Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-06-19
STATE DIRECTOR VISITS
BOYS TRAINING CAMP
Three Hundred Boys Take
Course at State College

The PENNSYLVANIA Training
Camp of the Boys Working Re-
serve of that State was visited last
Tuesday by CharlesWarner, State
Director for Delaware. in company
with about twenty-five other State
Directors from various sections OF
the United States. This training
work is of interest to Delaware be-
cause of its direct bearing on the
farm labor problem. The State Dl-
rectors of the Boys Working Re
serve spent the full day in observ-
ing every detailed step taken at the
Pennsylvania Camp, which is locat-
ed at State College, in the northern
central section Of Pennsylvania.
Over three hundred boys are locat-
ed in these camps and the intensive
training course lasts for two weeks.
An interesting part of the course
had to do with a short military
training. along with the special
farm instruction by the members
of the State College faculty. The
military training is under the in
<truction of government officials.
and establishes a discipline and
feeling of responsibility among the
boys which are very beneficial.
The Intensive Farming course
consists of practical field work UNI
der skilled supervision, and is dl-
vided into sixteen sections. y half
a day of actual work is given to
each group of boys under each sec
ton. These various divisions OF
practical work cover selection and
grading of seeds: planting, tilline
and cropping where possible: wood
splitting and shopping; milking
and attending COWS; daily opera
ton in making butter, cleansing
and purifying cans and receptacles
care and use of harness; spraying
and care of orchards: operating
and detailed attention on farming
machinery, etc.
The work is laid out and carried
through with excellent precision
The Boys Working Reserve in co
operation with the State College
authorities have already conducted
three of these intensive training
camps during the past six weeks
and the boys who have passeC
through this experience have be
come interested in the problem o
farming. as well as securing TIL
great educational value arising
from preliminary training on goot
practices in these various farm
duties.
Mr.. Warner talked to a numbe
of the boys and was greatly i'm
pressed with the manly spirit il
their responsibility to do their BIZ
and their fixed intention to carr.
out President Wilson urgent re
quest of the boys of the nation
namely, that they gain a prelimin
airy knowledge of farming as quick
ly as possible and then work active
ly on farms during the coming Vi
cation period.
Delaware boys are beginning I
respond to the urgent appeals c
the National government throug
the State Director of Delaware. I
enroll for this very important Sc
vice. 1t is rarely that an opportm
ity can come to the boys of our III
ton that is so full of value to IL
boys in giving them a broad,
knowledge and education on farr
ing problems, in giving a healthf
vacation occupation, in enahln
them 10 make some money. while
the same time they are preformil
the most important patriotic Seryi
which boys are capable of in t
present big emergency.
The Boys Working Reserve
Delaware is still having many me
calls for good boys for the farms