Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-01-07
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS.


University OF Minnesota is coming to
recognize more and more the need of
wide awake boys and girls clubs for
the boys and girls living inrural com
munities and the Division is doing
such organizations.
1t isa mistaken idea held by many
that our university which we all help
to support, is for the chosen few who
are so placed that they may take up
university course. The object of
the extension division is to reach out
and offer educational privileges to all.
The September number of Rural
School Agriculture, University Farm,
st. Paul, gives suggestive constitu-
tions and suggestions for the organ
ization of boys and girls clubs. The
need of some such organization must
be apparent to everyone having the
future of the rural boys and girls at
heart. A mistaken belief has been
prevalent for many years that in or
der to obtain amusements the young
people must leave the farms and go
into the towns or cities. Very few
of the smaller towns provide for this
seeming necessity and the result is
that the amusement seekers, unedu-
Gated in what true amusement con-
sists of and because of the lack of
this education, unable to recognize or
appreciate it, fall into pastimes which
are, to say the least, undesirable in
building character able to cope with
the life work of the individual af-
fected.
Many of the parents have come
from foreign countries and the
amusements to which they are ac-
customed are impossible here, the
skiing, skating, boat rides. parties
with music, the mountain climbs.
Again and again have heard parents
express the wish that they might
have the play day amusements they
enjoyed in their youth coupled with
the financial advantages offered by
| this great country.
4 The man or woman who can meet
the unexpected with ready and quick
decision, without embarrassment and
with nerfect control of mind and
/ body rnust always nave the preced
ence over those who have not had
training. Debates, recitations, ex
temporaneous speaking, discussion o.
live subjects, holding Office and con
trolling the audience, give the boys
and girls this education. And will
it will come ease of manner, polisi
and tact, in dealing with difficult sit
uations, while cooperation ant
friendly competition stimulating al
interest, ambition and real pleasur,
in work they are doing, makes tn,
country with its pure air a desirable
place to live in and instead of look
ing forward eagerly to the time t,
leave the farm, enter the city and b.
somebody, even what is considered
the drudgery of the farm work viii
take on new aspect and the yount
people will be surprised to find them
selves taking real pleasure in it a,
the man remarked after watching (,
baseball game for the first time
"Well, now I have been having ful
chasing hogs back into their pens al
my life, and never knew it. I hop,
the pesky things are out tonight, +,
! like to try some of them stunts OF
'em."
The boys and girls club organized
III DlSLrlCt mo. 30 SuOrL Clmo aSO
of which Mr.. S. D. Lincoln hal
charge, now has membership o
over fifty. Somewhat over five dol
lars were raised by the club to sent
to some 'poor family" in Minneapo
lis. A special Christmas and New
Years program was rendered in tn,
Lutheran church Solos, recitations
music by the choir and orchestr;
were greatly appreciated. Thes
young people are learning to worl
and play and find enjoyment in both
The Office of the county superintend
ent of schools will be glad to com
municate with any teacher or inter
ested person wishing to organize
club of this kind
i Elizabeth Rankin.