The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-30
About Club Work.

hers in our Agricultural Clubs And,
rs usual. we are met by all sorts of
questions. both from the boys and
girls and from their parents, such as:
Why should ! join Club? What is
there in il for me? Why should /
buy a standard bred animal. or chick
ems, or give my boy or girl a plot Of
land TO work? What good has The
Club work ever done them?
In the first place every boy or girl
Of ten years of age. or over, is Old
enough 10 be Interested in something
worth while You are in school and
you have some time that you could
easily spend in making a garden or
earring for o good animal or some
chickens. The Club work offers YOU
IN opportunity 20 carry on this work
o. connection with your school work.
And If you follow instructions sent
Won from the o. S Department Of
Aw culture bv the Fvtcn on De-
partment of the A. a N College. nd
hose given You hy your county 1r0nt
You will De- learning 90 DO something
veil To learn 10 cultivate a crop or
garden, however small, by the best
me hots, or 70 learn to feed and care
for an animal or a flock Of chickens,
so chat YOU pet the best results Va
the least expend .ure is taking The
Irst step m a sound business ciuea-
lon The training received u four
years of Club work viii BE- Of ben fit
.o YOU throughout your life whether
you become a farmer or a housekeep-
I 0r or not
4 IN Club work. as in other things, /
he boy or girl who PUTS .hc most in
20 Club work is the one who gets the /
most good out Of il. SO keep that
in mind while try to name some Of
he good things YOU win pet from
your club work
As you know, Club work stands
for am allround training for every
boy and girl Every boy or g'rl who
IS IN school needs out Of doors work
% keep their health in the best Of
condition. and clear away the wor
ries Of hard days work in school 4
When boys and girls have sometime
.of their very own to spend their ou
.of school hours upon, the pride of =
ownership and the friendly rivalry
which causes each one 20 want pro
duce something better than the other
tas Just naturally gives them the
pep 20 "get up and hustle" about
everything they 10 And the hrs,
thing YOU know the child who did not
Ike arithmetic, and would never "usc
his own head" to reason things out
VIII be meeting much harder prncti.
cal problems without the least com
nlaint Club work promotes good
health IN every way possible
Besides the educational value Civ
en through literature and by The
ouniy Agents, there is an education
a and social side OF Club work that 4
may be considered together There
are Club meetings at your school
rouse in which YOU exchange ideas
and helpful Information with your !
neienbor boys and girls and thus prof
SOME practical experience work
"a out under conditions similar to
yours You also have talks and
demonstrations by your county ,
gents each Month. and from various
specisists who visit the county from ,
inc 20 time And while you are
learning to take part in, or 10 pre-
ide over your own meetings. the en-
crgetic and enthusiastic Club mem ,
Der is often asked to take part IN the q
regular Community Center meetings :
recall some meetings of the past i
summer where our Club members ,
presided with a dignity and efficien- I
~ that would have been commenda. q
BILE in persons Of much greater exper. 1
fence. This is little thing. but how q
many times have YOU heard men end a
women say: How ! wish ,ha< could Z
just say what | think about I'M. y
question" Now is the time 20 learn b
to do those things. Y
In addition to the local reetinqs a
IN which the boys and girls discuss I
their problems, there are held each a
year one on TWO bis County Rallies. v
planned by the County Agents. pro- 7
viding full day Of recreation and {
instruction for all Club members I
Fully three hundred Club members I
can tell you what a good time they 2
had here last May, and how they me,
other Club memoirs from every I
school in the County. And. as YOU 4
know. we had planned still bette v
event. the Club Fair. for October n