The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-04
FARMERS WEEK.

Beginning next Monday will be held a series OF
meetings at the Montana State College, continuing
until the 14th under the caption Of Farmers
Week" The business of these meetings will be
% bring together not only the farmers OF the
state, but the bankers, the high school boys, and
f they are wise--the merchants, doctors, law
yers. and preachers of the entire community.
The annual Farmers Week should not be
looked upon by men and women as being for the
especial interest of those who devote their entire
ime, or who make their home upon the farm. 1t
vas primarily for that purpose only that the
Farmers Week was instituted. Yet 1t is not eX-
clusively for farmers only. Nothing could be
farther from the real intent or purpose. The
fundamentals of better farming are, to be sure,
he source and object of these meetings, the pur-
pose to instruct and assist the farmer in max
ng more out of his farm.
1t will be the best week of instruction that any
nan can put in, whether he is farming a farm or
. grocery store. Every merchant of Bozeman,
Three Forks, Belgrade, Manhattan, in fact OF
every city, who will attend the meetings will learn
5Omething of value to him in his own line OF
business. The educational features are not con-
med strictly to farm products, the lectures will
cover many other features of wide and varied in
crest.
To the business men of BOZeman especially,
farmers Week should be one Of Importance.
Zach should find the time-or take the time-to
lttend some Of the sessions. No time will be
wasted, which the business men of the city devOtes
0 hearing the messages that will be delivered,
3ut valuable knowledge can be obtained. Too lit
lie time is given, too little thought is devoted, by
he men in the marts of trade, to the educational
Institution "on the hill" It is one of the import
mt, in fact the most important part of BOzeman.
Zach wear there are about one thousand students
ttending the college from all parts Of Montana
md other states. These young people are at the
age when they observe, and carry long in their
memory, the attitude Of those with whom they
come in contact. The faculty is a part of the city
-tself.
The student is the best advertiser in the world
He can carry a n message of good will or a word OF
eproach for the city in which he is acquiring tht
preparation for his life work. The citizens, anC
especially the business establishments of Bozema1
should bear this in mind at all time. More of th'
spirit of friendly and interested Relationship
should be developed than exists toward the col
ege by the business men. The Farmers Weel
gives one Of the many opportunities to show tina
interest.
There is no question of the pride taken by tn
people of Bozeman in the Montana State College
The fault lies in not showing it in action rattle
han by merely Dragging about it. When
stranger is in The city, those who know him, shoul
see to it that one Of the first acts Of entertainer
is an inspection of the great educational institl
ton con The hill" In showing others the co
lege, its fine building and beautiful grounds, OF
becomes familiar with every feature of the i
s%titution. Each tour Of inspection will reve
something new and interesting. There will gro
up a better understanding of the labor and a
Invites Of those men and women who are carr
ing on the work.
By becoming more familiar with the college,
buildings and what they are used for, and t
people there, the merchants of Bozeman will fl
themselves taking more active part in its labol
1t will not be necessary to wait for some spec
occasion like the Farmers Week to get up int
est enough to go there. But to get the start,
make a beginning, to open the new year with G
more added useful responsibility that will c.
only a few minutes effort, the Farmers Week p
gram offers an excellent opportunity.