Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
Education.

ClO0.
Education.
Miss Florence NJ. Hale Of Augusta.
chairman of the department Of edu-
cation. spoke very briefly as follows:
One Of the principal aims which the
committee has had in mind is the
cooperating with the other forces In
the State for the larger opportunity
for rural school improvement. This
has been done in several ways.
Responding to letter sent early in
the spring. some Of the clubs have
already expressed willingness to
cooperate in this work. Mrs. Marsh
Of this committee reports that tho
Woman's club Of Dexter are to in
clude in another years program a
day particularly devoted to rural
school interests. They are to have Il
demonstration Of the noon lunch and
are inviting the State director of
domestic science, Miss Marion Kicker
to supervise This demonstration.
One of the clubs prompt to respond
to the suggestion Of practical. def
mite aid for school work was the
Study Club of Mechanic Falls, who
contributed money to the committee
added sufficient to place a travelling
library in rural school.
The chairman of the committee on
edL%ation has personally visited and
presented the aims Of the committee
to the following clubs: Houlton
Woman's club, East Winthdop Thurs
day club, Augusta Study club and
the Dexter Womans Literary club.
In each case the interest in our work
and cordiality Of the club women
We're most encouraging. AS formerly
the individual members of the COM
mittee have worked along the lines
Of their special interests.
For the coming year 1t has already
been suggested that the clubs work
with the local school authorities in
the following ways:
(a) In placing in every club pro-
gram an educational day in which
rural school interests shall be includ-
ed. It is the desire of your committee
to be able to report at the mid win
ter meeting that every club has an
educational committee and an educa-
tional day.
(b) In selecting one local rural
school and helping 1t to become a
model rural school through better
physical conditions and equipment.
(c) In encouraging the noon lunch
and also the establishment of domes-
tic science courses in the schools.
At this time, the committee also
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the work of the Boys and Girls Ag-
rlcultural clubs in the State A re-
quest from your chairman to Miss
Mary Haskell. State leader of Girls
clubs. asking to tell how our women's
clubs may help in this work brought
the following response:
Women's clubs, if they consider
Ithls work worthy, can help in the
following ways:
l. BY interesting parents, schoo!
ohcials. and young people to agitate
the organization of such a club.
z. BY supplying from their ranks
local leader.
3. BY raising money to be used as
prizes at a local exhibition.
4. Where a club is already organ
Aed by purchasing produce from club
members, directly or through local
storekeepers.
D. BY assisting in arrangements
1or a successful and we'll attended
local exhibition.
The State leaders of Boys and
Girls clubs, Mr. Mitchell and Miss
haskell, stationed at the University
or Maine, can be secured to present
inese matters to local clubs who are
interested in taking up this work.
ne committee on education heartily
endorses this club movement.