St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-12

ALE HELL A.. -
Assistant County Agent.
Opelousas, La, July 7th, 1918.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the st. Landry School Board.
| herewith beg to submit the follow
ing report of home demonstration work
done in this parish from Jan. LIST to
July 1st, 1919:
The work laid out by the. extern
SIGN department of the L. S. T., CO.
operating with the u. S. Department
of Agriculture, was continued on the
general plan as outlined in previous
report, but broadened to meet the in
creasing demands.
Since active warfare was con-
cluded, much of the emergency
work done by the agents has been dis
continued, and more specific atten-
! ton given to the plan laid down by
the extension department previous to
the war.
In consequence of this my enroll
! ment for this year is smaller, but
quality and not quantity has been the
slogan | have followed.
Fifteen clubs have been maintained
and visited regularly, to-Wit:
| Opelousas, Sunset, Port Barre, Eunice,
Leonville, LawteIl, Arnaudville, Bayou
Current, Morrow, Palmetto, Grand
Prairie, Melville, Washington, South
Belleview and the Teche school. The
enrolment in these clubs is as fol-
lows:
4 Hs.1. Har,;~- rl,,b 1870
Garden Club 81
Poultry Club .116
This service is extended also to
farm and housewives, of whom there
i are many who are availing them
selves of the instructions given, and
are showing appreciative interest.
Recently with the assistance of Mrs.
Virginia r. Eaton, state agent in dairy
ing, four dairy clubs have been organ
lied in the parish.
The purpose of these clubs is to in
ter milk as food, and impress the ne
cessity of a Cow for every home"
With the assistance and cooperation
CT the faculty of the schools, school
! gardens have been planted and cared
for wherever a plot could be obtained.
This did not exclude the home garden
work in any instance.
Special mention should be made of
the school garden at Washington,
which perhaps excelled all others.
Unusual work of superior quality
has been done by the members of the
Home Garden Club at Eunice. The
popaharsbin In tbic oroI,p of clubs 10
the largest maintained in the parish,
there being 81 active club members.
To promote the interest and encour-
age community spirit the annual rally
was held on May 18th, in Opelousas,
all clubs participating. This was at
tended by $50 boys and girls.
A group of the most deserving club
members were selected to attend a
Three-Day Short Course held in Ope-
lousas, June %, &c, 9th, thus making
this a reward for work well and eff
GENTLY done throughout the year. Fiji
ty-five members attended this short
course, receiving definite instruction
in all subjects recognized by the work.
Two sessions a day were held with
every member present.
Each membeE is expected upon his
or her return to the community which
he has represented to assist in carry
ing out the extension work.
The citizens CT Opelousas were most
generous in making this the time spent
by the girls and boys both pleasant
and profitable.
Through the generosity of your
beard and the police jury we will be
enabled to send representatives of the
various clubs to attend a weeks short
course in Baton Rouge.
The purpose of this cours is to
bring together boys and girls from
every section of the state for inter
, change of ideas and definite instruc-
ton along definite lines.
Continued lectures and demonstra-
lions have been given each week at
the Community Kitchen in this city.
j These have been attended by boys and
girls of the clubs and interested house
keepers from in and out of town.
Recently the Chamber of Commerce
has appropriated money to assist in
the maintenance of the rest room es-
tab1ished last year.
The services of a eolored matron
have been secured, and the rest room
is now open each day for the comfort