Evening journal., 1920-01-05
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Jan. 5-,Martin L. Doordan,
Of Newark; Paul Skewis, OF Milford, and
Dewey Sapp OF Houston, won the free
trip to Washington IN the corn judg-
Ing contests during the Boys and Girls
club week at Delaware College last
week. The trips were offered by the
Charles Warner Company of Whining
ton. The date for the trip has not been
announced.
After a successful week OF Instruc-
tion and training for the az club cham
plons who attended the course ended
on Saturday The first club week was
even more OF success than those who
arranged II anticipated. Theodore 7.
Martin, state leader Of Boys and Girls
club work who with other extension
workers had charge Of the youngsters
while they were In Newark are highly
pleased at the result OF the experiment.
The club champions who attended thor
oughly enjoyed the bsusy week In New
ark and their conduct at all times has
been commended by all were connected
with the course The arrangements for
taking care OF them as 10 meals at the
college commons. sleeping quarters in
the college dormitories and recreation
features could not have been improved
on.
II was largely through the generosity
OF banks and trust companies through
out the State In contributing money TO
pay the expenses OF most of the club
champions for the week that the
course was such a success John s
Rossell, president OF the Security Trust
and Safe Deposit Company OF Whining
ton, who is also president Of the Della
ware State Bankers Association who
was greatly interested and active in
making it a success visited Newark the
latter part Of the week and gave talk
before the future farmers. He was
given a royal welcome by the boys and
girls.
Before leaving for home on Saturday
We club members elected Stanley short
OF Smyrna, State Chairman Of Boys and
Girls Clubs It is felt by Mr. Martin
and others Interested that the club
week will be a great boom to the work
for the coming year and II will be car
ried out on a larger scale than ever, If
funds permit.
Before they left Newark, State Leader
Martin had a talk with each boy ana
girl who attended and collected data
that is unusually interesting. 1t viii
only be few years before these young
club members viii be o'd enough to en-
ter college. OF the 80 members who re-
mained throughout the week Mr.. Martin
learned that 40 Of them expect to at
tend college and that 80 or 81 4 per cent.
nlan to enfeP Delawat College or the
Women's College of Delaware TWO
said they would go 10 Drexel; was un-
decided and will not attend any col
lege.
The club work has evidently Installer
the habit of thrift as the l5 member
have saved a total Of S5,I27 which
an average Of si2059 for each. This u
divided as follows: Liberty bonds. 50
$50. average for each member Sl2 %
war saving stamps. si.l69. average S25g3
bank deposits si9OS. average SAP ~
The as members also own 81 pigs; 10
heifers and cows; 4 horses and oS ioWi
The average age Of The IS club cham
pions is i5.2 years 40 Of the 10 are az
tending the public schools, % being IN
grammar school grades, and q high
school
There were number Of other prizes
awarded the club members last week in
addition to the trip to Washington
Stanley Short Of Smyrna won the pur,
bred registered pig oIred by the