Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-11
ION WORKERS
IN ANNUAL CONFERENCE
County Agents, Home Demon
stration Agents, County Club
Leaders and Specialists Hear
Addresses and Participate in
Discussions at Morrill, Hall

The annual conference Of extension
workers of the University of Vermont
and State Agricultural college opened
at Morrill, hall Thursday morning at nine
o'clock with about 80 present, including
county agents, home demonstration
agents, county club leaders and special
lists. T homas Bradlee, extension director,
presided and opened the meeting, and
Dean Hills also spoke of the conference
! in general and particularly of the situa-
ton of the experiment station. lie made
n comparison between the growth of the
experiment station work and agricutur
al extension service work. lie also show
ed the value of the teaching and research
side of agricultural college work as COM
pared with extension service work and
the great need in the near future Of en-
phaszng those two lines of work and
of more financial aid in their support
w. A. Lloyd of Washington, ID. c., in
charge of county agent work in states
north and west. spoke upon some of the
county agent problems. basng his re-
marks upon what he called reflections
from the field" lie presented what he
had to say under the following heads !;
first. maintenance of personnel. depend
ing upon the following factors: salary,
demands of work upon ones time and
physical strength, trained leaders and
the need of college courses to fit lead
ers; second, the tendency to diversity in
the work; third, coordinate ALL existing
factors and local organizations upon all
problems at hand: fourth. bring farm
bureau forces to work together on a
project; and five, find an economic basis
of farming.
]. L.. Hobson of Washington d. c., as
sistant in charge of club work in States
north and west, spoke on boys and girls
club work, showing it's place in the farm
bureau program, and how it is related
to the present unrest of the country,
emphasizing the county and community
program on one hand and the value of
demonstration work by boys and girls
on the other. He said that the club work
leaders job is to create interest, to or
ganize around that interest and to get
results.
Miss Bertha A. Holden spoke upon
work with women's clubs in Vermont.
Her program of work in cooperation with
women's clubs looks to two essential
things. for this year: first. club better
ment and second. community betterment.
II. G. NJ. Case of the office of farm
management demonstration of Washing
ton. ID. c., was also present.
After this general conference the meet
ing broke up into sections. The agri-
cultural section took up dairying and the
discussion was led by o. NJ. Camburn,
assistant professor in animal husbandry.
who presented "a Better Livestock Cam
paign," This was followed by discussion
on 1.-THE Dairy Survey led by NJ. F.
Downing, county agent Of Rutland. There
was also discussion on Improving Cow
Test Records" led by A. E. Bremen. of
the State department of agriculture. and
Farm Management, led by Mr.. Case
The club work section met with the
home economies section and listened to
an address by Miss Elizabeth Van Pat
ten of Burlington. on Red Cross work.
Luncheon was served at 1890 at Com
mons hall.
In the afternoon the agricultural sec
ton gave itself up to the consideration
of the relation of boys and girls club
work to dairying. The discussion was
led by Mr.. Hobson. After this the club
work section discussed the community
program and county club program. At
round table the home economics sec
ton discussed Home Economics in the
Schools and Household Management"
This discussion was led by Miss Julia
Hurd. supervisor of home economics
teaching in the public schools of the
State