Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-26
SCHOLARSHIPS IN
PLACE OF TRIPS
COURSE IN AGRICULTURAL COL
LEeE is RECOMMENDED FOR
PRizE.WlNNERs.
FAR MORE VALUABLE REWARD
Federal Agricultural Department Bull
letin Says Washington Trip is
Spectacular, While College
Permanently Benefits.

Jefferson Eity.-A communication
TO the headquarters of all the boys
and girls farm clubs all over the ma.
ton has Just been received and rec.
ommends that in place of a trip to
Washington the, young, prize-winners
OF the corn, canning and poultry and
other agricultural clubs be given a
years course in practical training at
some agricultural college. In case
the young champions academic train.
ing would not enable him to enter the
agricultural college of his state a
more elementary course in a school
where agriculture is taught or a
course in an agricultural high school
is recommended.
The department considers that such
courses have considerably more last
ing value for prize-winners and for
the agriculture of their sections than
flying trips to the capital. The state
and local organizations which have
been paying for these trips have been
sincerely interested in developing a
true appreciation of farming as a
business among the boy or girl farm
ers. Some of these have already con
sidered this question and have de-
cided on the agricultural course as
the more desirable prize.
One of the first persons to raise the
question as to whether the practical
training or the more spectacular trip
was preferable was Willie P. Brown,
an Arkansas corn club prize-winner.
Given his choice of all the prizes Of
fered by the state, including the trip
10 Washington, he selected a scholar
ship giving him a years tuition in an
agricultural school. This ave i'm
petus to the idea in Arkansas, and
now the biggest annual prize offered
the corn club boys is a scholarship
given by the bankers association.
The anne association gives a similar
scholarship to the girl champion of
the canning clubs.
Suggestions Regarding Prizes.
q .Na. 4 rt4 $500
Other suggestions regarding prizes
have been made from time to tine by
those who have been most interested
In these clubs and understand the
needs Of the boy and girl farmers.
Some of these suggestions are offered
herewith for the consideration Of 9TH
ers who might are to profit by them.
While a years course, with all ex-
penses paid, is the suggestion of the
department for the biggest prize for
state winners, less extensive courses
might be offered to- county winners.
t has been suggested that such coun-
lies as care to give prizes give one or
more short courses in the state agri-
cultural and mechanical colleges TO
he fortunate county champions.
These courses are usually only two
weeks long and are held in winter or
n summer. The training given is OF
he most practical sort, and the
mount of time spent is no gauge of
he amount of benefit to be obtained.
These short courses have already
,een given as prizes by certain coun-
les and have proved most valuable to |
he young people.
Large cash prizes are not to be en-
outraged, according to those who
AVE worked with the young contest
Ints. Better suggestions are as fol.
ows:
a pair Of registered pigs.
A pair of f%ull-blooded chickens.
A fine colt.
A registered calf.
An up-to-date corr planter.
A two-horse wagon.
A gold watch.
Books on agriculture.
A double-barreled shotgun.
A first-class bicycle.
A ton of good fertilizer.
A S. hat.
A fireless cooker (for girl win.
ors). sl
Tore Prizes Make, More Contestants.
In general it is better to offer many
mall prizes than a few large ones. II
0 boys try for a prize and only one
fortunate, some Of the 10 unsuc-
essful contestants will probably be
discouraged to try again. But If
We of the boys are rewarded for
leir efforts more merit will have re-
eived recognition and the remaining
] will see more possible opportuni.
es of Gee the following year.
Some board Of trade and chambers
I commerce have also recognized the
forts of the clubs by giving ban
nets for the young people and enter
lining them with street car and auto.
lobile rides. On other occasions
ubs have been honored by an invi-
ltion to march In parades, where
icy have attracted deserved atten-
A Trip to the State Fair.
From Memphis, Tenn, comes an in.
resting story which IS a sample OF
hat has been done in ether states I.
# young prlze-winners. IL the three
ates (Arkansas, Tennessee and Mis-
ssippi, which are annually repre-
at the Memphis Tri-State fair,
was decided to send certain boy
'izewInners to the fair as q reward
r their excellence.
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