American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-01-02
Boys and Girls
Give Lehi Prominence
Lebi Man 10 Give Results OF Seasons
Work at Logan Round Jpn. ]. A.
Taking up Vocational Training.

Prof Junius Banks has been ask
ed BY Prof J. c. Hoganson to deliver
one of the principal addresses at the
Farmers Round up at Logan this
month. His address will be before
the convention OF Boys clubs, and
will be along the line Of the work
done by himself and Prof Hcber Ben
Mon here last summer The Lehi
school board employed two men on
half pay to supervise the work Of the
boys clubs. aud give instructions to
the boys in the field along agricult-
ural lines. Tho-a who enrolled In
the work were given credit which
would add to their high school num-
bers. This wo,k was also done In
connection with the NJ | A, and
eliminated In thc Alpine Stake Fair
held in American Fork. This coming
year It is probable the fair will be
held In Lchi
Prof Banks Is thoroughly convert
ed to the idea Ct Boys and Girls
club work, and will give some good
reasons why It should be continued
in communities situated similar to
Lehi This is prcdominantly an az
ricultural community. Our envir.
onments mako Il so, which Is suf.
ficent reason for the action of the
school board In emphasizing agri-
culture in the Curriculum Of the pub
lie schools Tho board thinks that II
the past the peoples money has beer
spent two much II educating our boy,
TO find employment In other cities
Here Cfter agriculture and mechanic
arts will have more prominence II
our schools than over before Tn,
result of this policy Is shown in tn
fact that Lehi he's fourteen student
now attending tie Agricultural Col
lege at Logan, al of them pursuing
studies that will qualify them 70
work in Lohi When they return
Lehi will be tho richer instead o
being the poorer, had they moved t
ether cities.
The domestis science being laugh
the girls In the High School also fit
in nicely with tha Industrial studio
being given the hCys Hereafter tn
boys on the farm md the girls In tn
home will find more conten.meut TO
they will regard their work rs
science and as business and wi
profit accordinsly, both socially an
financially. Heretofore II has been to
often the case that young mon hay
drifted into farming because Their
has been nothing else to do, But
the boys are taulat the scientific an
business end Of agriculture In IN
schools and ON HE farm. they wi
adopt farming H. m choice ana xiv
II the social sta lard TO which 1t
entitled
The Y. NJ. NJ T. A., catahAg III
spirit Of the tim IS rs also cmphusi.
ing vocational studies In their winter
work Messors claud Richards M
n, G. Morgan q ,.c general Y. NJ. \
/, A. board from ALI Lake City, WEI
in Lehi Sunday md addressed III
afternoon meciuH Of the First an
Second wards, ophaslzmg the d,
STABILITY Of the young men chooi
ing ne vocation that they linton
following, and lhvn preparing Il
their life's work In Salt Lake Clt
there will be srios Of lectures O
The Trades by Ncrhl Morris al
riculture' by Or Liberty H. Bale,
Business by b shop Nibloy; "Mc
chandising", III siu,eriup" MANI
featuring 49, MED Inc" Law" an
Teaching" by OF r eminent autho
tiles, If Lchi WI only ask we ca
get the same spc kcr8 to come her
We believe the people are back
the school board ma the Y. NJ. NJ.
A. IN this new dustrial moveme,
and that the city win profit If II
policy Is continu d and made moi
prominent