The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-11
CLUB WORK
BY CHILDREN
State Agent Ingalls, Gives
Address to Teachers
and Parents
AIMS TO ENCOURAGE
THRIFT AND INDUSTRY
Government and States Cooperate and
Maintain Paid Workers Throughout
Country-Teachers Working for Or
ganization of Clubs.

ganization of Clubs.
That there is interest in Brattleboro in
boys and girls and their futures and their
possibilities was indicated yesterday
Iafternoon at O'Clock in the high school
room, when representative audience
heard T. l.. Ingalls, of the University of
Vermont, state agent for Vermont Of
boys and girls club work, speak on that
subject. The meeting was joint one OF
the two Parent-Teachers associations in
Brattleboro and many OF the grade teach
ers were present besides mothers.
Mr.. ingalls, outlined the beginning of
the movement on the part OF the govern
ment to aid in the development of industry
by training and advice and of the relation
ship between the government and the sew
eral states in promoting this work
While at first this was directed entirely
in the interests OF the adults it has devel-
oped until now the boys and girls, clubs
throughout the country are an important
factor IN spreading the propaganda of
thrift and industry
! Nearly every one OF the states now has a
paid state leader Of this work in the inter
/ est of Juveniles and in Vermont there are
several county leaders and ono town where
! there Is paid community worker
Mr.. ingalls, took for concrete illustla-
/ tion of the scope OF this work the Lyndon
| willie club Of boys and girls which started
/ from small sewing class organized by
one woman until it has developed into an
/ organization of some 6OO members with l3
! distinct branches of work These include
sewing, cooking, gardening, poultry, dairy
ing, canning. fruit growing, maple sugar
making and other lines OF work While
the effort is made To concentrate the inter
lost
members there is certain to be a diversity
iof interests, and the effort Is made to aid
i'm all branches OF endeavor
In the rural communities where children
in the schools IN almost every INSTANCE are
from homes where there is a garden and
where poultry is raised the effort is made
to develop them along the lines of natural
interest
The boy who is obliged to work in the
family garden obtains only the small salts
faction of being able to eat some of the
product but where he Is given a small
tplot for his own TO cultivate with the GER
tainty OF public exhibitions in which he is
to be an exhibitor with the chance Of win
ming one or more prizes his interest in gar
dening is vastly increased
This applies as well in other lines of en-
ideavor, including household economies.
Girls participate in the gardening contests,
fruit raising and dairying, and naturally
in cooking and sewing
The paid worker visits the various gar
dcns, another incentive to keep up interest
IN work in the garden. The worker meets
as often as possible with some brnach OF
the club for the purpose of giving instuc
ton and advice
The state extension service furnishes re-
port cards which members are expected to
itill out at stated intervals telling of pro-
gress. Each member is taught to keep a
close record of expense and outlay of al
kinds and report profits on the years
; work
The members are taught proportion II
their work. The foolishness Of raising q
crop far to large for home or neighborhooc
: consumption and for which there is nc
profitable market is made plain and the
workers aid in teaching the principles o
marketing for profit
While the first intent of these clubs i.
to aid each member to better help in meet
ing the home needs, with equal care i
taught the need of working for a profit.
The organization of such clubs, Mr.. In
gals said calls for a small start with direc
personal supervision and aid from loca
f leaders and from this it will be found tn
spread will be rapid, once the boys ant
girls first enlisted begin to realize th
= value Of their efforts and to see for them
' selves the products of their own labors.
! The public school teachers are workin
Q for the organization of such clubs and tn
} meeting yesterday gave promise that the
t would receive aid from many parents