Southern Illinois Record

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FLORA. ILLINOIS. Till RSDAY,  AKilST 7. Ii)i:{
NO. 4.'5
THE SCHOOL AS
A SOCIAL FORCE
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De|»endi to a Great Degree Upon its Con¬ tact and Co-Operation With Interests and Activities of the Rome.
WILL   TEACH   MANUAL   TRAINING
There Can Be Little in Common Between
Railroad Conducter and His Boy
Who Deliveries Groixiies.
The elllcency of the .sc-hool as a so¬ cial force depends lo a great degree upon its contact and co-operation Willi the Interests and activities of tlie home. The primitive home had a very large sliare in the education of the eljUd. 11 vvas here that he learned all that he needed to know In order to begin life and carry its burdens. With the development ol clvlllKation, however, a great change has come In the relationsliip of the home and the ocoupations of the peo¬ ple. Many children know little If anything alxiut the work from which the home derives Its Income. Homes that are supported entirely by money derived from work aboul which the children know nothing will not In any wiiy lit tliuw children lo support the same kind of a home by similar work. There can be little In com¬ mon lietween the railroad conductor and ills boy who delivers groceries night und murning for spending money. Neither is the boy littlng himself to suppfirt a home like the one in which he Is growing up. Again in homes supported by the trades there Is llltle for children todu. The food is purcha.sed In such a form that it Is easily prepared fur the table, and the "chores" of the prim¬ itive liome are almost eliminated.
How akall these conditions t>c met and tlie children given somelhlng to do lhal will be of Interesi In the home and the same time tit llieui for .something that will be useful in af¬ ter life'i' The higli scliixd Is trying to solve this problem by introducing courses that will interest .students in home work. Domestic Science in¬ terests girls in sewing. ciHiking, home building and home muking. .Manual Training inleresls txiys in making pieces of furniture, hanging gales and using IooIm lo the hest advantage around the home. This work does not take llie plai-e of study, iind hy no meansdelracls Irom regular school work. Study is the foundalion on whleh all advancement is based, and there is no myiil road to learning. X'ocaliiinal tniining In high school utilizes time that vvould lie otherwise wasted, and gives ijoys and girls a knowledge of the things thai will aid lliem in making comfortable and happy homes. These are some of llie real aims of our Harler-Stanford Township High School practical training in connection with the best educalioiiiil opportunities.
K. & L. of S, initiate.
At Hie reguliir iiieeling of the Kniglils and Laiiies of SiK-iety held in the I.O.O I'. Hall last I'riday nlglit, a large numlier of meiihliers attended 111 vselcome the liirge cla.ss that vvas iiillialed inlo the order.
.\lso to presenl appliciitioii cards of there friends, to be acted upon liy the cuiiiuil. Twenty-four a|iplica- tioiis vvere iipproved anil iiccepted fur new memljershlp. ,\mong them be¬ ing .some of I'lora's mosl prominent cili/.ens.
.\fter the close of the business meellng, a very suinplious bantjuct was served by the ladies of the order, which \v«s lliorouglily enjoyed by all presejit. No doubt with the start, the local organi/.ation has. it will lie a close competitor for liie slate pri/.e banner, whicli is awarded by the National Council, to the loi-al coun¬ cil making the greatest increase, in memlier.slilp during .Iuly. August and September.
t*i this date. The condition of corn however li;is changed for Hie worse since the report Wiis made, but with good rains every indication is favor¬ able tor an unprecedented yield.
The cunilllions as reported by Mr. Wildman show the following perccnts. Corn l(Ni, v\lnler wheiit h'lpereenl e.vcellenl (luality, oals l.'i percent poor iiualily. Hay timolhy ".¦) percent, ciiwpeiis ~2 1-2 averuge i|uality. .'I.'! poluloes Irish, .'{11 .sweel potatoes, (!."> toniuloes. 4U cabbage. "J.'! onions. "io water melons. 7,") cantelope and inuskmelons ""), tobacco "i."). Kifliits apples 75, peaches 100, grapes lii\ pears ^v, hluckberrles 'i'l, raspberries ¦Vl.
The average prices ure given as follows, corn "(k-, wheat iloc, oals Vn-. potatoes *1.2(1, hay l.'ic per luo lbs. butler 2."k', eggs Uc and chiekeiis 14c.
Mr. Wildman informs us that since above estimates were made the continued dry weather and heat has materially reduced the (lerceiil of curn ciinilillons and other unmatured crops.
AN OLD FASHIONED
BARBEQUE AUG. 15
Suylor Spring a Lively IMuc^
.\11 reiHirts indicate that Saylor Springs is one of the popular pliices of pleasure and health seekers this year, as the lilendale Is crowded all lhe time with visitors. Sixty one gue.sts registered this week. Aniong the lUt being The Misses Dora Horn, Clarabell Neal, Nettle Kagean. Mrs. E. ('. I'ark, Mrs. John Maher, .Mrs. Henjamin Wood and Mrs. V. B. Wood of Flora; Mr. aud Mr.s. A. H. Duff, Mr. and Mrs. ,1. F. Smith, The MLsses Neoma Gibbs, Doris White. Maud D