St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-31
ORGANIZING CLUBS
Local and Federal Authorities Try
ing to Interest County Boys and
Girls In Useful Arts.

The meetings held last week in
Walden, Peacham and Barnet to or
ganize boys and girls clubs were
well attended and much interest was
shown
State leader, Prof E. L. Ingalls,
of Burlington, explained the working
of the federal clubs at each meeting.
He devotes his entire time to or
ganizing and conducting these clubs
in Vermont. Clubs in poultry rails
ing, sewing, gardening and canning,
also in corn, and potato raising, are
being organized in these towns.
Any boy or girl between 10 and 10
years of age may enter one or more
clubs whether in school or not. Club
members may cultivate either 10 or
20 square rods of land. Local lead
ers are needed to work under the
direction of Professor ingalls, in
each town. Barnet should have four
and Peacham and Walden three each.
Miss Theresa @. Blain will care for
West Barnet and Harvey Burbank for
one-third of Walden. Any others
who are willing to assist should write
to Prof. Ingalls,.
Country Adviser S. N Stimson
spoke on chemicals and seed testing
at Walden Heights. At West Bar
net and Barnet he spoke on seed test
ing which is to be continued in the
schools, and on the selection and
preparation of products for the fall
exhibitions. He and Mr.. ingalls,
will act as judges to award prizes.
Mrs. John B. Chase and Miss Ger
trude A. Newton, the directors of
the work at Lyndon, attended the
Barnet meeting and kindly explained
their work. Their suggestions were
very helpful.
Union Superintendent Harvey Bur
bank explained the local work at
each of the meetings. The school di-
rectors attended to aid in organizing
the local work which is in charge
of the directors and superintendent.
Some of the classes will be divided
to give the younger pupils a fair
chance. Some additions will be-
made, such as; the best display of
flowers and the best patching, and
darning on garments needing re-
pair. Prizes will be given to
the schools in each town that col
lect and destroy the most egg masses
and nests of the tent caterpillar be-
fore the end Of the spring term.
A local dairyman offers So as a
prize to the pupil who cares for and
exhibits the best calf of the dairy
type dropped after March 1, 1915.
1t is hoped that others may offer
prizes in the same class.
Lake View Grange of West Bar
net offers 81 to the boy in grades z,
8 or 8 who raises best 10 ears of
yellow corn, and so cents to the girl
hn ms II tho
best sofa pillow. McIndoe and Pas
sumpsic Valley Oranges have ap-l
pointed committees to arrange for
prizes Bell Grange of South Wal
den is considering prizes for Wal
den. The offer of additional prizes
by interested organizations or indi-
viduals would be very encouraging.
The exhibit days will be in Walden,
Sept. %; Peacham, Sept. %; Bar
net, Sept. "a.
The spring terms of school will
begin, Barnet, April ID; Peacham,
April 27; Walden, May 4.
Teachers meetings will be held at
Barnet, April IL; Peacham, April 26;
May 8, to consider the work
Of the spring term.
The w. C. T. u. of East Barnet Of
iers 81 first prize and SO cents sec
md prize for the best composition
written by a pupil in the Barnet
schools on The Injurious Effects of
Tobacco" to be in the hands of the
by May /. 1t is to
De of not less than $50 nor more
han 300 words. There being no
lnion in Walden, the Barnet Village
Union offers the same prizes for Wal
len. The same contest will be con-
iucted in Peacham. The two best
in each town will be
judged in a county contest.