The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12

RECORD OF Progress VI ouCtl Il NluD III
Springfield. Mass, Past Year - Frank
O. Kreager to Tell of Benefits to Boys
and Girls.
When Frank q. Kreager, assistant di
rector of the Junior Achievement bureau
of the Eastern States league, Springfield
Mass, speaks TO Brattleboro citizens next
Sunday afternoon he will explain how vo-
cational clubs have helped the boys and
girls of Springfield and other cities and
towns in the eastern states.
There are clubs of all kinds, one of the
commOnest being Il mechanical achieve
ment club One of these was organized in
Springfield over a year ago. and this is
the record of its progress to date:
The junior achievement program was
explained to the Springfield Junior Cham
Der of Commerce, and plans and methods
of procedure were outlined.
4 member of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, who is also a teacher in the
vocational school of Springfield, was Sc
cured as voluntary leader of the club for
one year.
The leader, with the mid of a member
of the junior achievement bureau, called
a @meeting of all boys interested. about
An invitation and challenge were given
TO join the mechanical achievement club
of Springfield.
Club organized. officers elected, commit
tees appointed, program made out for the
year, and plans made to meet every Fri
day evening from. Z to $50.
Decided to spend six weeks on the study
of the manufacture. selling. and roadside
repair work of bicycles and motorcycles ::
six weeks on the salvaging and use of old
tin plate. tin cans. etc. six weeks on the
manufacture. sale and use of paper: six
weeks on other forms of mechanics, such
as manufacture of lawn mowers. THEN
sale. repair, adjustment, and use q: six
weeks in toy making for Christmas: bal
ance of the year in care of clothing, earn
ing. thrift, saving, and training to demon
strate at least one subject publicly
During the first eight months the club
accomplished the following:
Organized club OF - members and met
every week without miss for b weeks
Their average attendance for period was
% per cent, including summer vacation
period.
stores, and trade shops under expert lead
ership from the plant and made first hand
studies and observations i'm all projects.
They have trained every member to dc
or make one or more new things. and Il
of the club members have mastered at least
one compete demonstration ana can DOtl
do the work Sklllfuly IL and address an
audience in good English.on one Of the fol-
lowing sublectS:if rT n'fie~','.' .'' 'rH"
Manufacture sale and repair work for
bicycles and motorcycles :; making. assem-
bling, adjusting. sale and repair of lawn
mowers; making of paper by hand from
rags, pulpwood and old paper. and turn
fng out three finished samples to audi
ence, also explaining and illustrating
methods of selling. and the various eco
nomic business and social uses of paper
salvaging and use of old tin cans and tin
plate; cleaning, pressing, and proper care
of their clothing; the making of Christ
mas toys from wood and babbitt leather
and shoe demonstration. showing manu-
facture. use. repair. and correct way to
fit shoes to the feet as shoe statesmen.
The club has made public exhibits of
products made at the Eastern States Elk
position. decorated n float. and entered the
pageant on Sept. ~. 1920.
The members have earned and now pos