Milford chronicle., 1920-04-30
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
WORK In AGRICULTURE
AND HOME ECONOMICS IN THE STATE
OF DELAWARE. The BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB.
The Purpose

to all local county ana state cluD ied'
ers and agents, to adult communii
and county farm bureau advisor
and to public school teacher-leadel
and officials to the end that generi
information on club work may
disseminated and a training in sci
vice may be given to leaders an
agents in the fundamentals Of clu
work according to the needs of tn
field
The Club Policy
Club work is extension work and
organically 'hooked-up" with tn
county farm bureaus, the Extensio
Service of Delaware College and tn
u S. Department of Agriculture. B,
cooperative agreement it has beel
correlated in each county with thl
work of the public schools, usually
on a county and community basis.
The local club organization as a
rule consists of five or more boys and
girls between the ages of 10 and p
years who are working on the same
farm and home or school enterprise
in pre-vocational agriculture and
home economics, under the direction
of local and county leaders, who in
turn are backed-up by an adult COM
munity advisor of the county farm
bureau.
With this ideal in mind the COM
munity will be considered the unit Of
club activity within the county. Club
work will thus be anchored to the
economic problems and needs of the
farms and homes thru the work OF
the local leader and the community
advisor, who will be named by the
community. The community in its
sovereignty will cooperate with the
public schools and other agencies >ac- (
cording to the local needs. General (
extension work from Delaware Col .
lege will be curtailed and state spec
ialists in organization activities and (
subject matter work will function
thru the county farm bureaus and
their cooperating agencies, such as
the public schools, oranges, etc
The Delaware Boys and Girls Club
Leader will be sent to the club lead
ers and agents with the hope that the
spirit of the ideas presented may car
ry over to the club members thru the
efforts of the leaders and agents.
To the Teachers of Vocational, Agri-
culture and Local Leaders:
The State Club Leader will be
pleased to aid the vocational teachers
and other leaders in the organization
of club work in the various commun-
tiles of the state. In some instances
the county agents county club lead {
ers and demonstrations can likely I
serve to the best advantage, if their !
time will permit.
A set of lantern slides on club work /
Is available for use before commun- i
ity gatherings and other meetings v
that may be called to take up pre-vo-
eatiOnal work in agriculture and home S
economics on a club basis. S
Club Leaders Reference Material:
County club leaders and agents and 1
III local club leaders should keep on q
lie at least the following materials b
or reference purposes:
l. The Delaware Boys and Girls S
Jlub Manuel which explains how to t.
carry on" club work in this statel S
?. The Organization and Results of "
Boys and Girls Club Work in the K
Northern and Western states, which A
S a rich store-house of information "
N all phases Of club work l.
3. The Delaware Boys and Girls
'lub Leader, which will deal with 81
urrent problems of leadership. CO
4. The Delaware Extension Service pI
'ews, which will contain progress re- vi
/ Delaware month by month. m
5. The follOw-up literature report to
lanks, and supplies for distribution OF
mong the club members. re
These supplies, publications and
llletins will be provided by the 81
tate Club Office for the use of local WI
id county leaders WI
elaWare Junior Dairy Cattle Judg- re-
ing Team viii be Awarded Free We
Trip TO National Dairy Show, Chic a
age, October 7-l6, 1920: tel
By virtue of a cooperative agree OF
ent made by and between the Agri- pc
ilture Extension Service and the ~
apartment of Vocational Education mol
Delaware, a dairy cattle judging pa
ntest will be held at the Delaware Wo
ate Fair in September, 1920. All llh
n-eollegiate club members and pre-
students of the high 10
1oOls of the state who are working adl
dairy projects will be eligible to %
mpete as individuals in this dairy BOY
tile judging contest. The three
CHEST winners will compose the aol
laware team, which will be trained BOY
d sent to Chicago with all neces- "
y expenses paid in company with ma
Judging coach. A state Fair Prem ma
n list will be provided for a number ing
high scoring junior dairy cattle us9
lges. AT Chicago the Delaware ana
m will contest with teams from que
lctically every state in the Union. aiW l'y
the meantime, they will have the u
usual opportunity Of attending the
est dairy cattle show that can be =
n in the United State of America. I
his contest will be conducted un- now
the joint management Of the ces
te Club Office and the Supervisors com
Vocational Agriculture in Della and
re. befc
iook for additional announcements PUB
next issue Of the Club Leader. De
b Pigs TO be Vaceinated Free of ily
Ost as Community Demonstrations plet
q Hog Cholera Control: gest
letter to the State Club Leader): and
+rWe will be very glad to Coop l.
te with you in encouraging the com
-s' and Girls Pig Club movement club
supplying gratis, serum and vir- 10
for immunizing the pigs used in the
+ club work. be i
This letter is your authority to 2.
W upon our Philadelphia Office at hlbll
South Water street, for sufficient prod
I'm and virus for this purpose. We club
erstand that the total number Of whiC
to be treated in this way is the
ewhere between one and two hun som'
/ and our only stipuiation is that may
treatment IS to be administered meet
licensed. gradute veterinarians Of ciuD
state under whatever arrange othe
IS you may make with the doc that
We are advising our Philadel- see
Office aceordinglysSsv origi
COMPANY. Indianan- trati
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