The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-10

average boy Is just getting inter-
ested in looking about FOR a Job
In order 60 get along
In the seven years that John
Fields held that position le suc-
cessfully carried out a sorica of f.eId
ana feeding experiments that -tu
stand as the authority on those sub
jccts In this state lie planned and
bulit some OF the buildings that
stand on the beautiful campus at
Siillwatcr, campus plan which is
the creation OF his brain. Ana no
one ever accused John Fields D.,
wasting any OF the pub,lus money
that passed through hIa hands. In
those scvcn years tho \. ~ ~. col
lege was a harmonious. 7fttc.tu IN
stitutlOn. doing It's work woN end
without friction. it would bc unfair
10 other good mPu and women OF
the faculty az that time e. lead 'he
public to believe thuf Johu Ficus
did IL all lie had the enthusiastic
help OF every member. He worked
IN harmony with the pres dent Che
memhers Of the board Of rogcnts.
and the student body WOrNin1 .l.
gether they got things done ccouom-
ic1lly and efficiently He asked r1
credit, nor asks it now ile was
satisfied 70 got the worthwhile
things done, and that was the end
sought.
Bought Oklahoma Farm journal.
In. 1902 an opportunity came TO
putcnase the Oklahoma Farm Jour.
nal OF Oklahoma city lie and
investigated the proposition and
purchased 1t. / resigned my ularp
at the college and took charge nj
The property until such time as nc
cared to come to Il. It was during
mo four years that followed tina.
John Fields repeatedly turned down
opportunities that came to him ta
leave the agricultural Institution
Tor places paying more money
Among the most temptIn~ was that
TO return to his old college iu Penn
sylNania -- the Pennsylvania state
college TO occupy n position simi-
lar to the one he held gt saltwater
ana carrying more than double the
salary ] have a. suspicion that hal
ho not been pretty strongly ohl.-
gated 10 come to the Farm J0uruai
The republicans of Oklahoma voni
now he running some one else for
governor The Texas experiment
station also tempted him with %
''it n.A TAlilg 10y almost lhlI. lie
was asked 20 go to Munchuria.
hina, 20 undertake an important
educational work for the govern
ment with a time contract attached
that would have caused q lees de-
termincd man 20 leave the work
then in process Of being worked on,
at saltwater for the guidance Of the
farmers OF this state He was also
offered the presidency OF an i'm
portant banking institution iu Okla
homa. This offer had little appeal
for l know he has no particular
liking for that line Of endeavor
however important.
An Editor for 10 Years.
John Fields came to the Okla
homa Farm journal, now the OKLA
homa Farmer, in 1906. There he
has been since. in those lG years
his services To the people OF Okla
homa have been unsclflshly gwen
and !mmeasurable In value. In
those years he has developed and
fixed upon the state an agriculture.
system of safe and sane mot hods.
covering in its scope all it, variety
OF farming cndcavors. Tfe has been
the consistent and persistent adyo-
cate OF better living conditions on
The farms Of better school facilities
for farm children, maintaining that
the children OF country districts
have the came right TO the same
educational advantages that town
and city children have. He has
been and Is the earnest advocate
OF the soundncss OF the principle
that the greatness Of tho state de-
pend3 upon a greater proportion of
hn