The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-18
CANNING SCHOOL
 AI.SIQRRS WILL
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Special Course at Low Rates Will Fit Teachers for all
 ' Communities.

Canning schools will be conducted all next month at Storrs to, provide Connecticut people with Knowledge of canning so that they may return to their homes and then act as in structors to their neighbors. All who desire training in this work may have it. The first school will open Mon- day, June 4, and one-week, courses will be opened each Monday morning after that during the month: The first week will be especially for the garden supervisors of the state; and eWerNG person in charge of ! garden work whether, paid or a volunteer leader, 6is expected to attend. These pAopte will then return to their home Communities and spread the gospel of food conservation. The courses of the. following weeks m June will be opefi;F Ftn all who wish to attend.
 A special school beginning July 9 will be held for the benefit of home economies teachers and others who will be unable to get away from their work in time to, attenc the June ses- sians
 The cost of taking weeks work in canning at Storrs will be $7 to cover the expense of board and room. Material for canning will be furnish ed free and all equipment will be pra- vided except that the. students must take with them two aprons, two tow els, two dish cloths, and two holders for handling hot cans. At the end of the weeks work, opportunity will Bg' efveHs3he6 vfaeSfs e6i baiy actual cost their ood caffned' by them if they 50 desire.
 To Develop Instructors
 The object of these schools is pri- mafily to teach people the art of ,canning so thoroughly that they will be fitted to instruct people in theil home communities. It is of course i Impossible. for ethe college. force to raacis=thrangh.4 these schools all the sssela FIFE Ra SaHls 9aSfRad5l3R in one can, Q, those wfio attend capable of instruct. fng others, the teaching of the col I Iege will reach every part of the state This work is being done by the col ;lege in cooperation with the Connec' lieut. Committee of Food supply. x Tn addition to the schools held al the college. .sdemonstrations, will bt ;hsld in all nRFts afIxla fsRte. A, dem e'' Solnmunity ysa1 blyiz& 5 Nhe Exten sion Service at Storrs. Local canning schools of three day. duration will be held in the cities II Cooperation with the chambers oi commerce, the state college furnish ing the teachers and the local orga nizations furnishing the equipmen and the material to be canned. Th' dates for these wiHr be announced la, tet. Special instf ft&&G1a$e been re &ined for this wofk A3hH members Q the faculty will be available for thi work at all times.
 T With Minimum Of Sugar
 ~ Especial attention will be paid thi year to the canning of vegetables ant the canning of fruit with the mini
 mum amount of sugar. The seasol Tor food conservation has already be kun- d1Ishfsndae ARS obefhg receivet now for directions. as to the canninl 's0f asparagus, and other vegetable soon will be ready for preservation.
 Those in charge of this movemen for food conservation emphasize tha every community should send at 1eas one representative to the college t gain knowledge which may, in turn be passed on to others