The Glenwood post., 1916-04-22
Meetings Throughout County
to Interest Boys and Girls
invocationaI Club Work
IS MUCH ENTHUSIASM

The boy problem and the girls prob
lem will be at least partially solved in
Garfield county if County Agent Alfred
Ncceeds,- as now seems probable, il
sanizing Boys clubs and Girls clubs
throughout the county and thus inter
$esting the youthful population in agri.
xcYtural and kindred pursuits.
Mr.. Alfred the past week started the
only movement ever undertaken look
ing to the organization into clubs of
the boys and girls of the county who
will compete systematically and unde.
the direction of the Colorado Apricul-
tural college and under the direct su-
pervision Of Mr.. Alfred for records in
various lines of agricultural produc-
ton,
W. E. vaplon, in charge of the col
lege Boys and Girls club work of the
state, was represented in this county
last week by Lincoln w. Barnes who
was sent here to assist Mr.. Alfred in
this commendable work. Prof. Barnes
and Mr.. Alfred have worked hard on
this undertaking and they are both
very much encouraged at the results of
their visits to the various portions of
the county. Last week they visited
Carbondale, Sunlight and Cardiff and
Saturday they went to Silt and New
Castle, at each of which points the peo.
pie gave them good audience and
much interest was shown in the plan.
The people are fast realizing that
one Of the greatest duties we owe =
boy is to teach him and train him along
Sthe line of some vocational work, pre-
ferably Of course along the line fo-
which he has exhibited a desire or
shown natural bent. It is a. strange.
but unfortunate fact that we do not
think of making doctors, lawyers, dem
lists, preachers, teachers, surveyors,
druggists, machinists or even salesmen
without paying the cost of money and
painstaking effort, study and expert.
ence, and yet we bring up our boys
and girls and turn them loose as farm
ers, the thought apparently being that
as they had no special training for auy
other vocation the business of farming
is about the only vocation they can
take up, forgetting that this business,
like all the others, requires special
thought, special study and special train
ing if it is to be made the greatest
rsuccess possible.
y It is apparently with a view. to in
teresting the boys and girls of. the
state to catch a wider vision of tho
possibilities Of agriculture and to give
them lessons in thrift and self-reliancs
that so much attention is being givon
= to this movement.
In the various counties, especially
where agricultural agents are employed,
there are being formed pig clubs, poul
try clubs, corn clubs, potato clubs, sew
ing clubs, canning clubs, flower clubs,
etc., resulting in good natured rivalry,
industry and careful study and reason
ing from cause to effect until some re-
markable results have been achieved
along this line-some which would put
to shame the efforts of the older folks
.lwho in many instances have been work
ing towards the same objective point
for many years.
\ Prof Barnes shows by many lantern
slides and an interesting lecture the
SUCCESS Of the plan and the splendid
results that have been achieved in tbs
various communities.
\. Last Tuesday at Grand Valley
Messrs Barnes and Alfred organized .
boys' pig club of II members, . boys
and girls poultry club with Is mem
bers and = girls sewing club Of seven
members.
Tuesday afternoon in the city rest
room in Glenwood these gentlemen dis.
cussed with our Civic Improvement
club and few citizens the possibili.
ties Of interesting the boys and girls
81 this city in greater and better aud
more beautiful Glenwood, better gar
dens, better lawns, beautiful flower
covered tracts in lieu Of the barren
waste Of weed covered vacant lots
owned by non-residents who have been
toensinusd on psss $ !