Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-06-14
500 TO ATTEND
CITRUS SCHOOL
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Delegates From Various
Communities Attend Meet
ing to Discuss Details

Eight hundred people are expected
30 attend the citrus growers school to
b. held in Brownsville and Harlingen
for four days. beginning June 26.
This will be the first time that a
school such as this has been held in
Brownsville and the Valley. and it is
thought that il this effort is success
schools will be held during succeeding
years and certificates awarded To those
passing EXAMINATIONS given on the work
of the school.
Last night delegates from surround
ing communities assembled in the
Chamber Of Commerce rooms and ap-
POINTED teachers and attended to va
rious other details cf the proposed
schools. The school will start Monday.
June .6, and last through Thursday.
School hours for the session are from
1::W 10 II "a. m. and 1:D 10 4 y. M.
There will be a special school on We'd
nssday night here and on Thursday
night IN Ilarlingen.
The teachers are divided into two
groups with George w Jackson, dis
irist fnria agent at the head of ole, and
l.. H. Alsmeyer mt the head of the 9TH
er. aud rnrh group will teach two days
al one place AMI 90 10 the other place
to teach during the other two days. The
tenn of Mr.. .Alsmeyer includes W. Ill
Lanham. assistant director If cXtcn.
s,on servicc. prof. \. +. Potts. pro-
fcssur Of Horticulture nj \. X NJ Col
lrgr. W. III. Fricad Of Rio lIondo ana
!. A. hi, kman. president of the R;J
Grade Valley Citrus Growers Tx
change. Teachers with Mr.. Jackson will
he; u. H. Reppert. extension service
rutomologist. f.. W. IIalStcad. citrus
.ankrr INSPECTOR. T. &. Richardson 81
l.s ford. Sam Baker of Los Fresnos,
and J. II. Chambers. Jr. of iIarlingcn
Miss Myrtle i.oyelacc. home drmonstrn-
tion agent. will also lie with Ire latter
group.
The mornings will be devoted 10 lee
lures and the afternoons To field WORK
such u pruning, budding and the like
Prafessor Potts will give an illustrated
iccture AT the. night session Wednesday
and has over 200 slides for that pur-
pose. Il is hoped that band concert
may he held preceding this lecture. o.
Monday afternoon three reel picture
will bs sbown M one Of the local thea
tsrs. the first reel being devoted Ia the
advantages of growing commercial dtt-
es instead Of dates which are only or
namentai. aud the other reels to the
safeguarding cf citrus trees by fumiTa-
tion.
IL Is planned to hold various kinds ot
ehort entertainments. songs. rccitals.
and the like. between lectures Ia keep
Int hn
4 Kirby has pren given charge Of ar
ranging this part Of tho program.
An important feature of the school
will Ice a question box. in charge of J..
r. IIrckaday and G. l.. .Icssup. There
will he similar box nj the lIarlingcn
school. Persons desiring questions
answered may place them in these box
rs and the question, : viii he taken up
during the lectures or following Them
according Ia the time that they ar.
piacrd in the box. II was decided NJ
the meeting not 10 serve dinners TO
those attending the schpol.
I'm regard t. dcmonstra raiions. 'hs
Eagle Pass Lumber Go. has agreed 10
furnish large force spraycr, mounted
on a truck. for the use of the school
These on the demonstration commit
e." are: IL. u. Banker. w. ]. Alrich
md 4. NJ. Tnndv. \ publicity com
mi,icr consisting II 4. r.. .'rssrp. Gcor-
&c French and 4. NJ. Tandy was AZ.
pointed.
In correction with the school Nh
Alsmeyer ~ planning to send out 900
mineographcd letters 20 variousc per
sons explaining the school to them anil
asking them 10 attend. Everyone is
welcome and M charge in made.