Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
GENERAL OEMAN D FOR.
COUNTY CLUB LEADERS.
Much Interest Being Shown
Throughout Vermont in Boys
and Girls Club Work-Prizes
Won in 1919 Being Sent Out
This Week

This Week
That people all over Vermont are ne
coming more and more Interested In boys
and girls club work is the opinion OF
f. l.. ingalls, state club leader for the
extension service of the University of
Vermont. There are but two counties at
the present time that have county club
leaders, Mr. ingalls, says, but in every
county a demand is gradually making
itself felt and in some of the counties n
regular drive is being carried on to raise
enough money so the county may have
club leader.
This work, Professor Ingalls, assistant.
Miss Marjorie T.. Luce, is in Addison
county working in the interest or club
work with the home demonstration agent
in that county Miss Emma Fuller, and
the county agent, T. r. Churchill In all
parts of that county there is demand
for the organization OF clubs for the var
ious projects, and the children are lining
up their clubs with the object of partici-
pating in an exhibit in the fall of their
products.
In Orleans county big drive is going
on to raise money for county club
agent. There w. II. Gilpn of the Orleans
! County Monitor. and who lives in Barton.
has charge of the campaign and its
publicity and he is doing splendid work.
The drive is being carried in In a very
systematic maner. Contributions are made
! through the chambers of commerce of
] the different towns, through the oranges.
! the public schools or the organized schools
! or individually. No one is allowed to
escape. for the county is determined to
get that club leader.
In Lamolle county, while there Is no
drive the interest is also acute. There
county agent. the superintendent of
schools and the teachers of agriculture
| are planning for exhibition at the
| Lamoille county fair. Toward this end
/ they have drawn up quite comprohen-
sive scheme Tor enrolment in home pro-
! iect work.
| In nearly all of the counties plans are
on foot for organizing clubs and develop
! ing teams to compete at the Vermont
state fair and at Camp Vail at the
| Eastern States Exposition in Springfield.
Mass. Calls are coming. too. from nearly
! all of the States for aid in planning the
work of the clubs for the year.
| The Vermont State Bankers assoca-
tion has done much to help on the cause
of club work in the State. There are 100
members in the association and in
| February they voted TO contribute ten
dollars a piece. the money to be used for
prizes on county and State basis. They
have been doing this for three years and
it has done much toward creating more
interest among the children in this work.
They have in previous years also helped
20 send teams TO the New England States
Exposition paying the expenses of three
! teams last year. They have voted to dc
this again this year.
The prizes for 1919 are being sent gu,
this week from the extension service tc
the lucky boys and girls who excelled
in the different projects this year. With
them goes a certificate giving the rank
attained and a letter from Professor
ingalls, congratulating the winner anC
encouraging him to go on further in his
work. With it Is also n letter from II. G
Woodruff. chairman on agriculture o.
the Vermont state Bankers association
This letter is as follows:
THE more | know about the work 70,
are doing with the boys and girls Of Yer
mont the more | am impressed with its
value. Nermont's best assets are her boys
and girls and any movement which help!
them TO develop along right lines is O
distinct value to the State.
81 believe that club work is of rea
value to every boy and girl who enter.
into the spirit of it. club work mean.
industry; IT develops initiative: it in
ccreases self confidence; it stimulates in
dependent thinking; it encourages thrift
it teaches team work. Club work furnishes
, practical experience in farming and HON,
, economies: 1t necessitatcs a knowledge
of simple accounting and requires a brie
report on the work done. All these thing
are of value in character building.
, The Vermont state Bankers associa
tion is proud of the work done by tn
= boys and girls last year. They did s,
we'll that We believe they can easil,
better their best this year We wan
them to do it. We also want more of then
: to get into the game this year-an,
t finish the job. 1t is important to start
il is more important to finish. The prize
of life go to those who finish, not t
those who drop out by the way.
The bankers Of Vermont are standin
. back of the boys and girls. We want t
encourage them to do their best we wan
to help them to be better home maker
and better citizens, and since We belicv
the work you are helping to do is o
practical value to every boy and gil
we hope that the privilege of working
with them and with you may be ours 70
,many a year to come"
Not only are the bankers or the STATE
however, interested in encoura ging tn
! boys and girls in club work There ar
l. IS non banking firms which recent
donated $3.50 for prizes. while aaothe
company wrote to the extension servic
that it would give $50 for prizes for
= State exhibit for pigs. Another concer
offered to give IL gross of rubber ring
l. TO he used in prizes in canning work.
Il The point which is being most strongl
+ | emphasized this year in club work is ia
each club and each club member to hav
- a definite goal 10 work for and to tr
: hard to attain that goal. For instanc.
4 a pig club should aim for so man
pounds of pork or a canning club S
T. many cans Of canned goods II Is though
Il that the children work with more intei
est when they have definite aim j
. ',4ut and that they will accomplish NOR
than if they simply worked on during tn
l., summer and in the fall simply accepte
J. whatever the result happened to be