The Yale expositor., 1916-05-18
ONE HUNDRED
LEAVE THE FARM
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOYS
WHO LIVE ON FARMS OPENS
ITS ARMS TO THEM
BEGINNING GREAT WORK NOW
The Michigan Agricultural College
5roadens Its Field of Work to
Reach the Greatest Number.

East Lansing-One hundred farm
boys or Michigan will leave their
farms in July. The above fact does
not alarm the "Stay.on.the- Farm" ad-
vocates, however, because the hun
dred boys are going to the second
annual Farm Boys Camp at the Mich.
igan Agricultural College. While city
boys are pitching their tents in the
country, these lads will pitch their
tents on the campus of Michigan's
greatest center of agricultural educa-
tion at East Lansing.
The experiment was first made last
summer when SO boys from % coun-
ties came for the first Farm Boys
Camp. The Camp was so successful.
that provision will be made TO accom-
modate one hundred boys this year.
The Farm Boys Camp is more
than a mere camp; it is combina-
tion of School and Camp. 1t Is q
movement to give farm boys taste
OF agricultural while they arc still In
their teens-at the age when they
usually have strong tendencies to
make their vocational choices. Each
morning is spent at real hard study
of farm problems. No books are
used; the College farm and the
College livestock constitute the labo-
ratory where these boys will do their
studying.
The afternoon is devoted to games,
lessons in swimming and various
other recreatlonal activities. In the
evening the boys gather around the
campfire to listen to the leaders
talks, tell stories and sing songs.
There will be leader for each group
OF ten boys. These leaders are teach
ers OF agriculture in the High Schools
OF Michigan.
This is but another OF the many In
novRtions to be included in NJ. A. Cs
growing summer school which is
under the supervision of Dean E. H.
Ryder.
The Camp begins on July 10th and
lasts ten days. Boys who are men,
bers of the Agricultural Clubs, super
intended by the College are eligible
and the age limits are from IL to 16
years.
Creating a New Profession.
The new movement in rural life In
creating a new profession, or, perhaps
it should be said that it is regenera-
ting an old profession, for since the
beginning of the Boys and Girls Club
rural teachers and other
rural leaders have been compelled to
acquire new training. They can no
longer continue to merely Keep
School,; their communities are de-
manding some practical results in the
nature of home projects connected
with school work.
Last year there were 5000 boys and
girls in Michigan organized into
various kinds of clubs for the purpose
OF carrying on home project work.
The number is increasing at rapid
rate. The demand right now is for
teachers and other leaders who are
equipped to direct these clubs.
The summer sessions at the Michi.
gan Agricultural College will attempt
10 meet these demands for new train
ing. A special school OF instruction
for club leaders will be conducted at
East Lansing from July 18th to July
22nd. Those who attend this special
school will be taught how to demon
strate the new cold-pack method OF
Instruction will be given in
The methods of conducting corn clubs,
potato clubs, bean clubs, gardening
clubs, poultry clubs, garmentmaking
clubs, etc. The demonstrations and |
classes will be under the supervision
of those who have charge of the club |
work in Michigan, assisted by some
one from the department at Wash
ngton.
Dean E. II. Ryder of the Summer |
School announces that this special |
school of instruction for club leaders
S to be conducted without cost to
hose who attend. The only expense
will be for board. Ten dollars will
'e sufficient to permit anyone to take
advantage of this special school for
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