The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-04-07
The World Agricultural Society
A PRODUCT OF THE WAR
BY Marshall E. Vaughn


from the day Of the Amste November H. 1915 to June 90
1912 Treaty signed. This
uwritt chapter deals with the educational and welfare work
carried the camp cencrs with the
santly shifting and changing personnel Of soldiers Three
had been appointed educational commissioners
auspices Of the V NJ G. A-Dr Kenyon
Amherst Massachusetts, John Erskn
umbia University and Dr. Frank Spaudng head Of the De-
partmcnt Of Education Yale Shortly after the Armsce the
which had been launched by the V NJ C. A.
transferred 10 the army and with more than three hundred men
Of the Y. NJ G. A. service This
army Of Army Educational Corp
became the advisors and the directors Of the educational work.
while the executive and administrative vested in the
regular army officers. The educational work divided
three classes The university purely academic training was
under the direction Of Dr Eskr all the vocational and profess
rHl work under the direction Of Dr. Buterded and the ee
mcutary the H,cratcs
Of Srauing. became pretty generally known
agricultural the army schools vecst AMI
the interesting work in the A. f. f. 1t opportu
nifty for Interested in agriculture and country life problems
combine under the leading agrct.tusts Of American
French. Belgium, English study
and under practical conditions It the OPP
poruny for practical demonstration and for the study Of
paravc agriculture that these had Soldiers attended
the lectures given by number of presidents Of agricultural
eges and by still larger number Of deans Of agricultural schools
besides daily presided graduates
leading agricultural schools this country
study Of agriculture was promoted by frequent visits TO nearby
Agricultural clubs organized every camp
and central A. F. F. agricultural club organized Beaunc
France. the American University for soldiers located
The agricultural work at Baun eliminated in nerna
onal conference aguur" with representatives from Eng
land. Wales Canada. France Belgium and the United States
This lasted three days and the world aspect
n result manifested tn"
A. f. club and the Of the international
conference agriculture the first taken for the for
nation Of World Agricultural Society. many charter
members enrolled the soldiers and the Army Educa
Corps World Agricultural Society today estab
ished fact publishing magazine, "Word Agriculture
and the principle Of the organization is sound and the plan feast
BILE 1T fellowship of individuals and organizations interest
ed in world Of agriculture and country life. Its fun
damental the promotion Of better understanding
individuals and nations matters connected with the production
distribution and consumption Of agricultural products II
poses gather and publish information regarding the by
which agricultural commodities marketed and used
believing that such knowledge essential to the establishment of
relationships between producers and 1t is in
urtheng all agencies designed better the cond
Of country life and hopes furnish forum where agricu
policies be considered and correlated" Societies have
already organized in France Belgium England Canada and
the Twenty countries have members in this
These include Denmark whose solution of the agricultural
problem lesson for the world; China, who is
graphing famine where members gathering
information the relation between the food given section
consumes which produces and other countries
who have problems peculiarly their that should be of interest
to every producer America These organized societies all bound
topeber by one the right
direction should the support of fowardookng
citizen.