American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-09-30

the pupils and parents OF ROVER Souh-
ty school children. These meetings
were held for the purpose OF awaken
ing enthusiasm and interest In the
work of the boys and girls school
clubs, the work which is being car
ried on by the agricultural extension
department of the state university at
Moscow, the United States Department
of Agriculture cooperating. County
Superintendent of Schools Miss Whist
Ter and Professor Wallis OF the city
schools arranged the meetings one Of
which was held in the Auditorium and
the other in the Irene theatre and both
were well attended. The first meeting
was held ON Saturday morning II the
Auditorium and the second on account
of the heavy rainstorm on Saturday
afternoon was postponed until Tuesday
afternoon and was then held In the
Irene theatre. These meetings were
addressed by Mr.. ]. M. Bradley OF
Boise, Mr.. Bradley being the editor OF
the Boys and Girls Club page III the
Gem State Rural and lecturer for
the extension services. Both addresses
were illustrated with colored sterecnti-
can slides showing many pretty views
of work which has been accomplished
by the boys and girls already at work.
On Tuesday the schools were dis
missed at three o'clock and marched TO
the Irene 70 listen to the address and
see the pictures. Many parents were
int in tho Unrk
was aroused. The Saturday morning
meeting was attended by about $50
parents and children. School club
work was commenced last year under
the supervision of Miss Whistler who
hopes during the coming winter sea-
son to conduct an active campaign Of
education and organization along those
lines.
Speaking Of the work in Power coun-
~ Mr.. Bradley said among other
, Things mat the girfs teu leg si,Ii< On
Quoted during the vacation season the
past summer, in American Falls was
the largest in the state. The cooking
club while organized late in the sea-
son, did some very good work, and
one of its members, Hugh Laird, won
first in bread baking. All the men,
bers of the sewing and baking clubs
Each member of the cooking club
should at once report to Mrs. Winters
or Mrs. Laird for instructions. They
will instruct you how to prepare youI
loaf for shipment. 1t will be sent by
parcels post to Boise on Sunday nigh,
mail and the cost of mailing each
loaf will be five cents. The exhibit OF
needle work will also be sent to Boise
to compete with the exhibits by other
sewing clubs from various parts ol
the state. The hogs exhibited by the
boys at the Power county fair were
all excellent types and the success o.
their youthful owners will do mucf
to incite other boys to get into the
work.
Mr.. Bradley's address follows:
1T is not the purpose in the organi
cation of school clubs in the state o
Idaho to develop any fads. An eXami
nation of the report of Dr.. Sisson
state commissioner of education
ties in this state the cost per capit'
of educating our boys and girls rum
as high as 800 per annum. In othe
counties it runs as low as thirty dol
lars, but the average is above fift,
dollars. When you are repeated,
- h. zf
eventually arises the question of tn
production OF the finance with whicl
to meet that cost. Naturally we al
know who pays that cost, who the pro
ducer is. IL is tine taxpayer, whethe
he be farmer, OF business man. Whe
you figure that 1t is costing perhap
fifty dollars per year per student /
Power county TO educate your boy
and girls the next question whic
naturally arises in your mind is. ar
you getting the worth Of your none.
Is the line of education which is be
ing follow ed the line OF work whic
will make of your boy, or girl, pre-
ducer, or will the boy or the CIR
when discharged from school on con
mencement day simply be a perso
who has a nice book learning, bt
who is absolutely untitled to stan
alone, to be self-supporting, or at tt
least to have had laid during the
school years, foundation upon whic
they can at once begin to rear
structure which means self-suppor
or production. II is not my purpo,
TO say anything, or suggest anythir
which may seem revolutionary in !
utterances, but i do want to impre'
upon your minds the important fac
that with all our splendid school sy
TENS, with all the money We spen
gtth all the hard work which b
We've our teachers conscientiously
that we are falling far wide Of u