Milford chronicle., 1922-10-20
Delaware Stands
Second to None

That Delaware stands second to
none in the standard of Boys and
Girls Club Work being done under di-
rection of the Extension Department
of the University Of Delaware was
again ably demonstrated by the 10
club members who returned home re-
Gently from the Eastern States Expo
sitiOn at Springfield, Massachusetts.
At Springfield, the boys and girls
from Delaware were members of
Camp Vail, with club members rep
resenting twelve other Eastern States.
Teams of three members each, rep
resenting the different states, took
part in judging and demonstrating
contests, representative of the various
lines of club work which the members
were doing at home. AS a result of
their high class work, each boy and
girl from Delaware was awarded
blue ribbon for "meritorious perform
ance" in demonstrating better prac-
| tives in agriculture and home making,
and a gold medal for all around pro-
fciency in judging and demonstrating.
The boys team representing the
Greenwood On The Go Club, and
consisting of Earle Meredith, Edwin
Unger, and Emmert Judy, placed first
in corn Judging. The Houston team
made up of Emerson Sapp, Harold
Johnson, and Burnham Simpson plac-
ed third in corn judging.
The Sunnyside Canning Club team'
including Margaret Baker and Kather-
inc and Frances Passwaters OF BRIDGE
Vile, placed first in judging canned
products. These girls gave public |
demonstration of jelly making and |
made a big hit with the boys of the
camp by serving them with jelly sand
wiches.
Edith McCarns, Margaret Jarmon
and Rebecca Rutchison constituted
tbe Glover Leaf Club team from New
ark. and placed fourth in clothing
iudging in hot competition with seven
other teams. These girls gave
splendid demonstration of home mil
linerv and to show the practical side
of their work wore the dresses ana
hats which they made themselves.
The Greenwood boys made the nigh
est team score on judging, OF any Doys
team in Camp Vail, and the HOUSTON
team stood third.
Individually, Delaware CLUB mem
hers ranked among the highest IN
the camp. Burnham Simpson, oL
Houston, judging corn' mace tne
highest judging score OF any cruz
member in Camp Vail, in any prOJecC'
and Earle Meredith OF GREENWOOD
stood third in this respect.
The older club members were given
an intelligence test similar to the
tasts given in our public schools.
EarIe Meredith was the only boy IN
Camp Vail who successfully passed
ali the requirements of the test. Mar
garet Baker, Of Bridgeville' ranked
inst below the only girl in camp TO
pass the test.
Aside from their duties as members
1f Camp Vail, the boys and girls mao
1nportunity to see some Of the finest
exhibits of live stock and farm pro-
lucts ever developed in the United
States.
They were presented to many prom
nent state and government officials
md had opportunities to study club
Methods practiced in other states.
One of the purposes of Camp Vail is
o train club members to become fu-
ure club leaders. The lessons learn
d in the development of Head, Heart,
Health and Hands, will be carried
,ack to Delaware by these boys and
iris. Already three of the teams have
tanned to hold community meetings,
7here they will tell the people of their
the message Of Camp
Tail.