Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-07-30
oCoNEE COUNTY SHORT COURSE
For the Canning Club Girls, Held at
Clemson College.

On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day Of last week seventy-one girls
belonging to canning and poultry
clubs in Oconee attended short
course offered to them at Clemson
College. The course consisted Of a
series Of demonstrations in canning,
cooking, sewing, gardening and poul-
try raising. The girls were divided
into thr> sections, and in that way
each gir. oceived more individual
attention t'tr she would have 9TH
erwise.
We were very fortunate in secur-
ing as instructors Mrs. Dora Dee
Walker, State Demonstration Agent,
specialist in gardening and conserva-
tion Of food; Miss Marie White, the
State Demonstration Agent in cook
ing; Miss Ruth Berry, District DEM
onstration Agent; Miss Edna Earle,
Pickens County Home Demonstration
Agent; Miss Lois Watkins, Ander-
son County Home Demonstration
Agent Miss Marie Mcconnell, as
sistant agent for Anderson county.
In addition to these Prof. f. G.
Hare, Of Clemson College, gave the
girls two very instructive demonstra-
tions on the subject Of poultry; Geo.
P. Hoffman, Extension Horticulture
ist, gave a splendid demonstration
ture on gardening.
The matter Of bee raising was
brought before the minds Of the girls
by Mr.. Provost, specialist in lee cul-
ture.
The girls enjoyed a visit to The
dairy barn on one afternoon Mr.
Fitzpatrick, who was in charge, told
very interestingly Of the dairy equip
ment, etc.
BY way Of recreation, the girls
enjoyed moving picture show and
songs and recitations on the cam
pus.
1t was of especial benefit to the
girls to be at Clemson during Farm
ers' Week, as they were given tho
= opportunity Of seeing and hearing
men Of Importance in the agricultu-
raj world from different parts Of tho
country. On Thursday night they
attended a lecture on bee culture by
Dr.. e. T.. Phillips, Of the United
States Department Of Animal Hus-
bandry.
The chapel exercises, which were
held in the Y. NJ. c. a. auditorium,
were always interesting. We were
extremely fortunate in having DR.. w.
NJ. Riggs, president Of Clemson Col
lege, to talk to the girls. One Of the
most interesting chapel talks was
made by Mrs. Wallace, Of Columbia,
who has been engaged in Y. NJ. G.. A.
work in France for some time. Other
interesting and helpful talks were
made by ID. w. Watkins. Director of
Extension Work in South Carolina;
DR.. Wilson Gee, assistant director;
Stiles Stribing, Cherokee County
Farm Demonstration Agent: John
Carson, Oconec County Farm Demon
stratiOn agent; Hon. j. w. Shelor,
Of Walhalla; J. Paul Stribling, Of
Richland; Major S. NJ. Martin and
Rev. Mr.. Davis, Of Clemson College,
and Rev. i. e. Wallace, Of Seneca.
Oconee should be proud Of her
club girls, for they received the name
OF being very bright. attractive and
well-behaved girls while at Clemson
College; and Oconee county is-and
should be--proud Of Clemson Col
lege. The officers and instructors and
the extension workers Of Clemson
College were largely responsible for
the success Of the girls short course
They proved that they are proud to
be in Oconee county, and that they
are willing always to help the peo-
pie Of Oconee whenever and wher~
ever help is needed. Let us use
Clemson College more!
We are deeply grateful to Clemson
College, to the State and county dem
onStratiOn workers, and to the peo-
pie OF the county who have contrib
uted to the funds for financing the
short courSe-all who have helped
to make it a success.