The Mankato free press., 1922-01-27
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WORK
SHOULD NOT FALTER, SAY FOLK
Many Men and Women In Mankato Express
Themselves On This Natter Urge
That Funds Be Raised

would l say that the work is COM
mendable and that man should be
engaged to carry it on. So far as
know club work among the farm
sary sort"
p. M. Ferguson: "The club work is
a mighty fine thing for the boys and
girls and for the county of Blue
Earth and l am in favor Of keeping
leader even if subscription is ne
POSTMASTER c. e. Wise: IF that
young man, (Coe) had anything 10
do with the training OF those three
girls who made such progress in the
bread making contests, 1t would be
great misfortune for the county to do
without the, services Of someone N
that office. My suggestion would be
that some city organization should
help finance the difference in sala-'y
rather than to have a personal SUBJ
scription for funds"
Mayor w A. Beach Farm Bureau
members are opposed to letting city
people belong to their organization
and for that reason / do not favor
having people from Mankato help to
finance any of their projects. If 1t
comes to a showdown between the
Offices Of county agent and club
leader, it is my opinion that the Of
fee of club leader had best be the
one continued"
Judge W. L. Constock: II feel that
it is very important that the club
work go on as before, without him
drance or interruption"
E. A. Engwalson: am not famil-
lar enough with the work OF the
country club leader to venture an
opinion on the situation that now
prevails in that office.
William Burkhart: Club wrok
should be kept up to its former scale
if it becomes necessary TO take un
usual steps to raise money.
DR.. J. W. Andrews: 81 feel that it
would he very desirable to keep the
office of club leader filed and also
believe that every effort should be
made to raise money for carrying on
that work"
Mrs D. G. Willard: Work in the
clubs has been very efficient this last
year and it seems a pity to curtail it.
About a subscription, would hesitate
to recommend one as. there are so
many drives for money that people are
getting tired of that means Of raising
money.
Miss Evelyn Cuddy, member of the
national prize winning bread making
team: .E-
"I think it would be a mistake to try
to incorporate the work Of club lead
er and county agent in one Office af
ter the fine work that has been OBJ
tanned here in the last year. County
agents do not have the time to spend
right with the boys and girls as has
the full time club leader and feel
that club work would be bound to
suffer if the new plan is undertaken"
Mrs. J. R. Brandrup: Services of
club leader are very valuable to Blue
Earth county and should be contin-
ued."
Mrs. A. Mueller: "I think club work
is fine for the boys and girls and
feel that the money should be procur
ed somewhere to maintain the office of
county leader"
Mis- Sophia hammers: County club
work is well worth while and it would
be too bad If this county were to lose
the position. 1t has been my obser
vation that no matter how we'll quail
fed a county agent is in club work he
vote to clubs with the other heavy du
ties he performs"
The Mapleton Enterprise has this to
say on the subject: while practically
every member of the County Farm Bu-
reau is strongly in favor of its work,
still the present depression along f.
nancial lines has shown its results and
but fifty per cent of the membership
has renewed its dues. This makes it
necessary to curtail the work of the
bureau and the board voted to dis
continue the work of one of the men.
This would throw upon the shoulders
of Mr.. Mcmillan, the work of the
county club leader, M. H. Coe, who has
been the man who has placed the boys
and girls club work of Blue Earth
county in the foremost ranks of any in
the country. This indeed is regretta-
BILE as the work of the county agent
is sufficient with no additional burden
and while Mr.. Mcmillan is willing to
accept the additional duties, it is hop
ed some means can be secured to re-
tain Mr.. Coe. During the period of
his work in Blue Earth county, Mr. Coe
has won many warm friends both
among the young people and the older
ones who realize what he has accom-
nliShed and the efforts he has made" "