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bill opposing the acceptance et such assistance and co- operation ns has been given by the

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ost,--,.t..,., __.,,.,,\ » _ _ffl i§'“é“..‘&."`§.lil`.`.f. ` ` (`91"»_f|};-"" ment ou the ground

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1-itizen. .\ir. John D. Rockefeller is the fourzrier of the fund which the General ldducatiou liourd has alimiuistered, and that the action of the Senate was di- rected chiefly toward him was freely slated during the debate on tha subject. Some Senators who felt that thrive had

been no impropricty in the activities oi thu General l']ducnti0u lloard at an- other time were apprehensive that under hilniinr conditions undue power might be exercised by private citizens, and ¢l'\`l`@f0l"> HWY voted in favor of the bill, flllllffllt-Ill iilL’.V had no auimus against the liockefclicrs.

\\'hc-rever the new education has been

enrrled in the South, strengthening the Stale universities and offering oppor- tunities in the remote rural communities, the name of Dr. Wallace linttrlck, of the General Education Board, is well known. Dr. Buttrick has been secretary of the Board since its establishment in 1902. The I_ionrd was liberallly endowed by Mr. John D. Rockefeller for the pur- Dlluc of promoting educational endeavor in all directions and iu all sections of the country. In pursuance of this pur- hosc-Dr. Buttrick has spent much of his time in tl\e field, seeking things to do and observing work in progress. While the Board has given generously to col- leges and universities it may be said to be especially interested in agricultural. vocational and domestic education. On his recent tour of inspection I)r. But- trick was accompanied by Mr. Abrahrun lflcxner, who has recently become his associate in the offices ofthe Board.

¢` Boards Work ls Unique.

Tho work of the General Education

Board is unique. It seeks to co~opcratc with the local centres of education ai- rcady established and with the federal Department of Agriculture, largely hy financial support, which makes it pos- sible to develop the resources of neg- lected districts and to train boys and girls for economic independence. It has Siren millions of dollars wherever it has been shown that they would increase the efficiency of n comumnity. nnd it is W0' pared to continue and extend support, upon the recomnlendntinn and advice of authorities. either lo-*al or nllii0lll\|-

Ivo, the fl,-gg three years of its existence

tho Board`s activities consisted chicfli' in sending representatives to make 11 thorough study of the status ot edues- tion in the South. As n result of till! study the members ot the Board decided that the ‘resign need of that section of the country was to introduce more ef- fective methods ot tnrmlns- Elshly I1" cent of the people of the South live in the country and depend upon 0¥l'l°\1|'“"°‘ for their support. Ths very but my °f hcilllnll "W

South to help itself. therefore. wal t0 enable the farmers. cloevidlly 01° b°Y' sad girls, to work the had and to hnndll its products more intelligently and mv" effectively. In the enum ot its investi- gation the representatives ot the Board learned ol the vrork that had been done by Dr. Seaman A. Knapp ll* "¥‘“"'g the boil weevli for the s°Y¢l‘“"°°'"' '"’ proposed that if his work at showinsv on uma-r :ww to rum on rm f<»}'\4»

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farming tha Board would pny the ex- penses entailed. The Secretary of Agri- culture agreed that Dr. Knapp should take charge of the work in other States than '_[‘ex|u: and Louisiana, in which he had been carrying on the ralnpnigrn against the bell \vs~evil. ami the Gt-nernl Iioard of ldducntiou paid the hills, the appropriations for that purpose sium- 1ii0G amounting to about -“3l~i|‘lll~ili`0< The results of this work are <'xt|'e1uel_v interesting. What the inrestniant has meant in dollars nnd cents in inenlru- lable. hut of far greater importance is the effect that lt has had nu'tlu- popu- lation in stimulating them to make H better use of their o|iporluniti1~s and facilities and in raising the tone of the communities i|\ which they lire.

Two hundred and sixteen nu-n are now

r=upervisl|n; farm work in the South and showing the farmer bow he may make his acres more productive with less work and how thc women of the fnuuly may add to the comfort of the home ami find greater zest and variety In their ll\'cF\ At present about twenty thousand farm- ers arc following the ilnprorcd methods to which they hnvc been introduced by the demonstrators. '1`hc work has been so \viselY 'l“““ lim'

there ls no resentment ngniuut the strnn~ gm- who comes lu to'sho\v n man who lms fnrn/‘lcd in the old fashioned \\'!l.V how to better his methods. ln|lem].'tl\e nge-nt`is not s stranger lu the land. bru- aliy he is ennnected with the State um- rersity or some other c0l|@l¥l‘» 0\‘ Wm' the local experiment station.

influence Widespread.

The influence of these distrlhtltivé

ngenclcs does not stop with the direct lessons given to thc 20.000 fnrnrers. These in turn pass it on tu their neu;h~ hom, and lt ls ortlmntrd that tllcrc are now in the South almost 200.000 farm- ers who have felt the influence of this new agricultural doctrine nnd practice and are applying it on their farms.

En evident ls the effect of the propw

gsnrln that _it has rome to the utleuliou 0| ¢|,, |.~m-me,-,° Union of the rinrrthen-n States Ind been commended by them and by the press generally in that part of ll.:- country. (_-it is not only in the South that theao

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lshlre, where the farmers have failed to ltr-ep pave \\'it|| ilu* u_:!'iL't|ltl||':\l rle\'elop- ment of the lluy ami in 1-uma-qlu-ur~e flml it difficult to \\'ri-st a living from the soil. the General l'Itl|u'atio|| lioard has con:-.~ to the rs-.~11-ue uml is pa_\’in;: for the ; st-|~\'i.'9r r~l‘ t~‘:pert.~< to <'arr_\‘ the ,gospel of

in-tier rl‘i:|\.s l:r>\ ‘A more ;:l-In-rous 1~'|:\u\l- :li-ll of living: llmnxglr :ML rirnl 1!isll'is-ts. This i4 luuue luissiivllllry '_r;~1`»' or' ilu* ulost, prut'til-al sort,

9 lioys’ Corn Clubs.

\\uute\'<-r m:|_v lu- tiollc to il;t|'mlur=»

new nietluuls aumu;,' the faruu-rs who have luui: lu-l-oule :|l'<‘l:e~'tn|m~1l to the uu- profitallll- \rn_\'.- of lillillzr the .si-ll ami r1li.~1ll|:! live slorl-'_ null nu\ou;: the \\'ruue:\

of their l'uxuil_v ami r|ei;:lillor|unu|. is sei tlnwu as n unin to lu' llianlrfnl for, lun the grrent llope of tliuse \\'ln| labor uuilrr the tiireetimi of the lioartl is in the l»o_\'s uml lxlrls \\`l|o are 1-a;.:4»r for the "4-“A tlliugs that their elrlt-r.~¢ often nwepl with reluctance. The dt-u\uuSl|'|llinu work among the l»n_\~.~i nf the public svllflols has met with t|'elul-lulmis re~ spouse. The lbiys' t'oru (Iluhs have mudr- themselves fnlnous. '1`l\o report of the tinuerul l‘idueuti1\n liunrll states that upproximntel_v iil,(l00 boys of twelve years nhl und upward are learn- ing by doing. Instead of studying out agriculture in text hooks they are per- forming practical work on their fathers' farms,_tl\eee experiments being made the basis of their work ln the schools. Not only is this n far more effective way, but the personal element of getting results contributes an interest that no ordinary class room work can exert.

Corn was selected for demonstration

because it is s plant that can be prof- ltnbly produced in all parts of the United States. lfurther. almost nil buys who live in the country have .1 knowlerhge of it and so do not find it n difficult suh~ ject. The social end u'lso appeals strong- ly to hors who have ftiw o|,l|»orluui|les lu that line. llnillcs are held ln court houses. at country fairs and in other plneon convenient of nr-cess for ilu- scat- tered corn gram-rn. and the luter<~lu\u;:.- of ideas i_s us helpful to the luiya as to older furluors, In order ln prulnnu- a frlclldly I'l\'all'_\‘ prism nf trips' to \\`.-rsh lmztun. where it sonu-ti'nr-s lmppr-u~< they

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_ K"‘°X COUHW (Tennessee) Girls at work

'l'lu- liauivs of the bo_\'.s in-|uu'_'iu;.' tn se clubs are stall. to the uulluu-ilit-s

| \\aslliu;:lnu, \\'lu» will see llzal ilu-_r vt-ire l`1-om time lo time bulletins nud

eirr-ulars uf instruction in regarll ln swell !.~rl\-4-titui. the |'l'1'lHlratlon uf the soil. l !`<~|‘tilEz:|ti|m null 1-ullivaliou. " '_l`ln- (l<~m-r:1l l‘I\lu<~utiou lluarrl rl-<~uL$`

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I \'i|';.;iuia ami South t'arulina in 1i‘!tl. i the avu\\‘ell 1-lljer-ts \u~lu;_' "to sti_mul:\te ‘ illlerl-st and \\'i\o|eso|ue eo-opt-r:|ti<u|

among luelulucrs of the family in the holne; to provide some menus by which the girls uxuy f-urn inouey ut luuur. :llul at tlu- same time get the education null \'ir~\v|n|iut lleee.~|.~'u|'_v for the itleul farm life; to euvnilrnge rural families t0 pro- riale purrl' and lu-tier food at u lower <-ost and lo utilize the surplus ami other- '\\'ist- \\‘nsle prollllt-is of the icarlleu and urelulrrls: to furuisll leuvliers \\'illl :\ liuvlee for helping their pupils and their communities." lu the first your that the clubs were or;ianize|l there were 325 girls enrolled. .\`o\v there are more than thirty-three tlmusand in the fourteen Southern States.

Girls Cuitivatc the Tomato.

Just as the boys had made eoru the

staple end of their agricultural ecfforts, so the tonuuo was taken as the most* promising vegetable on which the girls could concentrate their attention, nl- though they were euce'urn|;eli to pluul other vegetables lu their gardens. A lcuth of an acre was dcehled upon us a i good average size for tho hardens. As the hnys are aalvlscd to fepll the corn that they grow on the farm wherever it is prnr-ticablr, so the girls are uruvd lo can 'he fruit and veizetnhlvs rant rin-_r raluc so that their families uecd nut l buy tfny eallnell goods in ilu course of the year. Alrelus 1-|n|»||-_vi-rl by the (ion- cral l<i¢lu|‘ntiou lioarzl ll|.stru~~t tlu- girls lu the best \\a_\' tr»;‘r<~p:|r»-1l~z-wel-i,|i\l|< l and fruit ami sl - .\ l!'_~|u lil- :uh -_n:_~-_-~

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.se\'im;* fit-vie:-.= and they make enougll to pay for them,

Clubs Develop Personality.

The effect of tlluse t-tubs upon the per-

sonality of the girls is relllnrkllbie. The pl\~t\|>1‘rs In the |»osse_~'sio|| of th! tient-ral l~hl\u-utiou _lionrtl 'woulll show it, even if lh<_\' dill not have the reports from the workers in the field to verify lt. .\'e\v ambitions, new interests wake up the sluguisll and curb the reckless. I.ocke\l nn'a_v in the arc-llives of thc llourd is the report of u had girl whom thc other rmunbers of the club looked at aslumcc when sho joined it. The girl, finding a lrsefnll outlet for her cnergy,'\von many prizes und to-day, attractive and useful, ir one of the best examples of what the canning clubs d-»'t’or girls in the South. ill-r latest picture is hung r°onspi\-uously where visitors mn_v net- the \'<~uetal>l<»n she hns rn_ii»u-d and the prize \\-inning runs that she has put np.

ll must he |un‘,er~=too|l that the aclivi<

th-n of the r~nnuir|: nuzl pozlllry r-lubs are h_v no menus limited to uuuiu.-ll lah-rr. .\.<ld\- fi-our the but that r_~luu\istry and e.\u4‘tue+s alul all sorts of sf~\nuli|`i1- lt||o\:'lc<l‘;\- art lr-arued in (iw npplitalinu of their piimipil-.\. Ilu- un-x||la~|s of IM- r-lulv~1k|-vp i|<el.r;7»- rw ~:'l oi' lhl-ir \‘_\‘- |n~!i:r.'~",'-: ‘.'~.T ill rl~~|‘l‘»- 4-‘_ ‘mu wi 'l`io_\ nl.-=-» urlll- row| o /ini,-< nl |-dy \,l _la 1;, _g- l'u\»- ll-:*|'x-~-i. _, 'l tl:l:§1'|»l\xlii.»\- llll-l‘;\\'_\' u:uu.',\a~ uilll a.l.|t nf s lr-uti!i_» .~:uil_v

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'l`omalo Club Aolig.

l`oir:atn shell and lnauly lurttum

_\l.\k| you \\~altl|_\'. if _vou'\'e gut 'em.

l'lnut away. plant away, plant n\\'n)'

tomato girls!

f'atcl\ the u~_»r|n< and watch the ucnther, \\'orl<iu;: one uml all tnizetber. l'lnnt away, plant. away, plant away,

tomato girls!

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ilooray! llooray!

in Ilixie land we‘ll tale our stand

To ii\'e null run in l"lr"-,|'. .\\vn_v, u\\'n_v, array 1.o\rn South in Dixie.

.\'o\v pick your frvit and quit your plan~

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Aprl-|\s un au-I start to 1-anniu'.

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l':\u u\\ .\'. ¢'.|u :l\\:l_\', run :l\\ ig, l~>»

mnlo luis!

Voir .'_i~'-~':.<‘l'. .~t» p up and try 'eu|. '

l l', .'|- 'r-lu .»'u'l', §.'rl\l`\\~ get lu buy `\~:n_

Sell a\\u_v. sell an :\_v. soil ,ln-;|_\-_ l,,=,,;,g,,

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