American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-03-14
Boys and Girls Club
Preparations Being Made for Active
work During the Summer
Months.

Boys and Girls Clubs was the theme
discussed at two sessions of the NJ.
| 1. A. stake officers, held In Lehi Sun
day. Apostle Hcber J. Grant, Prof.
delivered addresses and helped to for
mulate the plans for summer work.
considerable time was also spent in
Arranging for the closing seasons
contests In oratory. music and story
telling.
There has been considerable agita-
ton of late with regard to the organ
ization of boys and girls clubs in the
communities of the north end of our
county Both our schools aud our
church organizations recognize the
Importance of stimulating greater In
terest among our people In a larger
and better output of farm products
II is gratifying to note that our citi-
Gems are hearty In their endorsement
of whatever has tendency to inn
prove their methods of handling crops
or animals. Believing that more per-
manont results may be obtained by
working with boys and igrls In the
attempt has been made In the past in
the organization of agricultural clubs
for older people. The boys and girls
OF today are the men and women of
tomorrow, SO that by working with
them the results may not be so imme-
diate, but they certainly will be more
sure. The purpose, then, of orgoniz-
ing boys and girls clubs is to interest
the youth In the fundamental actiyi-
ties OF our communities.
The question now arises, Whose
function is II to formulate these clubs
and to direct their activities?" Logi-
cally, the task falls to the lot of the
school. but several difficulties stand
I'm the way of the schools doing the
work effectively, the most important
Of which being the fact that the teach
ers arc not employed during the sum
mcr months. just when their services,
as far as club work Is concerned, are
of the most Importance. Then again,
teachers arc not assured of continued
employment In any particular COM
munity, and so feel themselves at lib
erty to accept the position that pays
the highest salary. Clubs deserted In
this way are doomed to certain failure
To obviate the trouble and still to
enlist the professional assistance OF
school people, a fusion has been Sc
cured between the schools and the
Mutual Improvement associations of
the Alpine Stake. II Is hoped BY this
coordination that the gap between
spring and fall school will be bridged
Membership in the clubs Is open to
all boys and girls between the ages
of 10 and Is. Special arrangements
are being made to admit those over
Is, but nothing definite can be an
nounced at present. A club will be
organized at once in each school dis
trict, oflicered by president, vice
president and a secretary, all Of whom
to be chosen from the club member
ship A committee of responsible
people will be appointed to have gen
eral advisory supervision over the
club activities. In all probability this
committee will consist of the high
school instructor of agriculture, the
high school instructor of domestic art
and science, member of the stake
NJ. |. A. board, two officers OF the
local NJ. !. "A. and a representative
citizen.
The state and national governments
will send out the necessary literature
treating upon the VARIOUS activities,
Club work will consist almost wholly
of contests among club members In
this and other communities In the
growing Of corn. potatoes, beets. man
giles. tomatoes. cucumbers, cabbage.
celery. raising of pigs aud chickens,
flower and vegetable gardening, bread
making canning fruits and vegetables
and sewing. a boy or girl may enter
any one or more Of these contests.
At about the middle of September "A