Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-04-14
HOW'D YOU LIKE TO BE A FARMER?

trenton, April III OllOWlng up
the recent conference to devise means
of increasing the agricultural output
of the State in case of war, Governor
Edge to-day officially approved de-
tails outlined by various State de-
partments for putting the economic
preparedness plan into practical OPP
GRAFTON.
Directions from the Commissioner
of Public instruction to local Boards
of Education in every community of
New Jersey to mobolize the "agricul-
tural division of the Junior Industrial
Army for the immediate assistance
of farmers, circular instructions from
the State Grange, intended to inspire
the cooperation of farmers and spec
ial effort by the Department of Labor
to supply help for farmers through
. it's free employment service con-
stituted the steps to be taken.
In asking the Board of Education
to call attention to the plan of re-
cruiting boys for immediate service
upon the farms of the State and eX-
cusing them while so engaged from
participation in school work. Com
missioner of Education Calvin N.
Kendall has outlined a plan contain
ing the following suggestions:
Boys to Get Credit
"When excused from school for
such purposes arrangements will be
made whereby credit may be given
toward a diploma of graduation in
/ lieu of the work which would have
been done in school druing the time
the boy is actually at work increas-
ing the food supply. It is expected
That ssoo rs rendering steh service Will
be paid by the farmers sum which
represents the value of their work,
such wage to be agreed upon by the
farmer and the boy OF his legal rep
resentative."
In statement to the school boards
Commissioner Kendall cautioned the
school authorities to keep an &C
curate record of the time pupils are
out of school, and says they should
have a certified statement regarding
the character of the work done, the
State department to furnish blanks
for this purpose. The Commits
sioner further warns that only those
boys should be enrolled for farm
work who are:
Over fourteen years of age.
2-In good physical condition.
3-Have permission of their par
ents or legal guardian to do such
work
Who, in the judgment of the
principal, will seriously undertake
such work.
Nav Work at Home
Boys may be excused from attend
ing school to enter agricultural
service, the Commissioner points out
on either the home farms in the
neighborhood of the school, or on
farms at distance from home and
school. In the latter case the Com
missioner urges the principals of city
schools to canvass the boys and tt
enroll such as in their judgment are
qualified and willing to work or
farms at distance. In case of such
employment, the Commissioner points
out, arrangements should be made
through the county superintendent OF
schools and the county superintend-
ent of farm demonstration or by q
representative of the State Board OF
Agriculture.
On the suggestion of Assistant
Commissioner of Education Lewis
Carris, school boys who enroll ir
farm service will be enrolled as mem
bers of the Agricultural Division OF
the Junior Industrial Army. Indi-
vidual records will be kept for the
archives of the State. All recruits
will be designated by an emblem sup
piled by the State, the object being
to systematic the work along mill
tary lines. Arrangements will be
made to award honorable dismissals
from the service, signed by the Gov.
ernor, at the conclusion of each har.
vest season.