The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-27
BOYS CORN CLUBS
IN "a COUNTIES
: SUPERINTENDENT EGGLEsTON
ANXIOUS TO SEE ADDITIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS EsTAB-
LISHED.

Next to Governor Mann there In no
more enthusiastic advocate of boys
corn clubs in the public schools OF the
counties than J. ID. Eggleston. Jr.,
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
for Virginia. Whenever 1t Is posi-.
BILE Mr.. Eggleston attends any meet
ing that has for its object and pur-
pose the organization of another boys
corn club, and he never loses an OPP
portunity to render every possible aid
in the establishment OF these clubs
that have done so much for the agri-
cultural welfare and advancement OF
the State.
Mr.. Eggleston received letter
Monday morning advising him that
Gloucester had Joined the ranks OF
the counties In which corn clubs had
been established. This makes thir-
ty-four counties in which the boys
corn clubs are organized.
Circular Of Information.
The following circular OF encour-
agement and instruction has Just been
sent out by Superintendent Eggleston
to the division superintendent of the
State:
you are already aware Of the fact
that a demonstration agent has been
appointed for your county to look af-
ter the boys corn clubs on the "one
boy-one acre plan. and you are. Of
course, familiar with the present me-
thod of conducting this work through
the United Agricultural Board.
However efficient demonstration
agent may be, he cannot make a sue
cess of the work in your county with
out the active interest, sympathy and
assistance of yourself and your teach
ers. The success or failure OF the corn
clubs in your county depends on you
and your teachers as much as on the
agent. You can readily understand
that II you and the teachers take hold
of the work in conjunction with the
agent and cooperate with him thor
aughly and actively, the boys VIII take
more interest in organizing and in
carrying the work to a successful COM
pletion. and they win follow the d.
rections of the agent more closely and
with greater degree of interest and
sympathy.
Il therefore earnestly request you
to take up this matter with your
teachers. In conjunction with the de-
monstration agent, and to cooperate
with him In every way To make this
work a great success in your county.
Keep in constant and close touch with
he agent and his work. Let him un-
derstand once for all that he has
your sympathy and That you VII do
everything in your power that is rea-
sonahle To help him to organize and
conduct these clubs and to get tho
parents of the bows sufficiently inter
ested to allow them TO undertake this
great work.
1t ~ the duty OF the agent ~ visit
the boys on their farms and TO look
closely after their work and 10 give
them instruction therein. The teach
or can assist him by rea ding at school
with the boys such bulletins as they
may Jssceive. and by encouraging the
boys To do their work thoroughly. II
ks, of course, not expected that the
superintendent or teachers visit the
corn plots unless they choose TO do
Sc"
Counties Having Corn Clubs.
of counties in which boys corn clubs
have been organized. amherst. Abe
marie. Amelia. Augusta. Appomattox.
Brunswick. Bedford. buckingham.
Chesterfield. Culpeper. Cumberland.
pinwi6die. Fairfax. FIuSanna. Gooch-
land. Gloucester. Greenville. Henricc.
Halifax. King William. I.oudoun. Lou
lisa. Mecklenbnrg. Norfolk. Nelson,
Nottoway, Nansemond. Orange, Pow
hatan, Prince George. Rockingham.
Roanoke, Sussex. WestmoreIand.
MIR. Eggleston says he would like
to see boys corn club in every coun-
~ in the State.