Gunnison news-champion., 1910-04-15
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. aa zat.os II bese aud GsEls' Az
~ aEal clxbs 9Th the akl@ct u
'sieEa ting them N sssdysae plsss
aaa aalmal lsts. and in eoapcssag
~ seAa8l d,ssEsct. eespty cad sssse
ron,es,s iar exhshsss II Sasw csops.
De Aer,calsussl college wsll sake
sT t4is work IN each ce.nty, where
" sutv sUpesssseadens ~ wlllsaa
v be.p. fossssss ssa saAss bee's
~ he studied this year. IN srraessed
ec ans and mile IN dEy laad sec
lroas "a tue PLAINS. Next year 1t 10
planned 10 add a stsdy ea grams. sl-
b . aaa fruit, and the third wear
Ihc iaedIng and Jadglng Of stock.
Dor the earis. ss psas next year 10
aa bread making and sewing, ana
VI thlrd year, irslt canning. Jelly
~ ug and needle work. THIS year
W vant both gsrls aud boys 10 help
ss study the growth If potatoes. sa-
gaI leets and milo, aad To compete
foF nnzes for the best exhibits oi
these cr0ps.
tur plan is 10 organize Boys
an tilris club in any school dsstr,c,
whore the farmers aud the bssanese
@en sid offer slo in prizes for ANY
ons "a these crops, hFsf prize Of = 3,
. second prize of ~ aad i've prizes
of : each. maksaG seven prizes foE
each crop in school district
The college fsrn,shes plans for the
work and cosssitstios for the club.
Tic children slect their owR officers
and conduct their own RssstiRGs.
The teacher scts " librarian, secus-
ing bulletins for each pspil, free,
from the ColossAo Experiment Sta
tion aud frosa the u. 5. Depsrtmeal
Of Agricaltsse. Tie club elects
some successfw VI farmer in the neigh
borhood, pvetsssbly . member Of tbs
school hoard, - council 10 advist
with the childvsa, particularly dur
ing the sssRsses vscssioa.
The ASricsksssl college fsraishe'
free 10 Cawb us2ksvs illss&rssst
pamphIsas, sAosiag idssl potssess
sugsr becss ssA milo hesds, sad in
formstlon in regard 10 the prepsra
tioa OF the soil, selectioa Of seed
tessi~g Of ssed, planting, cultivation
harvestiag and aelectioa Of sample
fs exhibition. About once montl
the college will send a qsery tha
can ~ answered only by Iavestiga
tioa a the gro~iag crop.
IL the fall harvest meeting 10 3
be held in each school houst, sttend
ed ky all the mon, women and child
ren in the district, with q bsske
din~er At moon. The boys and girl
wiz exhibit their crops and the sevel
prices will be awarded.
The county superintendent shosl
tissa hold q Co~Hty Boys and Girls
Inssitate at the oosRty seat Tn
agricultural cullegs will send two o
mase speakers 10 this county mec,
ina. who will speak and also jsde
Tho exhibits, which should consist g
tlss isest prodscss from ell the priz
wiosers Of the school districts.
Mn. katherine N. Cook, State sur
eristeadent Of psblic instruction, j
co-operation with the Agricaltsrs
cuasee will hold = great Stsae Boy
anA Oirls' Institsse in Denver duI
ina the state teachere meeting.
Cser 1900 teachers will study tn
exAikit at this state meeting j
which all the prize winners from .
the cosnties will contest. Bssines
mea of Denver will be asked 10 con
tribste prizes for this state meeting
These Boys and Girls Clsbs wil
crssAe IN intense interest," among Oh
school children in che state in sh
wceAesfsl factors in plant and aai
mel life. 1t will - found that II
insssest in studying and hasdlia,
growing things will be carried Z
The segslar school stsdies, and th
teschers will find that greater intes
est u all studies will be shown b
clsA 0embers.
IL interest Of the chlldrea in Ii
stsAy Of growing thines, and in thei
scksoa Work, will cseese IN inseres
in ~ schools On the part Of parent
sscA - sheS have never sho~a b
fosA
wisA The ss.y Of bright e.shssi
assie yo.ae p~sss sssdyine to pro
dec tAe ckoissss loeos IN feld crop
a tssnssAoss SosCs sia - e.ssse
in iscsuas;ae The yis1A - qsa1is
Of 1asa csops I'll ossr tAe sasse -
in pss1sc;ae choice sssd psrticslssl
adsQesd 70 escA sectsoa-
n aGr;cslssr.l oo'leee s.ks u
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