1HB Comnt YAII .ut ~ SCHOOL UIIT 11 !BB COUlff FAD Al £tDlll1'AU SCHOOL. D'l1T a,, DLL.IE L UIIDU' II Baobe1aP ot ..b-t,a c..tnl State Teaoimn CollANle Edanaed, otlaboM 1936 W~\ed to ta. Dapartwat or Ecluaa.U. OkJ,-hone Agrleu].tilll'al -1 MeohudNl CeU.p In ParUAl Pult1ll.meD.t ~ the Requt.11 n1'a tor t.bl' Dtpee ~ JIAS!D o, SCIIIICB ' 111 J.GRlCU ' ORUl/OJU . ·Lnn:1t & ,H l'l'J/,LVW\ L {'/;/ IJl''E 1 1 1J l> C ' Jjl ,{.J J t\. A 1( y JUN 6 1949 lY JD~ I Id.ah to *4*•• IIPlftaia\loll to& u, Cowdttee, aw, .. Lao1laT. Hupret. Balq,el,, aDll 1',rtJ.e Sebwan. all ot \be Sobool r4 BdnoaUOD f!4 ott.ai.- 'c,r1cul'11ral all4 Meeblald•l Con.,., !'o.r ~ ~. crrlu.ot-. ad aid. il8o to Kalbryn M. 1aac u4 Edplo E. Banta r4 \be - de~,, I apren tbanb tor IJUIPst.loas ad .ma\eriala pro,iW. E. c. s~. Supuin~ of Scbaols~ aDd a. L. Hact)M111, Uaioa Sobool prlno1pal, bot.h ot ~, OltlaboM, as ~ton, rm, tbe1r belp u4 eooperat.t-, 1D ·tbl · MhQol vbendn tb8 unit at vark lillS CU'l'led •• 1a U"1'Ulf.Jt£ tor bas tzua,-tatlon tor the f'S.eld \ri.p am f'or Tiaual · edaaoaUon eqw.~ Mr - ....... at Um.OD Sobool vbo aided ~ ·tmoagh u.tr ~.............. anu.oJ.w. aact oaa~ vblell .... with a aoopent.iw am helpful spirit. ot vorldr.tg 1-ogetbar. !he7 eei Bl...._ Sauter, Bela c. Peten-• ~ Soldrmar• a1ld Jeaaie Mae !bei•. Ualon'• toartb pa.tit saplla. who• w11b u.tr, enthuf•-. ~• .a Jl&ll7" oonv1.u... Wl'8 •••nU.al ta oarr.,ug oo \be md.t.. G. B. Ba~, fradN ancl Indanry Inetrmtar• vbo w"4 aa our Ylnal edtlc&Ucn Pl'-0$~. Bertha, L. Weper• ~l ».p&rtlllmt. bead ud bar advancll4 ........ f'OP 111.IIMPIP*l work. x.v_.. BalTill• EJ 1mu1t.ar,r Sabool Mwt1c Sa~. tdla· b9l.pec:t • oonelate ...S.o and ...u.w ~ -.. :1!1iC&II vitb the. tmtt.. !. B. Allen, .<>Mp Caoat, Su~ ot SoboolsJ Edith M. I.Qtoa, Osage 0euntr lu:ral Sehool. Supeni.lSOl"J ad Er.-.. Cbaaler, 0eap ~ lfcmt llnNlstTatloa Agent, aU at vbGm helped by OOPdng to tbe aohool tar ~ '91.ea al 41eeuu1ons, brlng •teri.ala, and Wlatlng 1n otber -,.. J. c. Flt.genl.4• Coualtau\ 1n AwU.o-Ylnal ~. OtlaharN A.gr1cultaral and Meobaud•l College, who acoaapanS.ed \be paap OD the1r n.14 ld.p to tile ta.tr al ~ tbe1Z" ..U.Tlti.M, vi.th a 11lOW1e x.m.. Sattll. l'oun1l Graa Teacher at llt.cJ,1ud Park Sobool, Dallaa, Tau, tor malm'iala and ·~ 1n the, Ja"OJ90\. GladJ's Cole. Second Gna Teaebar, ~. Calltozim.a. f°1'1r' material.a od 11:Unat 1n tine p,roJl,ot. Local, at.ate. am other 111nr1u re tbtlr· m l ptula.. ta tu:miebg •'8riala. Part-ieularl7 ·lo lfon E. Beuat• Speci.alis\ t• School Gd Chll*-'• Llarata"" lTD.tW 5\atet otftoe ~ &lac&~ ~ D. C. '!bl ho1dlra at ~. 1ibo baw • ...,_.,q gl.WD a:peeJal pas­ alulcm ,._. quotat.i.ODe ad vbo ue ll!lllD<I a tbl teotnowa. • Wlll.ari B. 1--,.• .,. -~ tor ~-ud J.Dsp.1.ralion. • • • • • • • • • . .. lY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • l . -• . ·• .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • s •· .... ·• •••••••• • • • • • • • 9:Ak flk,. ctaari. Hara.. • • • • • • • .. • • .. • • • • • • • • u Da 9&lv flk, "Conaar 1-te ot Bual ~-,· Ro&leyD. 'Bliarr.,- • •. • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • l4 ~ ... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • lS PBELDII»UT PLAJilJIG • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . .. 18 QtJESTIQi.11 ADD DEAS GlDIDG 00T OF ElRLt DISCOSSiOIS . .. 21 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 't8E EXOURSICIII •••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 60 Boob. Mawla. aa4 ~- • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • .• 61 ....... ~ •• ·•. •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • fli lilutlc ~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 'ff> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 71 Tee••·• u a. elua ue )a'Olaltl;r loo prw to dl'W lloboo1 aoUTl\lee t.ml. t,bNe ot the MmlRttnlt.)P. Ewt7' dq W1lJp lllldl7 leads alMl ~ppwtmittn .tw brlJtftlDI thit ec n 11it*7 1at.o the eobool am tor velat.Dg the eb11ANB.•• 1ntereata ud ..._.ten4111p ot the etmlllnmSty vl.tb tboee. ot tbe sobDol. Ia prepalng eldldreD hr llte, lt. la 4ldneable to ua,e pll8ae:e ot the lite Olt'819 the eobool 111 ~ 'touud tbat ...... 1- tut ot tM eohaol. i. •' ·oal.7 to t.aeb mah.fee~ lllll"8r mt ald.U.,, but at.titude8,, ap;:nela'1oaa. &114 obaaoter u wU. It 111 the~ or W.. um.t to ntuailat. ..._, iatawt, h, and din9lop broader lmawledp aa4 appree1a\loa et. a plllN' ot ccn ln1~T ate Vh.teh sholls a Ol"G8II ••etla w\ing and~ lteellm' -- a ,-r. 8!1- ~ r..tP- bu bN • al....to • tndltl-. OJllt;' ,' mJQr YU' 1a Wa ..,.. ~ , to ftOP tllllJ ••llr'7 talr. Dm:"1zlg tllla ••11111 wr ,-n ... oc wetU... dlamr4 lt. vlN to- poe\peDa ~!r -'7 falnJ 'bl\ DO ..... VU tba WW .... 1bltD p1UII ,..... IIDdeNay tor naaMlftl 1h18" lnat1tu\tcm, vh1eb la •lJaaift u old • ~~u. !be ....,... ldatorT or tm tatr- •• 1*ek ... ,ooo J9&J'II ldw ChSNN law ...... ftnt, ..... t.o 'ftPJ.ale 111.a ...... I:a .u u.. ,ean 1, hll4 .. upulClld to such ~ •• du.Ii.De 1w wtet' oe8'Ul7 u4 a ba1t la • .., W.14. !Id.a lne:t.ltutton, whlob llla 1mlc' beea clecl1atng la 1wope. todlQ' no.tsbee. wt, ........\q 1n v1...... ,-.a au.ta_ ear.ta., ad tbe. lld:'84 sta'8a. European .tatn haw. been ut.terl,y d1ffllnll\ 1a apl.rit. a4 prrrpoii6 fl!GII t.1aJe ot Ame.r1ea. n. ult.blat.· ,PQl"poA tb8re hi.a .._ fJalft tar ~ . tw ~ ad •lUDg. Amar1ca tain, --- 2000 u4 3000 ot \bla ·eaob .,..,.. ea bel4 la wr1oua ~ et the eo..,.. ao. epeolali.a la pnl"7• ... 1D clatrJ' pt'Odlliote, .... 1D 2 hones and, cattle• same 1n garden truck,• some ill bee&, all depentH ng '1poD th& secticn or the coun..,- and its environment. The County- Fair livea on becauae 11get,.togetbara9 are d.111 mcesaary to bring togetbar the nelghbon. It Yal"iea f'toom l"9g1on to regtci.n.. dirtw-ent sectioaa spec!alldn£ in ditterent pbaaea ol agricultural ~t; bat univen,al~- lt dnelops co,nm,1 ty spirit, awkens comramd.t,7 pride• briap abau.t a better tmderctandSng ot CJODDOD prob:lems, px-.ts nev objeetlvea, d1Nemlnatea belptul intorma.tlon and scmds the people baek bme inapt.red to do better t'arm11lg and bammnalcbg. The ·idea ot the Amff1oan COQBf..T f'a1r was adliBnoect by Elkanah Yatson, a reUrecl ~ settl.N and ll'd.ng OD a farm near Plttatleld. Massa­ cbuetta. 1n 180?. A letter from .P1t.t8tl.eld, receiwd ta anewer to an ialu11"1' mde in eonnectiGll "11th _the unit of' study toll.owl We haw Just. the tollow1Jrc b:d."ormatJ.on on El.bnah Watson: He 1• nationaJl:, 1mmm as the fat:hR or the agrlcultu'l'lll tatr and .a the founder and .t1n'I _...idant. ot the BerkahlJ'IEt Agr!.<Nltural Societ,'. Ia lao? the original n!dbit of the Soo1ety vu held an Park Square in Plttatleld, a spoti vhleh et,il1 exists. Jaua n. lQcas Eil:Natiw ~den· Pt-ttafteld Cba~ oE Coalleree U,- the access or agric'.ilture dltpend,s ti.Ill feeding a:ad elot-b:tng ot tbe nation, and 1n these ~ ,-an we are tbinld.ttg mre 1n bums of' t.he veltare or all peopl ot the world; hence, tbe 1mpmotance ot at1Ch a stucl,y. Because ot its universal appeal am its oppG1"tuld.t!ae tor rich am varied act.t.'9'lt1ea• the Wli.t orrers unlud.ted possib111t1ea to the teacher tor the dewlopnent ot kmwledge, UD4el"atandtngs• habits, skills, and ap~atlona. Some of the aettvi. ties an rlcber than ot.bera in the.tr opportunities tor small group work• t.be aequtsition o~ lmowl.edge,. the appre­ c1atiou eTOl.ving ~ a cooperative enterprise, and the de'V8lopnent or 3 s1i:1oe. pmralq• ta1n an tboulfl\ ot aa .oei.trau.ona ot natural bow:lt,7• aDi are ord.1aaril7 held 1n the aututm, the tall or tbe JU?" 111 pon1bq \be mat app,opnate t1111e tor thia mdt,. ot at.ud7. 4 ftlll eleamt.&17' IIObDoJ. UDlt. "Tbs C:Ollllty lair•• WU carriN 0G la the l1af.e 11.metuy Sebao1 ia PnbasJra• OJrJa..,.. 1a ti. aatma ot 19479 ta the fCJUl'th pada~ ·mdl',r tile dUeotlcm et le:lU• B. 1-da7. teaetierJ G., L. Bactcl1 · n• l'lld(e,Sobool prblclpa.l; and E. C. ·SJ,N,-.. aupe~ ot eeboola. Pounh arada eM.ldND pld'Uclpatiltc were: 1lobl>J' 11ag9J- Cal Allen Swrta Paal.Beaei ~v__. Charla Blgfaee, Jo1m !ha:aa ftot ~ Dnolta ,John~ Walter ilaft7 Batlar &.Idle WrJ.pA Boben u.r Ba"'8 Jennie XatblMD Blaao tad.a 1Wloya Loretta Belle 1-,c,,m B!obard Dcm.w .... Marla Jlaffola Boaal4 FnnltU:n a.tvtoa .... 1-l• lfaot:119ilft Blat.Dt laftllu Pblllp lle1n V1'f'iaa X. J­ Mark Elmer Lal:Ml4le Jfupret Malone Ya,- I.-. Marl.an loa Morrt• ~~Zr. MaNll Mo:riGD Bo.rd. MlU. Dalw. Mu Ogan 1 ...s.. Mlllm­ Gol.dl~ S.S.tib W..1*,Hortoa Ma:Sne S:d.th lollan!~ Bita Har.l.&1 Sollloa J"raDc1a Saith ..,. Sue Wl'lgt4 s A.a w1ll be obl8ne4 by cheeklDC t.1ie blbliopiapby, a lllMll.'111 et material relnant to Ute ~" of ... ComlfiF Fair"* -.s toed k, be mllaW... ..- auab pl•••• ot aaterial, vb1ch oaD be touid 1a ~ 8114 middle grada text. books, etory boob-. and ~ . u4 put 1-or JIICUbau 1a GUI" rOOll ll.brar:r~ '- ecbaol llm'U'J". tlle cl- llbrar7.