. Eastern fruit . meet a general response. We are ' glad of the publicity to so good a cause. The letter is addressed "To all persons interested in country life in Pennsylvania," and after reciting dates of meeting, etc., reads as fol- lows: A Statement of Facts. It was convincingly shown: 1. That business on the farm does not develop for the want of credit and the lack of knowledge of scien- tific farming; 2. That the rural school is not what it ought to be because of underpaid and badly trained teachers and crowded, unsanitary school houses or school houses where too few chil- dren
. Eastern fruit . meet a general response. We are ' glad of the publicity to so good a cause. The letter is addressed "To all persons interested in country life in Pennsylvania," and after reciting dates of meeting, etc., reads as fol- lows: A Statement of Facts. It was convincingly shown: 1. That business on the farm does not develop for the want of credit and the lack of knowledge of scien- tific farming; 2. That the rural school is not what it ought to be because of underpaid and badly trained teachers and crowded, unsanitary school houses or school houses where too few chil- dren attend to stimulate work; 3. That the country church is poor- ly stiported and attended because of pastors who are not trained to meet and realize the social needs of the rural community; 4. That life on the farm at present is drudgery to the farmer's wife, and lacking in all those social features which interest and hold young peo- ple. As remedies for the above problems it was shown that: Co-operation and the establishment of proper systems as they now exist abroad would make farming the busi- I ness that it should be. I The consolidated high school where agriculture and home economics are or less. There are several good cars taught would do away with the ter- that are made that are in this class. toler- able to the country man and woman the city must extend its walls and the crowd upon the street become denser. If the agricultural college cannot be sufficiently equipped to teach all comers and teach them well, the class of people on the farms will gradually become less and less fit to eke a living from the soil and as a result, must seek the factory. Thus, it is seen that this country life movement must be supported in order that country life may become organized and improved. Will you contribute to this work? Will you give to those who are work- ing out a solution of these problems the means to continue this work? Very truly yourj. Mrs. EUicott Smith (formerly Powers), Pres
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