Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
CLUB WORK FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS
Enrolment Sheets for Season Of
1918 Sent to All Superinten-
dents and Teachers in the
State Along With Letters of
instruction

Last week f.. l.. ingalls,, State club
leader and j. ID. Whittier emergency as
sistant state club leader, representing the
extension service of the University Of
vermont, In cooperation with the State
department Of education sent to all
superintendent and teachers in the
State enrolment sheets for the season of
1918. and letters of instruction regarding
the same. Among other things these let.
ters said:
The matter of enrolment should be
given serious consideration by the teacher
and superintendent. Allow only those
. pupils to enroll who are fitted to carry
their chosen work through to a finish. Do
not undertake too much OF too many
things. Consult the parents. We are at
war and every possible producing agent
should enlist
AT the close OF season q summarized re-
port will be required upon production re-
suits in each project named on enrolment
sheets, viz: Amount of land cultivated:
value Of garden products; bushels Of corn,
potatoes. beans: number of pigs calves,
lambs chicks. eggs. quarts Of vegetables,
fruits, greens. jellies, etc. Blanks will be
furnished for this purpose.
In the meantime, each should keep a
record Of active work done, expenses, etc
. "A llttle later, you Will receive IuTuner IN
formation relative to records and record
books.
Urge upon your teachers, pupils and
parents the great need of the present
hour for the enlistment Of every possible
producing agent.
Help the boys and girls to choose wisely
to go into the game and stay in the game
and complete the job. They will thus do
Their bit" to help win the war.
Urge the teachers to be expeditions land
accurately. that we may all have, at the
earliest possible date the maximum en-
rollment at hand for this season; that we
may get the stream of International mat
ter and follow-up instructions flowing
toward the producer for his guidance and
assistance.
We solicit your earnest cooperation
Do not fail to solicit ours. If there is any,
thing you do not understand, or IL we
have have failed to send all the material
specified. or IL you mead an additional
quantity. notify at once either the State
club leader at Burlington, or the emer-
gency assistant State club leader at Mont
pelier.
In this way It is hoped to reach every
boy and girl in Vermont and enlist each
in some production enterprise up to his
capacity.
Forty thousand volunteers are needed
from the ranks Of Vermont boys and
girls.
Become a soldier of the commissary by
joining garden club, canning club, a
pig club. poultry club. a potato club, a
corn club. a calf club, lamb club or
sugar club. Our allies are hungry. Our
soldiers in France may become hungry.
To win the war we must feed them. Are
you going tohelp? when?
If you are under nineteen years Of age,
you may become a soldier of Uncle Sans
commissary. II you are a worker, and II
you are in earnest, enroll through your
teacher, club leader, or county agent. Or
write the Vermont agricultural extension
service, Burlington, VT. Full instructions
will be sent as soon as your enrolment is
received.