The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-19
118 STUDENTS IAIII
WINTER SHORT c0uls
Number At v. p. i. Shows An T.
crease OF F1fty-f1ve Over La
Registration.
FoRTY-srx OF THEM ARE BoYA
Sixth Annual Meeting Of County
Home Demonstrations Now In 01os
sion-Supcrintenden Stearnes, d.
Mastin and Mrs. MumfOryl to Spen1ks

BiaCkSburR, Va. Feb. l6.--OU1eS
hundred and eighteen students Ire
taking the farmers winter SHORE
course at the Virginia Poiytechnio
Institute. an advance of fifty-five ovo3
the registration last session and near
ly double the number that have ST.
tended the winter school In agricuI-
ture any year since It's inauguration
In 1907. Forty-six of the students
here now are members of the bOyG
clubs in Virginia, and were given
scholarships in the course by boards
of supervisors. banks, organizations ~
various kinds and individuals a. . re-
ward of merit The youngest Of thsno
boys is just twelve years old and the
average age of the group 10 sixtssn.
Two ladies. Mrs. r. B. Spindle, o.
Christiansburg. and Mrs. Temple. 81
Roanoke. are also taking the short
course.
Thirty-hve of the club boys aso
quartered in the Y. NJ. G. A. building
and have their meals at the colleoos
dining hall. They are under personal
supervision of r. e, Denny. secretary
of the association, and are also look
ed after by the president Of the col
lege. the director OF the extensions
division. and the state agent in chaT9os
OF boys club work. The boys OBJ.
serve the hours of the military de-
partment Of the school as to RISING
and retiring. their dormitory II In
spected daily by an ofYicer detailed
for that purpose. and they march to1
meals with the cadet corps. Tho.
other students in the short course afa
living at the hotels or private homoo
In town.
County Home Demonstration Asea1sll
The sixth annual meeting Of tn
County Home Demonstration Ageato
Of Virginia began at the college Mon
day morning and will continuos
through Saturday February -. Az
the first session, President EgglestonS
delivered an address, to the agents On
| The Relationship of the Asricu1-
tural College to the Women Of the.
State" and was followed by Jesse NJ
Jones. director of the extension a.
vision. who spoke on Federal ana
State ORGANIZATIONS The sessions az
| the special school for agents are hAI6
| In the German club hall and are pre-
| sided over by Miss Ella g. AgnoW.
state agent of women's demonstration
| work and director OF girls canning
clubs. The thirty agents in home o.
partment work are here for the
| course, and specialists from thu
United States department of agricut-
| ture are on the program for lecturne
| or demonstrations
| Every phase Of the work that IL 10.
| ing done among the women and girls
OF Virginia by the extension divisjon
Is being treated. by specialists, and thu
agents themselves are expected n
sions and conferences, the latter "a
the nature of experience meetinenss
when each one presents her specia1
| problem and gets the benefit OF cxpokl
advice from those who have madA \
| life study of domestic science a0&
home economics Women from Ot1G&
states are here to tell what they aG1
doing In the work. and especially fas
teresting features Of the meeting afN
| the daily lectures on food values an(
| demonstrations in bread making IL
| Miss Anna Barrows, OF Columbia uni.
versity. New York.
| Hon. Bradford Knapp, chief, state9s
relations service. United States o.
partment OF agriculture, spent Thur
day with the agents. and made ~.
eral addresses, these dealing with th4
work for women along several lin94
of activity and in many of its phases.
Mr.. Knapp emphasized the fact that
the SmithI1eve act. under which tn
| extension service Is operated. pro-
vides for home demonstration woFn
on the same basis that it does -
farm demonstration. and brought 90
clearly the real purpose OF extensio1I
work, which is to carry knowlo61DI
not to provide it at some definite pla00
or school knowledge" he sa1A
may be carried in three WAYNE
demonstration. by information and IT.
| examination"
| Other visitors on the program -
addresses at the agents confero0&0
are: Hon. R. C. Stearnex, state supa1
intendent of education. RichmonG1
Miss Elizabeth N. Cummings. pref
dent. Virginia State Federation WU<
mems clubs. Alexandria,: MrA y. ~
Caldwell, Roanoke; Rev. NJ. N. ~
tin. secretary, state board Of chart
ties and corrections. Richmond; Mr&
B. B. Mumford. president. Co-opeE0
tive Education association. REX
mond; Miss Susie v. Powell. a1a4~
home demonstration agent, ASric1He
tural college. Mississippi. and No.
Madge Reese. United States dop014e
ment OF agriculture. 8