Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21

aid given in the promotion and conduct
ing OF boys and girls agricultural clubs.
These clubs are being formed in rural
public schools in connection with the
courses in elementary and secondary
agriculture. The Office of Extension
Work in the Northern and Western
States maintains a section with leader
and assistants who give their entire time
to the organization and supervision Of
the club work, in cooperation with the
extension divisions of the agricultural
colleges in practically all of the States.
The Office of Extension Work in the
South maintains a similar organization
and in addition has more than 400 coun-
~ women agents who give special atten-
ton to girls club work. The State
leader in club work at the agricultural
college is usually the joint employee of
the department and the State college and
represents both institutions alike. Thus,
through the assistance of the State
leader the boys and girls are brought
into and become part of both the State
and national organizations for club
work
Club work, especially among the young
people, is receiving more and more at
tention from those interested in the inn
provement of the social, educational and
financial conditions of farm life, and
clubs are being organized to work in
various ways toward the betterment of
some one or all of those conditions.
The plan of organization and scope OF
the activities of school clubs briefly
outlined below apply particularly to
boys and girls agricultural clubs. They
are, however, suggestive of plans for the
formation of clubs to work along other
lines.
The teacher is, of course, the one to
determine whether the organization OF
a school club is practical and desirable.
If he desires to form club and has
become familiar with the plans, prof ects,
rules, etc, of clubs, he should call
meeting for organization of as many
boys and girls of the school district as
can be brought together. 1t would be
well to invite the patrons of the school
and have the extension representative
County agent) for the county give a
talk on the agricultural club require
ments and work. If possible, the county
superintendent of education and the
State leader in charge of club work
should be present at this meeting and
aid in the organization work. A simple
form of constitution and set of bylaws
may be adopted, and the regular officers
of the club elected may include
supervisor, president vice-president,
secretary, treasurer, and program COM
mittee.
Among the provisions of the bylaws
that may be adopted, the following are
suggested as desirable:
THE members of the club shall agree
to read all reference literature bearing
upon the home project This may in
clude literature dealing with the grow
ing of corn, potatoes, tomatoes, chick
ems, pigs, etc.
"A written plan of the work of each
boy and girl must be prepared for the
teacher. They must do all the work
connected with the particular contest or
project entered upon.
1.-THE amount of yield by weight and
of land and other results
of the spring and summer work must be
certified to by the contestant and at
tested by at least two disinterested
competent witnesses, preferably MEM
bers of the local school board who are
not relatives.
Every member of the club must
make an exhibit at the annual school
fair.
"In estimating profits the recommended /
tons of the State agent in charge of
bows and girls club work will be OBJ