and
was encouraged by w. A. buchanan,
: county agent who said the 1000 mark
would be passed with the prospective
farmer memberships.
John Rude. speaking on the sub
jet of Trade Extension" made
some timely suggestions which the
club may profit by.
school Problems" was the sub
jet of a short talk by President G.
". Lawrence. of the school board. and
proved especially timely because of
the recent dissention among thu
teachers. Mr.. Lawrence did not mince
meters ana spoke plainly Of the sit
Uation. The board he said. has open
I'd negotiations with prospective can
didates for tn" principalShip of the
nigh school. but as these men now
have positions which they cannot re-
|inGuiSh the board is not at liberty to
d!Nu!@c names. He asked that the
pI5lic stand back Of the board until
II was in position to make public an
nouncement of its plan for the com
ing year. when. he believed. all diff
rlutiCs would he removed and the
patrons would find that conditions
would be satisfactory to all.
Farm Season Late.
County Agent W A Buchanan
spoke on Farm Production" VITA
subject at this time The farm
season Is three weeks late. he .aIu
and farm labor is costing much more
than it did year ago. Exceptional
activity apparently is necessary 70
assure normal production. Mr.
Buchanan'S hrief talk was punctu-
atcl with bits Of dry humor that
made it entertaining. Indus, rial
! PrODlems' was the subject treated
; by F.. +. Gale
! Professor Nourse. in opening hi
! address, said he had never before
tried 20 make a noise like a college
/ PRESIDENT He referred to the diff
| ficulty in any circumstance of the
| substitute" and especially when try
!! ing to fill the shoes of SO distin-
J -uished a person as Presiden
!, Pearson.
! The old-time farmer" said Mr.
i N""rs", is being trained along bust
|; ross lines" Three impOr ant things
II are entering into this training: First,
social responsibility; second re-
Il sponsibiiity to self, and third, high
4 standard of living
\ As to the social responsibility it is
II being made emphatic that the
Il farmer is custodian Of the
i nations agricultural plant, Mr..
Il Nourse said. As to the
1; second To..I; the farmer IS ,vl,.ins
4 imbued with the service to self and
|! to his family, and thru this becomes
h more impressed with service to his
\ country. which means greater eff
Il fcicncy.
Continuing, he said, higher stan
4 dard of living is a natural result OF
II education is social responsible
H ity and responsibility to self.
/ The standard OF living on the
| farm has greatly improved the past
\ few years with the farmer fndin g
himself a man of business, coping
with the merchant and manufacturer
for business prestige.
Il As 70 Trade Unions.
N Treating trade unionism from an
economic standpoint, Professor
H Nourse declared trade unions had
comitted an objectionable sin--"the
sin of selfshness" An attempt had
been made. he said. to put demand
] for wages above the demand for pro :
| auction. America today needs the
best effort in all lines Of endeavor
and labor to increase production.
He had no criticism of unionism
but pointed merely to the mistake of
organized labor in the most critical
time in the nations history. Eco
nomically unionism has been short
sighted. 1t had seen only the ques-
ton of wage and overlooked the
more important question Of pro-
duction, in which labor should be