Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-21
cHlLDREN's CLUB WORK.
Topic of Practical Address BY o. n.
Benson at Storrs Summer School
Other Leetures-Gift for Miss

o. H. Benson Of Washington. ID. c.
gave an inspiring and interesting lee
tuFe Tuesday evening on the subject
of Boys and Girls Club Work in
America. He showed several pictures
of individual prize winners and groups
of prize winners who competed sue
cessfully in raising agricultural pro-
ducts in the national competition.
Mr.. Benson is the National Club
Organizer for thirty-three of the
northern states. He has travelled in
all of the states of the union and he
is qualified to speak about the re-
markable work which is being done
along agricultural lines by organized
groups of boys and girls.
Before taking up the subject Of the
evening Mr.. Benson gave an intro
ductory talk to the teachers about
school life and the punposce of educa-
ton. In these remarks he emphasized
the point that we should recognize the
needs of community when forming
course of study.
Taking up his subject he said, Each
school should be an extension depart
ment. Through the children the
teacher should extend the benefits of
the school to the people outside. There
is no better way to do this than by
organized boys clubs.
"Boys and girls should be taught to
produce something. The greatest
menace to America today is that there
are so many people who spend money
| that they never earned. We need to
| teach child how to earn a dollar as
| the result of his own efforts.
THE club work is divided into va
rious home projects. 1t is called club
work because the groups are organ
| lied, having officers like any other or
ganizatfon. These clubs call for CO.
operation and team work America
| needs education in team work. This
| is especially true Of the farmer"
Mr.. Benson showed pictures of boys
who were sent to Washington as a
recognition of their achievements in
farm labor. He said. that the time
only real aristocracy in America is the
aristocracy of achievement.
Mr.. Benson mentioned the import
ance and benefits of home life. He
said, 1.-THE difference between many
boys of the city and boys of the
country is that the city boys live in
houses and the country boys live in
homes He spoke of the present day
distractions from home life and add
| ed. "Once the American home life is
broken up decay will set in as In the
| days Of Rome"
Illustrated Lecture.
w. S. Dakin gave an illustrated lee
ture Tuesday evening about school
buildings.
| School Management.
4
spector of Schools, lectured Tuesday
on the subject Of school management.
Nearly all the teachers attending the
summer session are taking this course,
| the purpose of which is to show the
| Importance Of systematizing school
work in order to gain time, TO save
energy, to avoid friction and to use
the resources to the best advantage.
DR.. Dakin said, 1.-THE main factors
for a teacher TO consider in the mat
ter of school management are first
careful planning and secondly per-
sistence in following up the plans.
Mr., Dakin spoke Of the responsible
ity which a teacher has in caring for
the safety CT the children both in
and out of the building especially dur
ing the hours of recreation when they
are subject to injury through rough
play or carelessness.
He spoke Of the importance Of the
protection of health and he mentioned
ways of preventing the spread of dis
eases.
He said that comfortable conditions
should be provided in the school room,
mentioning some of the things which
administer to the comfort and con-