The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-25
EXTENSION SERVICE NOTES.
Items of Interest in Boys and Girls
Club Work.

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exhibits, demonstrations and judging
contests, in boys and girls club work
at the Eastern States exposition, Spring
field, Mass, Sept. 1870. These booklets
have been sent to all superintendent of
schools and all leaders of standard clubs.
All boys and girls enrolled i'll club work
and the Green Mountain Guard are ELI
gible to represent Vermont. Inquire OF
superintendent and leaders. We want
to place the prize list in the hands Of
every prospective exhibitor and team
member Write to the state club leader.
Do not delay If you are at all in
terested in the exhibits, the demonstra
tions, the Judging contests, the free trips
to the Vermont state fair and the East
ern States exposition, get busy and keep
busy
Free trips Nine teams of three each
can win free trip to Springfield, Mass,
and free subsistence for week, Sept.
1920, at the boys and girls camp on
the Eastern States exposition grounds.
Leaders can win this free trip as chap
erones of winning teams.
John d. Whittier, who for 10 months
past was emergency assistant state club
leader, closed his work for the agricul-
tural extension service June 30 During
his period Of service Mr.. Whittier de-
voted much of his time to those co-opera-
tive relationships with the state board
of education which affected boys and
girls club work and the Green Mountain
Guard. During the first half of the pres
ent year he organized and put into ae-
tion the Pure bred stock projects"
whereby breeders and bankers aided
boys and girls to establish themselves
in raising pure bred dairy cattle, sheep
and swine. Mr.. Whittier has been APP
pointed by the state board of education
as supervisor of elementary school work.
For the coming year he will spend his
time largely in the field. His service
through this office to the boys and girls
of Vermont, was highly efficient and
satisfactory. We regret his departure
from us, but we wish him success in his
school work. We are glad his new work
is still with the boys and girls, and that
it will not be wholly disassociated from
club work.
Club Work Leadership A series of
conferences with a group Of teachers III
the University of Vermont summer
school is being conducted by the state
club leaders. In the summer school bull
letin for 1920, DR.. j. i. Messenger, di-
rector, will announce this course regu-
larly in advance with other courses.
Achievement is the only title to no.
y."-President Wilson
Teams and achievement members for
l920-at the Vermont state fair and the
Eastern States exposition, will doubtless
L.. = al,,lx Il
this year, Choosing teams year in adj
vance is pursued in many other states
and with satisfaction to all concerned.
We urge you to carry on" with this
plan in yiew-in your regular home pro-
jeet work, in your regular club meetings
as you carry out the club program for
the standard club year, in local exhibits
and contests, and at county fairs. The
start begins in the local club Every
standard club must develop a demonstra-
ton team and judging team
Records-Club members, are you keep
ing your records carefully and accurately
from day TO day. Upon your seasonal
records depend the value of your records.
Reports-You cannot make reports to
your county leader, your county farm
bureau, or TO the state club leader, If you
do not keep your records up to date. FL
nal reports are due Nov. |.
Awards and prizes depend upon your
final reports, likewise your eligibility to
attend state achievement day
Bennington county The home demon
stration agent says, week ending July
l2 Assistance has been given to the
girls in the Pleasant Valley Garden club
in preparation for their canning team.
The North Pownal club was visited and
plans for a picnic meeting were partly
made. The local women are meeting
regularly with the sewing club"
Windham county The home demon
stration agent writes: "The Putney club
has chosen demonstration team and
has started work. They plan to divide
their membership into groups of three
who will work up demonstrations for
club meetings and from these prelim-
mary demonstrations team will be
chosen to represent the club ] hope this
plan, or similar one, will be duplicated
in other clubs" This is good way to
prepare for the Springfield trip.
The Wide Awake club, St. Johnsbury,
has taken out membership in the Gale
donia County Farm bureau.
The mailing list for The Courier is
made up of the extension. staff, state
club leaders in other states, trustees of
the University of Vermont, and State
Agricultural college, superintendent of
schools, local club leaders, secretaries Of
standard clubs, teachers of agriculture,
teachers of home economics, state club
champions, winning teams, club members
with citations" tstories, letters, pic
tues), general list persons expressing
special INTEREST,". The mailing list is be-