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Saturday; June oO, 1917 ' ; save the xesidnrs of aihtx sxops and make stable manure and return.it to the Und the fcurnus supplies would-: soon become ample. On some lands those now '-. producing, unprofitable crops,' it might: pay 'to follow-this-method, but when ; the farmer - must eet a living from the.soil while build ing it up it is sometfmesiiot advisable , to turn under crops which may - be used for forage. Probably a combi nation of all the methods jneniioned is generally most, desirable. ::Z, :', First When a rotation of crops Is followed there -arc crops which leave frt soil died with fibrous, roots and ; covered with a stubble, and if there .-. is otie or two years of : grazing in the rotation not only is organic matter . added, but Jt already Jri theoa is destroyed less rapidly-; Catch -crops ; or nnter-gTowittg crops may also be grown to prevent washing and leach ing and to plow under, graze of make dry forage. This f rotation planned, will also lessen the -destruction of humus, by lessening the culti vation. - . - Second. The conservation or xare- ParivTenn to tlie effect that if they . Ould buy the brood sows the Agri cultural Department of the School would agree to keep them, The sow pigs raised from these sows art to be , given to' the-boys and girls of Henry County under the following condi tions? ' y : '-. ; t. . 1. ; The boy agrees to accept this aow pig end care tor -it as directed by the agri culturist tf the school. - -: t The boy acre to breed this mw pis to a registered boar at the aame breed. -t. The boy-agrees to keep all the increase . from this sow -pis' registered and vaccin 1 ated tor cholera. - - .-. 4. The hoy agrees to torn back to the First . National Bank and The Grove High v School each one sow pic trom the first litter. '', 5. The jarent f the boy agree to let the -V bow pig given the boy be the sole pro- -' perty xt the boy,' and all the increase therefrom. -, - - 6. " The . First - National Bank of Paris and ;the Grove High School agree to stand all ' losses f -pigs that die before farrowing . the first litter. - - - - 7. The First National Bank ot Parts and - the Grave High School agree togivethe two pigs given them by the boy to -two ' other boys under the above-named conditions.-- , ' ' - z, . . , The boar pigs from the original sows ar to be soldafter being regis tered and vaccinated- and the pro ceeds are to go to pay for the upkeep so amall that ht will not accept a position on -the school board because , there .is no money, in it,- you v arc, lucky that he 'doesn't get on..-:, Many men, however, shun the place because of the fear ot criticism, when they are competent'and are really needed.; You should make it your business to sire trp the available -men, ; and then" work for the one who, in your opin ion, ecms to ie best suited for the place, . . I ' ' . ' ,. . y - And if you happen to be one . of these good men, do not shun the obli gation you owe your community. Go in and work for your school unless you can elect' some other man you know can do it better.' P.- T. H. CULTURE IN USEFUL AS WELL AS USELESS SUBJECTS THE re-directed couraeof study neededjtW the efficient country. school must be determined by the seeds of the social and , economic life of the community, u It is not to he understood that it is proposed to discard the fundamental studies;' it is proposed " to relate these studies more closely to :ag ricultural life. For instance, in arithmetic instead of teaching stocks and bonds, troy weight, cube' root, and such subjects, it is proposed that problems relating to the : dairy, the feeding of cattle, and other farm activities be given. Il is proposed to put new leaven into old essentials, discard some subjects of the old traditional curriculum which fail to express the activities and ; needs of the community, and auSd sunt subjects that are needed for agricultural progress, such ma feature atudy, agriculture, manual training, domestic, science a& art, farm management, marketing, and rural sanitation. ' . , There are still some wio contend - that thaw i areat danger of -making the schools to materialistic by atressinjx the practical in education and that real ducatiwa is secured through the study of the so-called cultural as&iecU Our position is that there is culture in the study of practical vuhfetts and more viz. a living. Any coun try that does not include the practical subjects in its system of instruction may expect . the same - fate which ' befell China That country stood still for 2CD years because; its system of education ; had to do only with the philosophical, the literary, the historical, and had nothing of the concrete or practical in it. Dr. David B. Johnson, President Winthrop College. ' 1 - . Are Conditions in Yczt Neighbor hood Like Ttis? . THREE years', experience in teach A ing has impressed upon me cer- t tain views as to district schools here. 1. They are conducted by self-sacrificing,- public-spirited, hard7 working j officers and' teachers. They are wor thy of much respect and commenda tion for their zeal. . ' . , 2..Thelot of most rural teachers is a vexing, trying one; due to no coop- . . ' : (19) 747 eration or encouragement from ths patrons. 4 The untiring, unreasonably cowardly criticism that all tiave to jeridure hurts and hasv driven many, from the work. ; Our leaders in every! line ought to have our" help, notour; abuse.: ;-..-y 1 y.;.-;-. T-y 3. We'have too many small, strus gUng, poorly equipped schools.' . We ! 'should do .as our Western friends: unite schools so that every child-caa j be trained in a -aded institution-' The best teacher in the world can do but- little in a ' large one teacher district makeshift. Let r us join forcf, use wagons and give bur farmer pupils some of the advantages of; .their town cousins. This plan works well where tried. ' v 'm 4. Encourage and supporf the teach erg so that they can do :their best. They' will be glad to make the school" building a social center by your help.1 They afe entitled to your backing and you should not t slow to make the teacher feel that you are close be-, hind her with your influence. , I. M. HAWKINS.. Lenoir, N. C .::f '.',.V,' It Tou -woo!d aave a better neljrhborhooa and jet aelchbors to work tegether along all useful lines, read "How. Farmers Codperate . and Double Proflta." OUR YOUNG PEOPLE Kddteu Letters to " The Youae People's Depsruneot The Progrestftve Varsaer THE PLAYGROUND : ITS PLACE IN RURAL EDUCATION The, Boys .and ' Girls Are Going: to Play x Therefore lt Cs GireThem Wholesome ;reatkB--ay That Is dean and Up.-. uitdins to Beth Mind mnd Body Pavin me Way far Cooperative Wets: as Citizens This artidle was smitten prtmarlly to reach older people, -hat we are patting It -oa the jtmng- People's pae in tJe hope that piwttg win read It anyhew, and ; that ioy and : MOxla ill read and urire older people to adorpt Its definite amssrest- lona.J , ful saving of all residues or remains of crops and the utilization of these to the best economic advantage. This may be by plowihj? under, by grazing, or by harvesting and; utilizing ithem- tor feed or beddingand returning . them to the' land" in stable manure: ; Certainly nothing should be" burned. -It is true that better immediate re- sults may be obtaiaed by burning., the residues of crops or by burning off a pasture, but when such is-the -case it is an. acknowledgement of bad management. Stalks "or other organic matter which must be burned in or- fler to make cultivation effective . should have been properly cut up or Plowed under at an earlier date. Pas- -tures that need to be burned in the spring should have been mowed the eason before. f',y--; Third. The plowing untier of crops -grown for humus-making and f or , tertihzihg. When this is done the crops must be catch crops , or Winter cover crops grown after' or between IIs regular money or feed and food crons Tf : - . . i A quicK ana eitective but expens1Ve way for .maintaining or adding to the supplies - of "humus in ine soil and must be used with dis eVonf and more or less sparingly sLlny'SOil alady .having: a, fair suPply of orMnic maf. ,: - ; ; - of the sows and the, interest -on the money invested. These sows have been bought and the first pigs will be distributed about December 1. There SOMEONE has weU aaid that the . play, ground is thd- heaTt of a. schaol, and no reader who calls to mind his or her child hood can. doubt the truth' of the statement It Is rarely that the immature boy or girl attends -school for the sake of education it self, and if the ) motive is analyeed it will ; be found, that where the boy or girl goes to school willingly, or gladly maybe, it: is be cause they seek - the comradeship of other boys and girls of like age. J-'. , ; The charge that the playground leads to undesirable associations is absolutely with out foundation, ..for- moral conditions are have been fifty-seven applicants SO much better-among students where : the far and more are coming in every . playground is uuiixed for recreation than day. - This is a Wonderful Opportunity . -where the students are turned loose at re- for the boys and girls of Henry Coun ty to improve the hogs of the county, and' other counties would do well to institute the same plan. T - . - D. M. CLEMENTS.; . . Paris, Tenn. . ' The School Board : Its Relation . to Progress : - cess with no plan for play, and no place to execute any plans that might be made." In activity "breeds "mischief and discontent, and you will find more "bad boys" and "con- v trary glrlB" in a school without , a play--ground than you will in two or three schools with properly equipped playgrounds. : ' r As a teacher myself, -I found that the' or . ganlzation of a baseball team increased the j attendance of the boys almost '10 per cent," -' and this was in the spring when boys Were T . . , -. . j ' neeaea ai nome 10 neip wna me worn.-- HE progress of your School de- And ,only but.that same team . pends in large measure upon the; brought with better lessons, keener minds -men who compose" the school board. and finer enthusiasm for school work. It will SOOn -be, or. shUld be m' Larger School Grounds the Tirst Great Need .for the annual meeting ot your school NE of the greatest handlcap8 to ruraK patrons, and usually one or more men U BChooi play is jack of proper grounds. are elected to the school board at one may. drive a hundred miles thToUgh al-' this time. Every School patron should most any part of the South and you will see be af this meeting and should see to ; nothing so utterly neglected as the school if rbat onlv live, nropressive men cret grounds that are passed. They are rough, " ' I' - - - - . 1 . J gatiteed, play is almost an impossibility un der such conditions. "... . 'Rarely will-you find a school in a genu- a. J A-1 XI X Ah "lL. lneiy rural vecnon lutit , nus mure iuau u r organic matter. Endless Chain Pis CInV " T MAY-be inf.r;. u.y Hol ! Jhe Progressive Farmerrto CoZJu PS E W' Grove, Henry rrt, !..the' h2 itidustry in Henrv View wedca -fttr Vi,. ion Tue ?.Ch0l made aproposi ?n t0 Th First National" Bank of a place. Dont let' a man be elected who says that 'the school taxes are too high, or- that too many teachers are employed, or that the terms are too long tor he will only make your acre of land. More often the amount is less. School leS3 efficient or keep it at a For the games the childTen should play, Standstill. Get men Who have a! the school. should have at least three acres . e " i -a ' t " of level turf, and if there is to be a baseball vision of greater things for your com- i 'A n ".lrnA i . 1 i .l -diamond and A neighborhood picnio ground, munity, who desire to make the n0 8ChMkl uli have leM than five acres. School serve the Old as. "well as the The jdaxgroiraahould also he fenced. The .young people, and who will Strive to' usual pUn Ja te erect plain board fence, make the school teach things of real' Vut a hedge; U ar enere beavtlfsl, and will worth to your boys and girls: a ::.-.' iot cheap te fcegin with md mm There are two things -which usually " wt r "7? m u rm r--lT: ' JJL " v "Th targronnd ehould always he rran- keep men- from seeking a plac on Ue 9t Mrrter wrhgi9 ; the school committee. One as be- OTtwny it houid he tiBed tw the iiay; f -. cause the position ' pays" nothing in .cwi thUdren, and la the' ennmer ehonll dollars and cents, and. another is tbe' : b uuned . for community - basebair and ; fear of I criticism, When: a- man is neighborhood picnics; ; .; . - ' , 1 . Flasvroond Equipment PHE first and most simple part of the play-f ground equipment is "the sand bin for . small children. . This can be made hjr the ' boyt of the school and should cost almost nothing, as sand is easy, to get and there is usually aa abundance of scrap lumber about 1 most farm homes. The size of the bin will ' depend rapen the ' number of children, but as a usual thing a bin of by 8 feet will be ,:iarge enough. This should he ten or twelve '' inches deep. " No bottom is required, but it' ' should ham a molding board, or seat around - the top.. . " ' ; ,r . Swings ahouid also he erected, and itj la" . best to make the frames oat of gas pipe, imbedding the ; ground ends in concrete. Care should he taken not to make the swing frames too high, for the greater the height, ,ihe more danger of broken arms, ribs, etc. Another playground accessory Is the slide , and it may be utilized "by. any "number of children irf succession. The slide consists of a raised platform from which a chute ex tends to the ground. Children greatly enjoy sliding down the chute, and the surface of a well made chute is so smooth that.it is not nearly so hard on the clothe as some par- ents Imagine. "r ' .' .-. - ' Then for the boys there should be a hori , zontal bar for "ehinning" and "skinning the cat.", . The earth should he dug out under the bar and filled with loose sand as a pro . tection in case of a fall. ' , v J Then there should be a running track and . jumping pit; a baseball diamond; a volley ' ball court; tether-ball " equipment; ' acro quet set; a tennis court; a basket-ball court. . and various other equipment that; will sug gest itself when the matter of equipping the playground is taken under consideration. - . . ' The Games to Play ; IN SELECTING games' for play, it is best to use those that require a large number . of students and "call tor coSperatlve action , ;or team work. The training of boys and . girls to work together for a common cause Is invaluable. Games that are played, by a large' number of students usually require' E alertness of mind, and the boy or girl adept ; in these games will usually lead in class ' work..,, y z':, y , , .' .;; : , . -, Prof. Henry S. Curtis, in his recent book,' "Play and Recreation for the Open Country ; (Ginn and Co., New York, $1.16),-gives some excellent advice as to playgrounds for the . country school, and recommends the follow- ' ing games for 'introduction by teachers? . ; " Games for little chiMren Cat and Mouse; Jacob and Rachel ; Slap Jack; Whip Tagj Hide and Seek; Puss in the 'Corner; The, Miller; Farmer in the Dell; Bean Bag; Lon don Bridge;, The Needle' Eye; One Old 'Cat. : .. ' . ' ''. ' ; ' ' ,. Games for older children Blind Man-. Buif ; Drop the Handkerchief; Duck on , Rock; Three Deep; Last Couple Out; Bull to the RUg; Fox and Geese (in winter); Pom Pom Pull Away; Prisoner's Base; Captain Ball; Dodge BaH :. Catch Ball; Battle BaU. Then the more strenuous games should be dopted for the older boys and girls.' Special , tteatiea should be given to providing event for the growing 'girl. "Exercise, is es sential to the health of girls as well as to . that, of boys., and this Is a. factor too often neglected in Jhe playground. . : ; P. TIL'""'"
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