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speakers — .tlie very' ' atmosphere, " so to speak — was such as cannot be 

 cauglit by camera or portrayed by pen. "Why, it was simply amazing, 

 I was astonished and delighted, ' ' said a member of the Agricultural Col- 

 lege faculty. In many towns bands were playing and flags waving as 

 the train neared the depot. Sometimes there were college and high 

 school yells, and almost without exception pupils and teachers of the pub- 

 lic schools were present. The Rockport high school, 175 strong, and 

 with colors flying, made the trip to Langdon on the Burlington by special 

 train. They decorated Josephine and crowned her "Queen of Mis- 

 souri." A citizen of Aurora, in the southern part of the State, was so 

 impressed with Josephine 's record that he has written a poem and dedi- 

 cated it to her. 



A Part of the Crowd Welcoming the Agricultural Special at Mexico. 



Evening meetings were held in court houses or halls, but even this 

 arrangement did not always insure sufficient room for the crowds of peo- 

 ple who came, prompted by more than curiosity. They seemed as eager 

 to hear as to see. 



With a view to benefiting the largest possible number of people and 

 to make lasting the lessons, special printed matter had been prepared for 

 the press and given to the local newspaper editors at places where stops 

 were made. Brief summaries of speeches had also been printed in 

 pamphlet form. Tliis literature, distributed entirely at railroad ex- 

 pense, supplied valuable information on care of live stock, and on corn, 

 alfnlfa, eowpeas and other crops. 



"In point of value from the lectures," said Director Jordnn, on the 

 day following the close of the last trip, "the K. C, C. & S. and the Bur- 



