FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION 123 



of higher things, and the heart is in a better position to 

 feel higher things and so in our job we ourselves can be 

 what our product is, and at the same time send out to the 

 world not only better and finer and cleaner food, but hap- 

 piness and joy and the real, high ideals of life. (Ap- 

 plause.) 



Toastmaster: Last but not least is the man who does 

 all the work — our Secretary, George Caven. 



Secretary Caven : I am exceedingly sorry that I never 

 had any experiences as a Sunday School teacher, and that 

 I wasn't destined to be a preacher. It has been a great 

 misfortune. (Laughter.) 



We have been here this week and we have been try- 

 ing to put over the idea that in this necessary industry of 

 agriculture which is the basis of all industries, dairying is 

 the most important branch and the most necessary. We 

 wanted to put that idea over to the people on the dairy 

 farms about Galesburg, and we wanted particularly to 

 impress it upon the business men of Galesburg and make 

 them feel that the problem was their problem as well as 

 the farmers' problem. 



We succeeded pretty well, I think, in getting the idea 

 to the dairyists, but when it comes to getting that idea be- 

 fore the people of Galesburg, before the business interests, 

 I think we have got to say that the young ladies who repre- 

 sented the National Council here, have done better and 

 more than we have done. And I say that because I heard 

 the expressions of the members of the different clubs, in- 

 cluding the Mayor of Galesburg, after the demonstrations 

 made by these young ladies at the club meetings yesterday 

 and the day before. If those expressions are to be taken 

 at their face value, it won't be very long before Galesburg 

 will be putting on a campaign such as the National Dairy 

 Council conducts, and which has produced such wonderful 

 results wherever they have sent their workers, and I hope 

 they will. Galesburg is ripe for it, just like any other town 

 is, but I do not feel at all discouraged about the results 

 we have had here. I think they have been wonderful, 



