The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-12-20
BOYS AND GIRLS
IN STATE|TST|TUTE
NINE OF pIckEY COUNTY
YOUNG FOLKS ATTEND

YOUNG FOLKS ATTEND
The Boys and Girls Learn Something
of Our Agricultural College
and Enjoy It
County Superintendent Matte L.
Crabtree and the nine boys and girls
Of Dickey County, who attended the
Boys and Girls Institute at Fargo
recently, have returned, after a most
pleasant and profitable week at and
around the Agricultural College.
Nearly 100 boys and girls from all
parts of North Dakota enrolled in the
Boys and Girls Institute at Fargo,
December 81. The State Club Lead
er and his assistant. Miss Louise Fitz-
gerald scheduled an excellent program
for the week. All sessions were held
at the Agricultural College with the
exception of the Red Cross meetings
held in the Fargo Red Cross rooms.
The meetings were varied in nature,
consisting of lectures on agricultural
subjects. Red CROSS Work. food con-
servation, etc. A United States Club
Leader. Mrs. Danziger, gave demon.
stration in canning which was later
reproduced by three boys enrolled in
the Institute. All children were given
the opportunity to take part, in the
contests in potato pairing, needle
threading. etc. The girls were taught
to make meat substitutes and tried
their. skill at making war breats::'
Members Of Red Cross demonstrate
ed the making of bandages of various
kinds, and the practical use of band
ages was demonstrated by a Red
Cross nurse and physician.
The children were entertained by
the Fargo Commercial Club at lunch
con, and were given matinee tickets
for "a Man Without Country" The
Garrick theatre also opened its doors
to the boys and. girls for matinee,
a stereopticop lecture on country life
and a moving picture reel on an. agri-
cultural subject afforded instruction
and entertainment for the delegates.
Irving Bachelor delighted the child
rem with readings from keeping up
with Lizzie" and Mrs. .Arvold enter
tanned them with Story Hour.
The business meetings were con
Quoted by the boys and girls elected
last year, and officers were chosen for
the following year. The state win
ners in the various projects were an
nounced, and county prize winners
projects were placed on exhibition.
Plans for the coming year were con-
sidered with the county superintend-
ents and club leaders-"A Club in
Every Community was advocated,
and closed supervision of club work
was advised. Plan to affiliate the
Boys and Girls Club work with jun
ior Red Cross were considered. Prob
lens of food production, conservation
of food and Red Cross work was Civ
en- attention, and upon each boy and
girl was laid the charge of full per
f6rmance~ of duty along these lines.
The boys and girls in attendance at
the meeting from Dickey county were:
Stanley Hardin, Glendale. Lena
Hoermann, Ellendale; Fritz Gramlow,
.Oakes; Nellie May Root, Cakes; Law
renee Ditch, Cakes: Clarence Quin-
Ger. Cakes; Marian Newton, Monango;
Glenn Moore. Forbes: Blanche
Schoonover, Fullerton. Chaperon,
Matte L. Crabtree. ~
Plans are being made to organize
Boys tnd Girls Clubs in each school
district. Courses Of study covering
the various projects will be sent to
the teachers by January first, these
courses of study to form a part Of the
club work. The projects to be taken
up in the county for the coming year
are: =
State Projects Corn, potatoes, sew
ing and canning; poultry.
County Projects-C Corn, Potatoes.
Cakes is fortunate in having one Of
the strongest Boys and Girls Clubs in
the state. Under the leadership of the
Rev. Mr.. Wolfe excellent results have
been secured in spite Of the adverse
weather conditions.
+ Dickey boys and girls are deeply in-
debted to the Oakes Commercial Club
and to all others who have made the
trip to the Boys and Girls Institute
possible.
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