SIXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I. 59 



A Member: It has occurred to me while Mr, Wing was 

 speaking, although we seemed so far apart, in the discussion this 

 afternoon, while some think they don't want the power of fixing 

 and arranging of institutes to go to a central authority, yet I be- 

 lieve, all that is asked for, is for a co-operation in fixing dates 

 for the counties. There isn't much between us after all. 



(Editor's Note.) 

 *It IS very evident from the discussion foUowine: Mr. Steen's 

 paper on the "Value of Circuit Organization and Co-Operation of the 

 Iowa Institutes" that the thought which we wished to convey was not 

 understood by all. We take it that Mr. Stein desired to bring out the 

 benefits to be derived in holding a yearly meeting of the several 

 institute officers in the different sections of the state for the purpose 

 of exchanging ideas and plans for conducting the most successful in- 

 stitutes, and incidentally to try and arrange the dates in the several 

 adjoining counties that some speaker of national reputation could be 

 secured at a greatly reduced expense. While it is true that some of 

 the older and more permanently established institutes have little 

 trouble in securing outside help they should not be selfish and unwill- 

 ing to assist in whatever way they can others who are not so fortun- 

 ate. It is not necessary (nor is it suggested in his paper, that the 

 present institute law be either amended or added to) to bring about 

 a meeting of institute ofiicers in the different sections of the state. 

 This idea is followed out in nearly all lines of business; bankers holding 

 district meetings for the purpose of discussing the banking business, 

 and implement, grain dealers, farmers co-operative associations, fair 

 associations and many others hold meetings to discuss their several 

 different lines of work, and why not similar meetings of your institute 

 officers? If you cannot gain greater knowledge by mingling with 

 your fellow men and co-workers you may at least be able to impart 

 to them thoughts which will assist them in doing more efficient work.— 

 Editor. 



The President: We will now have five minute talks by 

 delegates on the following topics : 



(a) Plan of organization, (b) How dates and location 

 of institutes are settled, (c) When dates and location for hold- 

 ing institutes are settled, (d) Number of meetings held, (e) 

 Amount of money spent. (f) Number of outside speakers 

 employed, (g) By whom are your programs made up? (h) 

 Do you have a woman's session, and do you invite the wives and 

 daughters to attend? (i) Do you make any special effort to 

 reach the boys in the arrangement of your program? 



