The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-24
TO FORM
BOYS AND
G|RLS'sCLUBS
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Agricultural Organization In
Every School District
IN State
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With the idea Of forming boys
Bnd girls agricultural club In every
school district OF the state, j. w. VIII
kinson OF the department Of agricul-
ture for schools, has sent Out letters
to county snperintendents, urging
their cooperation. A practical Inter
est in such club work Is desired in
the belief that such will be of inasti-
niable value TO the community.
Five or more pupils between the
age OF 3 and Is years, may organize
a local club and secure charter
which will entitle all members to on
ter any of the various prize contests
that have been arranged All mem
bers of the club are to enter one Of
the following contests 4nd exhibit
the best records and products In com
petition for the PRIZES dfered Corn.
bread. cotton, flowerf, vegetables,
sewing. The following are among
the prizes offered:
Every county farmers institute mi
Oklahoma Is authorized by law to Of
Ter cast lvizes for me work OF the
bcSSs and giIls
The state board OF agriculture Of
fers 15 boys and rs girls free trips
to district agricultural schools, To-
Gated In different parts OF Oklahoma
The A. and NJ college offers to pro.
vide free trips 10 l6 boys and 16 girls
who desire to spend week at the
college during the farmers snort
course.
TWO grand prizes are offered ihe
boy and girl winning at saltwater.
These are a years scholarship at any
district Agricultural school III the
state. A value OF each Is at least
$50 and includes board for nine
months. books and fees.
Every school district can secure
interesting and valuable prizes offer
ed by school patrons. newspapers,
merchants. banks and others.
Senator 7. p Gore offers free tripl
20 Washington, D. c., to the boy grow
ing the largest and best yield OF corn
on an acre.
The state fair at Oklahoma City isl
Offering S700 In cash for the best
corn grown BY the boys and girls OIL
Oklahoma.
The idea has been heartily enl ,rs-
Cd by Governor Cruce In the follow
Ing lstter to Dr, j H. ConneIl, presi-I
dent Of The A and NJ college az still
water:
I want most heartily to endorse
the movement inauguraied in thisl
state for the purpose OF developing
among the girls and boys of Oklaho.
ma. stronger inclination toward
agricultural pursuits The hgricul-
tural club movement is one that
should receive the hearty support 81
every citizen OF the state interested
IN its growth and development The
agricultural interests are paramount.
and are the basis upon which must
rest our prosperity, The movement
cannot be too highly commended, and
beginning with the boys and girls Is
certainly beginning at the foundation,
and the results flowing out Of these
clubs are already apparent in the
state. II the movement Ia continued
hi the future. 1t will mean more IN
teiligent farming and more profitable
returns.
The boys and girls engaged In this
endeavor are TO be congratulated up
on the true Oklahoma spirit they are
displaying, and which eliminate in
such splendid returns to our state.
They are doing work that will
yield its return To them in dollars
and cents when they have grown to
manhood and womanhood, but Will
Yield 70 them still richer return. In
the consciousness of having perrorm.
ca work OF worth for the state.
II there Is anything can do to aid
You In your endeav0r along this line,
don't fail to command me-