The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-18
BOYS 10 WORK

making extraordinary EFFORT 70 fur
nlsh TO Vermont farmers farm Iabo
for thc coming season
There av IL the ,i,cs and larg
towns 81 Vermont many boys bctGce
this agtp n 10 snd % years who thouI
b. available for work on Vernon
farms, The Department ~ Agricui
tun. through iis labor agcnt Mr :
" Bedford. proposes 70 eooperat
with the State Department Of Educa
ton 10 locating. training, sorting, an.
distributing these boys The Commits
sioner ~ Education has placed AZ III
disposal Of The Department Of Agr
culture the Thco n Vail Agriculture
School and Farms Al Lyndon Center
Vermont. This Is 10 be known a.
Camp Vail, and is TO b. training
camp for boys enlisting in the service
Of Vermont
Through the principals Of the loca
high schools the need OF farm labor
~ to be put before the boys, and a
representative Of the Vail School is "a
speak before the students Of every
large high school Of the state When
the boys Of Vermont learn Of the vital
need, it is believed that large num-
Der will offer their services TO the state
and 10 the country.
Those in charge Of this proposition
realize that not all boys can be efficient
at farm work II is, therefore, pro-
posed to take those boys who offer
their services 10 the Vail School at
Lyndon Center for a period Of two
weeks. Here the boys will be tried
out, sorted, and in a small measure
trained for farm work. They will be
under the eyes OF the instructors for
two weeks. During this time they
will be carefully studied and tested by
actual farm work. A certain amount
Of instruction will be given them, and
most Of all, the need Of their test
and most conscientious effort this sum
mer will be put before them.
1t is not expected that these boys
will be skilled farm laborers, but I'll
Is believed that boys who show signs
Of ambition 10 work, and certain
hardness at farm operations can be
selected and made available for Yer
mont farms.
Upon the completion Of their rial
period at Camp Vail they will he
placed in service among the farmers
of the state by the state labo, agent
through the county agents, or All be
held at their homes in reserve for farm
services later on.
II the boys Of Vermont will prove
equal TO their opportunity for service,
and if the farmers of the state will
take these boys upon their merits, and
will try 10 help in the project, ii will
be possible to utilize in the production
of food labor force that would other
wise be idle.
There will be three camps with
maximum of 80 boys to each camp.
The dates are as follows:
First camp, My 20 TO JuneI.
Second camp, June 10 June l5.s
Third camp, June II to June 20.
The only expense tothe boy is his
carfare to Lyndonville. All ether ex-
pense will be borne by the state
Every effort will be made TO place
the boys in the most des,r; bic farm
homes, and their welfare will be look
I'd after during the summer months.
Parents have in this scheme an OPP J
portunity of giving their sons a chance
10 be Of useful service; TO do their )
share in the most important operation
II the war; and to get the experience Q
If a summer on farm, with its !
lealth-bringing, outdoor life a
Full particulars can be obtained by
writing Mr.. +. H. Bedford, State La !
,or Agent, Bradford, Vermont, or Mr.. G
R. G. Reynolds, Directors, Theo. N. !
Vail Agricultural School and Farms, P
.yndonville, Vermont.
There is no excuse for an idle boy c
his summer Camp Vail is ready for ;
ecruits )