Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-23
| 5 COUNTIES
REPRESENTED
At ACCIE HERE
Short Course Gets Under
Way-Dr. Faulkner
Here Tomorrow

With 150 boarding students enroll
ed from 5 counties at the Third Dis
trict Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege here, 60 per cent of whom are
girls, bright-eyed, enthusiastic and
eager for the splendid program Of
lectures, the short course, lasting a
week, got under way Monday At
least so other people, alike interest
ed, come and go in cars daily to at
tend the programs. At least 500 diff
ferent persons are expected to attend
during the week.
Representatives from Sumter,
Schley, Stewart, Randolph, Muscogee,
Mitchell, Macon, Marion, Terrell,
Dooly, Crisp, Harris, Chattahoochee,
Webster and Calhoun are housed in
the commodious do1mitories at the
! college grounds with Principal J. NJ.
France doing all in his power to make
their week comfortable as well as
profitable,
Mondays program was devoted eX-
Clusively to organization, work, with
the assignment of the students to
their rooms, and the placing of the
heads Of club organizations who are
to remain in the building throughout
the week for daily lectures and dem
onstrations. Monday evening
splendid program Of moving pictures
was exhibited in the auditorium.
The daily programs are in charge
Of Fred Whelchel, district agent of
West Georgia, of Columbus, who
spends every moment Of the time
keeping the wheels of the short
course machinery moving so that each
period may be devoted to the great
| est good in the shortest time. To
his efforts are due in part the splen-
| did success of the attendance and
| the aggregation of state speakers
listed.
Women's Activities.
| With 100 women and girls in at
tendance at the college, the woman's
department is filled with interesting
sessions throughout the entire day.
Tuesdays program was especially no
table in that the speakers possess a
statewide reputation for their work
in the various lines. The first dem
onstration Tuesday morning in this
department was with tomato products,
and every imaginable illustration was
used in the demonstration with the
tomato Miss Bonnie Parkman, of
Columbus, and Miss Mae Morris, OF
Dooly county. directed the demon
stration which was attended by al
most every woman and girl in the
building. Following this demonstra-
ton the picking Of cucumbers,. onions
! and gherkins was given, with Mrs.
Hettie White. of Harris county, and
Miss Jessie Fortson in charge.
Mrs. W. II: Gurr, of Terrell coun-
tv. directed the period devoted to
demonstration in sewing, after which
the feature of the program was cen
tered in the lecture by Miss Marie
Anderson. special agent sent out by
1 the State College of Agriculture, on
"The Proper Type of Dress for High
School Girl"
Mrs. Olin Williams, home econom-
les agent for Sumter county, gave
a demonstration in butter making, re-
i vealing the numberless wrong ways
to handle butter to the one perfect
and advantageous one. MISS Evelyn
Bullard, of the faculty of the col
legp. gave a lecture on Foods and
, Food Values" which was especially
t noteworthy. Miss Anderson. who has
charge throughout the week of the
: recreation hour, gave a demonstra-
ton on all work and no play with
4 its attendant evil effect.
| Boys See Pastures.
psul Tabor, pasture expert OF the
t State College of Agriculture, IN com
f panv with 60 boys from the various
: counties, visited during the morning
: five splendid pastures IN Sumter
county. the Oliver & Barrow pasture
the Bell pasture, the Josey pasture
the Wise pasture and the Hale pas
:. ture. where he demonstrated to then
j. the value Of certain grasses IN the
# Iowlands. The grasses specifically
n mentioned were Dallas, Carpet Grass
e and White Glover.
IS Chas, Kellogg, Prof. Breach anC
Il Mr.. Tabor, all of the State COLLEGE
of Agriculture, were the speakers foI
Tuesday program. ...
Tuesday afternoon George Staigg
! expert swimmer and member o
thp Red Cross life saving corps, wa
>, to give a practical demonstration a
# 9 o'clock in the afternoon at Nc
II Maths Mil, five miles from Amerl
~ Gus. at which more than 800 specta
- tors were expected to be present, H
y, was to give lessons in resuscltatlon
u life saving methods, self-preserva
al al tion. together with splendid exhibi
6 tions Of his own feats.
Wednesdays Program.
f. Wednesdays program will be Civ
- en- over to the discussion Of live stool
and pastured, with Paul Tabor Civ,
ing the lecture on Grasses Chas
Il, 'e Kellogg will speak on Hogs, Will,
~ Prof Broach will take for his sub
- Maths Mill on swimming and life
Itt o'clcck Mr.. Staigg will speak espe
>. cially to the children and young peo
:, y people on First Aids" Dr.. B. +
VI Bond. county health physician, vii
i introduce DR. J. P. Faulkner. preSi
"a - dent of the state board of health
i, n who. will deliver his famous lectur.
III on "Happiness in Old Age Througl
Clean Living in Youth" His them