The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-24
ORGANIZING CLUBS
BOYS AND GIRLS

The Extension Division of the Uni
versity of Nevada is making a state
wide campaign in an effort to organ
ize the boys and girls of the state into
clubs. This is one of the methods OF
distributing among the young peo-
pie a form of information that will
be educational as well as interesting.
Any boy or girl between the ages of
10 and Is is eligible to become
member.
There are three clubs being or
ganized, the Domestic Science club
for girls and the Animal Husbandry
and Gardening clubs for both girls
and boys. Any boy or girl may join
any two of these three clubs.
The purpose OF the Girls Home
Economics club is to teach the
younger girls the general principles
of cooking and of sewing. The Uni
versity Extension Division will fur
nish its every member a complete set
of receipts and instructions in cook
of recipes and instructions in cook
ing, and instruction in sewing. Under
leadership of the teachers in the
Grammar school the girls will not
only be instructed in the methods OF
cooking, but will be assisted in the
practice of cooking.
1t is planned that the girls shall
do the work at home, making a re-
port of their work at each club meet
ing. All work to be reported as club
work must be the work of the girl,
although the advice and encourage
ment of the parent will make the
work more interesting and add inter-
est.
1t is the Plan that each member of
the Animal Husbandry club shall Sc
cure the ownership of some class of
livestock, according to what class
they are most interested in. The
actual work of this club shall begin
in the spring, with the coming of the
spring lambs, and baby beef calves,
young chicks, etc. Each member is
during the spring and summer, keep
ing complete financial record Of all
tracactions and operations.
The purpose of this club is to get
boys and girls interested In livestock
raising, to teach them some of the
principles of feeding and to give
them a general understanding of the
economics of the business.
Each member of the Gardening
club will be required to have the use
of small piece of ground on which
to grow some kind of garden. These
club members will be furnished with
instructions in growing garden pro-
ducts, and will also be required to
la4o Rva ;ay
All club members will be given op-
portunities to compete for prizes.
With the Girls Home Economics club
there will be a county and state con-
test in cooking, at which any
girl may compete for prize. All
members will be allowed to enter
their work, both cooking and sewing.
at the state fair next fall, at which
time prizes will be given.
There are also state and county
contests for the Animal Husbandry
and Gardening clubs. Arrangements
have been made whereby all club
products shall be shipped to and
from the fair free of charge, and will
be cared for by University men while
ON exhibit at the fair.
All parents who have boys or girls
as members of these clubs are en-
couraged in giving their support.
This work is offered for the benefit
of the boys and girls, and is givea
free to all who are interested. The
University has a District leader who
has headquarters at Elko, and who
will have charge of boys and girls
club work. Without the support of
the parents leader can do little. Our
plan is to start the boy or girl on
small scale and have them do the
work thoOrughly