Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
Members Of Boys and Girls' Club
Guests Of University

Members Of BOys' and Girls Clubs
Guests Of University
The second annual State Achievement
Day for the boys and girls clubs Of Yer
mont was held at the University Of Yer
mont last Friday and Saturday. with 81
active members Of the boys and girls
clubs present, 10 of these being boys and
81 girls This number included seven
State champions in project work.
An excellent program was worked out
under the management of F.. L. Ingalls,,
State boys and girls club leader, and In
coopera ton with the extension service
of the University of Vermont THIS pro-
gram included a welcome by Dean Hills
of the College of Agriculture, and others
OF the extension service, attending the
class day exercises at the University
the ball game between Vermont and the
Boston Collegians. inspection of tho Uni
versity campus and buildings, awarding
of State championships and achievement
medals, and many other interesting
events.
Those eligible to attend this achieve
ment day were State club champions of
all years from 1914 on; State and county
club leaders; teams and leaders, Eastern
States Exposition and Cxr,np Vail. D& to
date; teams and leaders at Vermont
STATE fdlT lSLf, teams dfN VIII
ming in county contests 1918: officers
Vermont State Bankers association, 192O;
invited guests.
Many of these young people were pro-
vided a free trip from their respective
homes to Burlington and return by their
county farm bureaus. Somo, however.
paid their own transportation. Nearly
| all came by automobile. All were sests
of the University wfIile in the city, taking
| their meals al Grassmount. and the boys
having rooms at Converse haIl- whAse ahe
girls rooned at Campus House.
Most OF the program was carried out
at Morrill, Hall. The registration was
the first event, followed by Introduction
OF members and basket lunch Tor the
noon meal. Dean Hills then welcomed
the visitors on the part of'the University.
There we're announcements. and the boys
and girls then went to the front campus
whore they attended the class day exer-
c,ses of the University. This was follow
ed by trip To Centennial Field, where
they saw the University tenn wtn from
the Boston CoIiegtans.
Supper was taken at 0raszsnount. and
WIS followed by trolley ride to queen
! City Park, where a marshmailow roast
aud ride on the lake took up the eve
ming At 80 Assignment was mnde TO
| dormitoFies.
On Saturday, the program started al
, eight O'Clock in the morning. with
tour Of the University grounds and ouho-
ings. At nine o'clock, the visitors garner
ed in Morrill, Hall, where short addresses
were made by Thomas Brad6e drec1ol
of extension service; Mrs. Pearl Randai
WATSON, dean of women; Miss Charlotte
Pierpont leader of home demonstration
agents; Joseph e. Carrigan, county agent
leader; Superintendent p. r LeaVel'
worth of Castleton, member OF the hut
land county Farm Bureau; Miss hase
Cassidy, home demonstration agent Lo'
Chittenden county Miss Emma fuiier
demonst ration agent for Addison coun
ty: Miss Miriam Mackenzie. county ciut
leader for Rutland county.
The addresses we're followed by awau
ing of the achievement medals ny H. IL
ingalls,. Responses were maze oy cnai
Mons and other achievement members
Thep there were announcements, and thu
meeting was closed with bon voyage
nv Miss Marjorie Luce, assistant Stat
club leader.
| The State champions who were pres
ent were Evelyn Blanchard, White MY
er Junction, State canning champioh' 1910
1919: Robert Creed Pittsford. calf chaIn
, MON. 1919; Norman Laird, Cabot, mapl
sugar champion, 1919; Austin DlcKerI'ai
7 Pittsford poultry champion, Els; rhiu
, Nell. Warren. sheep champion. ElI-ls
Elsie Mudgett, Pittsford, sewing cna"
, pion, 1913; Ruby Durham East BerKsnirt
, sewing champion. 1916. Miss Cecilia Bliss
/ West Rutland was county champion
sewing, In addition to State chaHp'on
Z ships named above.
{ Champion teams named are as ioi
. lows: Thomas Carrigan OF fr.sior
Mills, Vernon Creel of Pittsforo ana 90
, Candon of Pittsford Mills. representa-
: the pine Hill Hustlers Garden Clui
, gave an ''oat smut demonstration" Mar
ion Doane and Kathryn Seiby repre-