j^'IERICAl^I INSTITUTE OF COOPERATION COMNG TO STATE UNIVERSITY IS AUGUST 



The University of Massachusetts becomes the hub of the Araerican farm v/orld 

 for four days this summer, when the American Institute of Cooperation meets here 

 August 30 through September 2. Leaders of the farmer cooperative movement, members 

 of cooperatives, educators f"rom colleges and universities, administrators, and 

 farmers themselves will gather from all parts of the nation to discuss cooperation, 

 to get acquainted with one another and with coiimon problems and to enjoy the 

 varied attractions of New England, 



Recreation and sociability will center around a Gay Nineties Barbershop 

 Quartet, a New England seafood dinner, a square dcmce festival, and a special 

 pageant staged by the Iilichigan Fana Bureau. Nccrly 100 young people from Llichigan 

 v;ill journey to Amherst for this event. The pagsant will portray the role of 

 young people in cooperatives, Tho local committee on arrangements is headed by 

 Dr. Adrian H. Lindsey, head of the depai'tment of a.gricultural economics at the 

 State University. Theme of the institute is Fanner Cooperatives as a Part of the 

 American Economy. 



Two special sessions v.'ill precede the main conference. These vjill come the 

 morning of August 30, One is a conference to discuss extension teaching in the 

 field of farr.ier cooperativos. The other a special conference of cooperative 

 information editors, Tho latter ivill include a luncheon, Tho main conference 

 will got underway that aftcrn'Oon, 



Two special schools will also bo hold in ac'van.ce of tho conference, August 

 16 to 27 at the University a collo^e couras on the Principles of Cooperation, 

 This is for college credit, Cooporativs ^d.ucation will bo the subject of a 

 workshop which will ..ioot from A--guGt 23 to 27, Aiid i.jiother vrorkshop on the subject 

 of Cooperative Education for Residents of tiio G i 'larnuni ty will bo held August 27 

 and 28, 



Registration blanks for advance registration may be obtained from Roy E, 

 Moser, Stockbridge Hall, University of Massachusetts ,• Amlierst. ' Reservations for 

 tho Nev; England Seafood Dinner must be cOLiplotod by August 21, Headquarters for 

 the Institute v/ill be in I.Iemorial Kail on the Uni-\rersity cs?jTipus, 



FARI'.'I ENEMY NO, 1 



WANTED: For sabotago, robbery, murderi 

 RE1.7ARDJ Millions of dollars in savings,' 

 Y/JffiNING: Ho is savago,' Kill hin on sightj 



* He has the v/orld's vforst name — "Rut", 



. * Ho runs v;ith a big gang — aii estimated 150,000,000 rats in the 

 United States, 



* Ho spreads disease a;uong people and animals, 



* He murdors chickens and young livestock in cold blood, 



* Ho takos a 200,000,000 bushel cut of America's grain crop. 



* Ho is trying to sabotage our Nation's food production, 



WAR H.iS BEEII DECLARED AGABIST TEE RAT,' JOIN THE FIGHT 1 



