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poses— then to Bellefoute, I think, to State College, then to Harris- 

 burg, and then here. I hear some of the Chairmen say we should be 

 paid for our time. If it is not doing our own work to work for the 

 farmers, and go to these Institutes to get inspiration for the work, 

 and get information, which will be for our own benefit, I don't know 

 what would be the use of living, 1 think we are well paid for all 

 that we do to make these Institutes what the Department of Agri- 

 culture wants them to be — Schools of Agriculture, which will lift 

 the entire agricultural interest of Pennsylvania. 



WHAT SHOULD BE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF TIJE STATE 



LECTURER? 



By J. Nbwton G-lovbr, County Chairman. Union. County. 



By qualification we understand "any natural endowment or ac- 

 quirement which fits a person for a place or employment." 



A good constitution or fair health is one of the first qualifications 

 necessary for a state speaker to have, in order to stand long or 

 cold drives, change of rooms and beds, loss of sleep, speaking in 

 heated and crowded halls with poor ventilation, all of which go 

 with their work. With this constitution should be a voice strong and 

 distinct enough to be heard in all parts of a hall or church, with 

 variation enough in tones to keep people awake and interested, un- 

 less the subject is too dry or scientific for the average person, and 

 the ventilation too faulty. 



The social (|ualifications of a speaker are important in helping one 

 to make friends with his host and fellow-speakers and hearers before 

 and after sessions, and in finding out the needs of the section in 

 which he is laboring, and how he may help them. He should be able 

 to deny himself the conveniences of town and city life, if necessary, 

 in the country, when he is given the best people have, and not be 

 disagreeable if asked to double up with a fellow-speaker in order to 

 give both a warm room. We mention this qualification of accepting 

 situations agreeably on the part of speakers, because some men think 

 that the best entertainment people give them is not good enough, 

 since the State pays for it, though it is some better than they have at 

 home. A State speaker needs the working quality when it comes to 

 answering questions, both in and out of institutes, so as to clear mat- 

 ters in the minds of farmers upon questions they are trying to 

 solve on their farms; and speakers need the staying quality also, so 

 that they are at the institute to the close of the session, if neces- 

 saTY, to answer questions which may arise, instead of trying to get 

 away to read, write or smoke, or so they will not be interrogated 

 or asked to explain more in detail the' questions they discussed. 

 Punctuality, of course, is necessary in this work, as elsewhere, for 

 it will not do for a speaker to be late in getting to the hall in time 

 for his talk, or to miss connections and not reach the place til! 

 the session is nearly over, as has happened a few times with the 

 speakers for our institutes. Energy and enthusiasm on the part of 



