Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-22


 based on the Graphic Exhibits bulletin sent out by the United States food ad :. ministration at Washington. The com nittees in the towns or cities where these exhibitions were held sent invi- taations to the other 4own committees and thus the idea travelled and a great many more such fairs were held in other places. These exhibits or fairs were all arranged so as to meet the needs of the. greatest possible number of people. For instance, we would have one table arranged with typical farm meal, showing how the farmers s wife could best answer the require ments of conservation; another table would show typicsa meal for the city dweller, and another for the factory worker
 '.As a result of the first fair which we held there were twenty other fairs. It has pleased us very much, but after all it ought not to have surprised us, as it is well known that the best pos sible way to appeal to people is through the eye. A good graphic ex- hibit enables the person who sees it to grasp the situation instantly in an un- forgettable way.
 "one of the results of this particular 1 line of work was the demand for dem | wives. Thus community demonstrators took the work straight into the homes and fixed the principles of food con- . l servation firmly in those communi- l ties''
 Then came the most interesting point brought out by Miss Sprague,. a l point which showed the originality and resourcefulness as we'll as the energy of those who are working in her state
 ''We realized,"N said Miss Sprague that even if all of our work on the lines I have indicated was successful there were still homes that could not be reached through any organization Of course, we. know that every homt in the United. States is not directly helping in the war, is negatively help l ing our enemies, so we made up oul minds that every home in Connection must be reached It was then that W, began to work with the school children We outlined a course of twelve lesson base don the bulletin called Ten Les tsons in Food Conservation issued b. the food administration. Girls wer organized into groups under local lead ership, and in these groups 1,500 girl
 were enrolled. One of the things " . was a No Candy Until Christina |
 is lessened, we have abandoned tha campaign altogether, but now our mai , purpose is to get the children to. in
 vest their. candy money in thrii , stamps. We called these children tn f Junior Food army and, are gettin , wonderful results from them. 2 We find that a child can very ire f quently carry an idea into a home ths : can be reached in no other way, mother may resent the presence ( I even the. most tactful workers an V may decline to adopt their ideas, bl < when Rosy or Bessie comes home an i says she can make a new dish tf
 whole family is ready to try it, and praise it excellence.
 if Another thing we started with gir e from 10 to IS was canning and dryir
 contests. We asked each of these gir n to preserve in some manner 50 pounC
 of products, and Te gave a button V each girl who enrolled If they prt # duced 100 pounds, they were to get - certificate of service, signed by u IS governor of the state
 " 'Well, one girl did 1900 pound If several did 800 pounds, still more d = 500 pounds, while the average was
 pounds.
 "This work on the part of the gir
 
 ,t all of the club work of the extensi, le service will be done under this Juni .d Food army.
 ,- Tn addition to this canning a ss preserving work. these same girls h se Ten Hen club Any girl who u r. de<takes to raise at least ten hens .a one pig will be given a button and lf certificate of service, if she finish
 her work correctly.
 v. That Miss Sprague and the peol in who are assisting her in outlining hol w economics for the state of Connec V, cut are utilizing the value of the pu a lie schools, as well as of the vital a :, fresh young minds of the pupils, z shown by still other lines of activi aS7 Tn response to their requests the scht
 boards have agreed to modify { courses in arithmetic, geography a .d language so as really to make thS es secondary courses in food conserv e ton.
 U Miss Sprague tells about how 1 ot home economics committee prepal
 press material for the newspapers v. the state, which she says is extensi1 y. ly used; and in doing so she req
 pays a tribute to the press of the wh
 country, for Connecticut newspap, - have not by any means been exec
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