The Progressive Farmer from Raleigh, North Carolina • Page 6

after to from year year.t The vAiVnW 7. vvhich we built tlie grade and put on old participate in the events, of tU uayana au seem et much pleas- -The Sunday school superintendent tne macaaam. ri i rJ it Eratherc for any organized effort; toward com- Uttu on a War ih-1a Unt i ti i'ir'c oin vvM vy svuwi.ju UJIllCC dUUUUIlCU (U kUUlU ill v- v. lliUll la rUCariL- Thin Paymg iriDute to gate's mem- the commissioners, which they dm year it iromhe local pastor tive had nor been lackingv ory. From the children we heard why- with the result, that we now have ai who has lived not far; away1 all of hk leading to the county site- life and is well, lenovm to everyone -fewrepresented as- many Their teacher tola of Prof.

Tate's in the place of the old; mud road Prof. Denison madeVa short address pKfS got impassable' during ThelxhiDittedjCof corn In an I-am- of the necd3 0f our the winter. pumpkinsrsoy beans Doocorn titrnTno' themselves': --If suffjrestcd'that pupki, soy.peans, popcorn, turnips, SiFabsorbedinVtheir own-respect fast faUthe county fair offered a sweet Irish potatoes, rai Scares arid worries except whereas eTmimes time or the best community ishes anda watermelon, cooWnfcTew- iuiy oouna, iney sioppea ana looKea: to the 'discussion of plans for a high 7V umc arouna a dii to inrow some stones, it school 7 wlu me short, the kind of neighbor- met practically every farmer in the domestic; science department of the 1 hood people chafe terribly against Ana afternoon we learned that the community was present, and it was school. if they cannot observance oMhe rday at unanimously decided to spend the Decora se. leave; miles away, had Jed 1 to a decisive money repairing ihe church and cured and inexperis But a woman moved in a little iu6u, owiwui uuiiumga.

uiauy, wu a goou Along the too of school centrally located for -T four minds right then and tnere to have a the blackboards holly was arranged neighborhoods of our section. Money better exhibit at the.fait the follow- neatly rmistletpe: ws. placed on the lamps, geraniums in JUil Dloom were II I IN used to brighten many unattractive 1 1 1 rIREAT POORS. frail creature with no particular beauty or charm, except two big, wondering brown eyes, a very wide, sweet smile, and a heart that went out. to sick people, to poor people, to 77 children, young calves arid little or-phaned pigs.

When trouble came to fva home there, too, came little Mrs. with some nourishing soup, or a pat of butter or a big red apple or a piece of cake. Her quick, disarming smile opened the way and brought an 77 answering smile from the sufferer. She had a quaint little trick of speak- places about the stage colored paper was placed so "as to add color to the whole building; At different times: during the day the community choir gathered and rendered songs appropriate to the occasion. This seemed to one of most delightful, parts of the day's tn-tertalnment.

This community, affair has been observed for the fifth rtime. The spirit of- association and get-together prevalent at the last one makes one feel that it is worth while. H. A. POWERS, Lexington, Tenn.

County Agent. Plans for a One-teacher School f'-2 '''which one smiled at, too, but 'llX''f kindlv and nlavfultv. at rne reneatc i1 nr 11 DQME5TIC TEACHER- 7 I- SCIENCE I I fl PLATFORM. lf HV COAT I 0 ROOM p-i -u fo-iite "CLA55 R00n 1 46 SEATS" rJLn 1 (I GOAT I v- Rocm I Ll W-io'-e' 1 the cute sayings of a child. And so she lightened and softened grief that the could not dispel.

7 J5he did not talk religion; she mere-; lylived some portion of the gospel of John, with a purity of heart and sincerity of motive one did not question. Ifyou had called her a reformer she would have wondered what you meant; yet she possessed a -faculty 7 woefully lacking in many would-be reformers'the "human touch." For Jf we really help others we must, in some degree, feel what they feel and as they, feel it. Then only may we see CLSEWHERE in this 'issue we are giving plans foi a school building where two teadiers, are employed, or are likely to be employed. The Division of Rural Engineering of the United States Department of Agriculture has also prepared plans for an attractive and; building for districts where conditions are such that only one teacher is This one-room school Is with a well lighted; and thoroughly yentilated class-room which has a capacity of 46' pupils. 'There are five large windows at on'" side which ex 7 whatever beauty is hidden in the commonplace, uninteresting iFfeiSPP11 sharp contrast, no doubt, withrixihch' that is unlovely; bnt haps we.

shall see, too, their struggles, Ijvjjl vrj: impulses, their severe iP 7'tests, their selfish relapsesr-the' tmex-'7i''j Dlained' eoic warfare of the human soul -Of course this community was not entirely regenerated it would take tJP-TO-DATB BUILDING FOR A ONE-TEACHER SCHOOL tend almost, to the ceiling, while at the rear of the building there are three 1 -t- take more than one little woman tn ioUhatv bu, the ople have becape more kindly, more genial, fn rui. "WU11 c.ul na an exniDit heated by means, of a iacteed stove, fresh more. She is gone Zr T.e 10 state this fall, we agreed the flue ofvhich adibinr the teandw buf some of us have tried to 11 Day an.d a good one, for which we re- lator takesolhit foSxd "folksy- way and pass on: e.new school building, September ceived $25, and in addition we took and aS Ul. 5 ELIZABETH ABERNETHY warm air is. produced.

7-7; I'lvncissdf. 'her Simile, hoping that when Pulaski, Tenn. representative of the Farmers' It really isn't a -One-room, school. pwe, too, are called to the GreatsBe jy6ixd, others will "lift the torch" and lxholdit high? exemplifying the relig- Community Team Work uion came ann neiped us get a local A comfortable library and a conven-Union organized a few months ago, lent, domestic science room are also and we now have a strong lodge and provided. They are accessible from 'rf i5iinfi ti veT-wfiieri Tamec cave'tc the fatherless and the wid- ows in their Affliction, and keep one- I -T.

seir unspotted -from the world." seit unspotted ($1.50 Prize Letter) tt uur stocic me outside by imeans of. fire-exit 0TTT Coun Union store; which "is doors which open outward These UR community has been revolu- doing a good business in the county also connect directly with the tionized during the past three 7 teacher's platform. A small private yearsd we have learned that jd- The home demonstration aeent room Js aIso furnished for the teach- bC accomPlish meets with the women of the com er' The can readily: super-through cooperation. mtlItv nr.ee n.h vise. theVWnrknWheU-inntr.

1i- ELLEN CAMERON. To begin with, our countv acent "room, as nished room where they have their and domestic, scien furnished room where thev have thpir prary and domestic, science at the schnot JiftiicA demonstrations in cooWtncr large Windows arelocated at the sides called a meetine 1 1 7 AGcMogehcr jWoremcirtm Giles I'lil'' Pri Jitter) 7. 7 -i" ww Wl4hW "OJ W. A of the platform. lookinjrdirectlv into in the fall of 1916 Madisonville, Tenn.

J. C. G. Community Club with about twelve v- uluui incilC xt 1017 ilv members. We f-y the other two roomsW The one-room khoolhouse is of more than passing interest rto the! parents of Johnny Jones and Brown, becaus the library and "domestic science rooms are so arranged that they Thanksgiving Service and Con- nmnity Fair v-r 7 school champion William Knox: timc ad our club Tate, the teachers of our county nas fiTown until it has doubled and i.

t. i' trebled its inemherhin A ai $M0 Prize Letter) Mdiuiuicu a muvcucui id uuuur nisi rvV; perpetuate his ideals observing Sotember the anniversarv and the improvement of home; inmpu j. raay. De used for Private -ttieetines as of his birth, as workers! Dav." sch00l church tc. well 'As on; Sunday 7 0ur first work as an organization A' il this year the editor a driveway around our Than Acnn- conflicting.

m' anyswayWith the hcu mar vumcu. scnooi grounds, i ne services of a itv fair held nn ih iT uuncnes may uc specialist; from the; State Division of come instUmvf prepared eaten, in these rooms 'arid' I scnoois ot neighborhood cp- Extension were secured to make the Vav. wnicn may serve as useful meeting.