Independent Towns Aim For Self Sufficient Civic Improvement
The piece argues for rural centers to rely on local resources and surrounding areas, boosting civic improvement through education, gardening, and local projects. It highlights St Louis Junior School of Horticulture guiding youth in gardening for income and hands on nature studies, noting Texas faces slower adoption due to vast unoccupied land and recent cattle era legacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri Botanical Gardens
Texas
Lone Star
Waterford Village High School Builds Farm Focused Curriculum
In Waterford Erie County Pa the village high school enrolls 80 students with 35 in agriculture. The program covers plant life, crops, domestic animals, dairying, soils, and plant life chemistry with heavy lab and outdoor practicum using nearby farms barns and shops for hands on lessons.
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Department of Agriculture
D. J. Crosby
Office of Experiment Stations
Pennsylvania
Erie County
Waterford
Tre
Agricultural College
High Schoo
Opportunities at Home and the Fate of Opportunity
An essay on the harmful belief in a single chance at opportunity argues that reliance on a fixed fate keeps people from striving. The piece cites John J. Ingalls and a poem praising fate, contrasting it with the idea that effort can create opportunity. It references a university commencement at Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Ingalls
James
University of Ilinois
Pendulum swings back toward farm and village life
A historical speech extols rural training in efficiency and culture, contrasting modern money worship with a renewed move to modest success and a quiet life. It argues opportunities exist everywhere, revives old New England farms, and critiques urban growth and wasteful wealth.
Homecraft and Craft in the Federation Vision
George H. Maxwell urged the General Federation of Women's Clubs to adopt homecraft as a home arts and crafts movement. He described homecrafters owning a home and small land, using engines to produce crafts for family income and as a substitute during factory downturns. The idea of the homecrofter and craftsman in one aims to strengthen independence and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Maxwell
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federation
Keep Politics Out of Public Parks
Editorial urges citizens to oppose partisan political control of parks roadside improvements playgrounds and town betterments. It warns party responsibility harms municipal management and brings unfit officials into trusted park affairs.
Fresh Air Playgrounds
City planners lag in expanding outdoor playgrounds for children as officials debate funding and zoning. Community groups push for safer, more accessible spaces to boost urban health and neighborhood recreation opportunities.
First Homecroft Movement Gild Promotes Rural Homes
Advertisement for copies of The First Book of the Homecroft and details of the Homecrofters Gild of Watertown Massachusetts. It outlines aims to promote town and village betterment through local Circles Gilds and Clu bs to foster home crafts education and ownership of homes on the land.
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Main St
Watertown
Homecroft
Massachusetts
Main Street
Small towns favored for industry and home life balance
Opinion argues manufacturing should cluster where workers can have homes and family life. It contends six hour work days, shared hours, and local farming support will harmonize labor and capital, improving citizenry and productivity.
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New Zealand
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the Agricultural High School
Crosby
Roebel
Ingalls
Mr. James
New England
Ie West
Wat
Erford High School
THE
Homecrofters
Wordsworth
Brotherhood of Man
Charity
Nippon
Wes Weweresp Chem
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