Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-04

With a total membership of 100, OF
whom $40 are men and 100 are women.
the Kennebec Farm Bureau will close
the year 1925 with the largest MEM
bership 1t has had since 1921 and the
largest membership Of women there
has ever been In any county farm bu-
reau organization in the State.
These figures were incorporated IN
the report of H. A. Plummer of Ben
ton, president Of the Kennebec Farm
Bureau, given at the apnual meeting
of the organization held yesterday at
the Augusta Y. M. c. A., at which over
TOO members, officers and project lead
ers were in attendance. The meeting
occupied both the morning and after
noon.
oMcers Reelected
II. A. Plummer was reelected presi-
dent of the Farm Bureau at the meet
ing, M. /. knight Of Oakland was re-
elected vice president, and N. Merle
Grover of Augusta was reelected Sec
retary-treasurer.
The following project leaders were
also elected: Accounts leader, M.
Parker. Farmingdale; crops, u. 2. OIL
yer. Oakland: livestock, II. r. Hysom,
China; orchards, E. w. Towle. Wins
low: poultry, p. A. Thaanum, Jr., Win
throp; forestry. D. r. Small, Lltch-
field: clubs, Mrs. w. A. Nickerson'
Readfield; foods. Mrs. Dorcas Creed
Sidney; household management, Mrs'
ID. E. Foster, Augusta; clothing, Mrs
b. L. Taylor. Farmingdaie.
Dx. Thomas . speaker
mr. Aurustus O. Thomas, state COM
missioner of education, one OF the
sneakers at the afternoon session, gave
an address on 1.-THE Problems OF Ru-
raj Education" He said in part:
lone of the greatest handicans IN
tbe development of rural education is
the matter of finance. Our country
towns have little property. Every
thing the people have Is in sight. me
cattle ON the hills cannot be hlooeh.
they are subject to heavy direct TAX
alton. The smallness of the resources
and the required heavy taxation my
tify the people. Some or THESE uowns
are paying a. municipal tax an INC
way from 40 mills to 20 mills ana are re
paying school tax from ~ -
ing TX mills for scbools-twlce as
,n,,ch for schools as most towns are
having for all municipal purposes.
..Rv the workings Of the state school
f,,nd law towns with high tax rates
receive money from the state equan1,%
tion fund and towns with extremely
hieh tax rates receive proportioiase
aroount more. Any town which nhos
;tss1f overburdened with tax may now
And relief through the state. Ihere
1. also a fund for special aid 70 towns
and for the encouragement OF proeau $50,
sive educational movements. II town
il heavily taxed and yet seeks wen
trained teachers, the state WIZ w.
tribute. If the schools OF the ,o" .as,rs
poorly equipped and the peop nc. State
q more complete equip'neA''
will contribute" u,rv
~ Thomas named the following
Ave- problems as those confrontns
,.,,r,l education today: % the ques-
t;nn IF finance. which is absolutely
=. s;c. (2) the securing OF Wen
trs;ned experienced teachers. sol
10 ,vsy,np child population and the
la altered areas: az the question OF
transportation for rurai ths old
and (5) the OVERCOMING u nat In
psychology that change ~
progress. economics
At the morning session MISS i,oma
err McGinnis, professor o. ,1a;na
Economies at University of Name MAI ,a
gave an address on "opportuni.'ess h ~
Home Economies, IN Will 'V; MA
said that scientific home making EYES Wso
"a fully important az s s. mo =
farming, citing that the latter eva. mar
once laughed at and that ING
will soon come into Its own.
The aim of the home economies me
course She stated. was to teach pet
ter home making, teach a giri .h bo
cational training in the event , Ina
she would be obliged to support nc
self and to give her liberal educa