Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-20
1900 OEXPECTED
At ACCIE SHORT
COURSE MONDAY
MANY Notable Speakers
On Schedule For
Week

lum Monday morning at S:l5 O'Clock
with a number of distinguished men
and women from all elsewhere par
ticipating in the lectures. The course
will continue throughout the week,
with a special study hour for each
hour of the day.
State speakers who will contribute
to the programe throughout the week
will be Chas. e. Kellogg, NJ c. Gay,
H. W Harvey, G. V. Cunningham,
Paul Tabor. all of Athens, together
with George Staigg. DR.. J. P. Faux
ner. f. c. Mann, H. f. Welchel. G..
B. Culpepper, DR.. Andrew Soule,
C. A. Cobb, Miss Ola Sammons,
Miss Bonnie Parkman, Mrs. W. H..
Gurr, Mrs. Hettie White, Miss Jesie
Fortson, and for Americus Miss Ev-
elyn Bullard, Mrs Olin Williams and
Mrs. j. G. Hinson.
Saturdays program will have for
it's speakers Dr. Andrew Soule, head
of the State College of Agriculture at
Athens, will be on the program for
Saturday and will give talks on the
work of, agriculture throug the state.
C. A. Cobb, editor of the Southern
Ruralist, will also have place on
Saturdays program, thus ending the
six days with progra mof unusual
interest.
A large number of Sumter county
people have signified their intention
to attend the course, and it is eX-
pectcd that not fewer than 1900 per
sons will attend the programs during
the week. The short course will mark
a new field for the scope Of the Aggje
school here, and its continuance viii
be possible from year to year
through the support which is given IT
by Americus Sumter county and the
Third district,
rionday's Features
Monday will be general organlza-
ton day, with the assignment of work.
in each department, of which G. V.
Cunningham, of Athens, state super
visor Of farm club work. will be in
charge. He will direct the work of
lining up all the various clubs which
will be represented in the short
course, and will give a talk on the
advantage of cooperative work. II.
w. Harvey, also of Athens, and
landscape gardener of note, will in
struct in the matter of Identification
of school grounds.
The woman's department on Mon
dav will be in charge of the clubs
with their leaders and directors. and
the study for the dav will be picking
and preserving. Basketry and stem
Cling will also be taken up, as this
branch of work has been stressed
during this years work in the various
schools.
Tuesdays Specials
Tuesday will be given over to the
study of livestock and dairylng, with
lectures on the special ADAPTATION Of
this section to the growing of fne
cattle. Chas. F. Kellogg, of Athens;
swine specialist, will be in charge OF
this department, and will glVe Vaina-
Bile instruction concerning the grow
ing of fine herds.
A special feature Of Tuesday 5 pro-
gram will be the presence OF George
Staipg, of the life saving department.
of thc Red Cross work, who Will lee.
tnre at the college on the means OF
eavinp lives and will demonstrate ms
methods at Kidd's Mill in q practical
wav. Mr.. Staigg will probably give
his demonstration in the water about
o'clock in the afternoon. when cars
will be ready to convey those intef-
ested in his demonstration to the
pond, ,L &C
Tho state College of Agriculture, VIII
also lecture throughout the gay o"
permanent pastures.
Miss Bonnie Parkman, county
i>aoent of Chattahoochee, Webster ana
ctowafr counties. assisted by MISS
ola Sammons, will be in charge oil
tbe woman's program for Tuesday
c;vino snccial instruction IN the can
nino of tomatoes. Mrs. w. H. Gurr'
,, nf Dawson. and Mrs. J. G. Hlnson'
of tb@ Appie faculty, will lecture Oh
oau,;,,o 20 Giving practical demonstra-
ions Mrs. Hettie White and Miss
Iossio Fortson. of Muscogee county,
r,iIl demonstrate picking and pre-
saving The butter demonstration
viii he /. charge Of Mrs Olin Will
Iio,ns f Sumter. and Miss Fortson,
Miss EVELYN Bullard. district county
agent, will talk OH TIE necessary
! recreation tor SCuueiIIs'
DR.. Faulkner "Wednesday.
Wednesdays program Will bcg'91
with lectures on dairy, livestock ana
| ,alilfry witt PAUL TabCr and Ghas.
! Kellogg in charge Of the program. Dr.
/ I p FaFai6ner. president OF the
sfafe hoari ci Eealth, viii lecture on
,he subiecr. Esppiness in Old Age
| Through Clean Living in 4on1h,
| which is said to be one of the nhes'
expositions of the blessings to pc oe. s,
rived from correct living IN yoqIh
ever heard on the platform. Vegeta'
/ ble canning will be discussed by MIS-
Parkman and Miss Sammons. 20
4 gether with poultry work and step.
toward Judging by Miss Bullard. GaI
4 dens will be discussed by Miss fort
son and Mrs. White, with bassketF,
and stenciling under the direction 0
! all-+he women in rharge.
thursdays Program =,
Thursday program will begin VII,
lecture on Oral Hygiene, by Dr. N