The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-09-07

Cfabtres OF Twin fefis
The Maros rural community noril
OF FiIsr In tho heart OF tho Twill
Fails tract OF southern Idaho hal
held for three years tho large chan
pionship banner awarded the dis
fr.ef maintaining the highest stan
dard Of club work In Twin Fall
county. A checking OF ths points
which have contributed 20 the max
Ing OF three such sueeesnfui years
OF club work does not show an snd'
less chain Of success following sue'
cess IL rather shows the keen ana
Iyzlng OF mistakes which leads 10 q
failure being followed BY success.
Previous 10 1919 this only yestags
OF club work 10 DO found was sew
ing club which had been organized
and led BY a prominent larmer'a
wife OF the district. The club was
begun with "a giris enrolled. Only
~ girls. or 81 per cent Of tho club,
completed tho work AID submitted
reports TO the county agent. The
high quality OF their work was ssi-
danced. however. at the county fair,
where they took several first. see
ond and third premiums.
With tho laying OF the plans for
1919 the club work was closely al
lied with the rural high school. u.
"a. McAtse. principal Of tho school,
acting as local club loader. took the
general manaK smsnt OF the clubs.
rio was assisted BY his wife aud other
women OF tho community when he'll
was needed. The work OF enrolling
members was begun In January. this
county club leader working with the
local leader thru the school.
A total OF ts members was on
rolled who undertook TO carry out
sss projects. The clubs organized
we're bean. pig. SOW and litter. poul-
Try. Red Cross. sewing and bulletin
or club sswiaG.
DurinE the first year there were
but three teachers connected with
the school. They taught the first
eight grades and could give but iIt.
ale tims to club wois. A woman who
lived In tho community aud directed
the sewing. worked = quarter OF
day on Friday. All Kiris OF the sirth, |
seventh aud eighth grades were put
into the sewing class. During this
period the principal took ap the
boys projects. heard reports and dis
eussod tho bost methods OF doing
the work they were trying to do ,
The chief objection to this plan MAS
hat the time was too limited. When
he school term ended Mr.. McAtes A
devoted . large part OF his time 10
he visit.ns OF proJects. encouraging.
and assisting ss seemed a
,ses~ssry.
ny the end OF this second year OF
'lub work such . spirit OF loyalty n
o the club organization and COM a
aunisy had developed. that had any
lab member dared to quit hls pro
oct before completing Il thorv r
rouid have besn such storm OF pro 10
ast from his fellows that no could
et have withstood a. Al every q
lab gathering Maros juniors we're
resent ready 10 yoli themselves
osrss foe their community aud A,
road Of tho fact that they represent
a the champion club district OF the
ounty. Inv
In 1874 the same clubs were or A,
snifsd a. the year before and corn.
ID feeding. cooking and canning
ere added. rhisty-two members =,
ore enrolled who undertook 6s pro ~
,ets. AT the close OF the year all
rejects had been finished aud re-
orts made. Tho ice per cent roe
rd Of tho previous year had been bv
upliestod.
Tho fair record showed an TIM
fossmcat. rifty-t~o premiums.
nee we're paid to mem
srw Of These clubs and for the
lird successive year they we're de-
AIRED the champions Of Twin Falls !.
'enty. La
Bssid.s the regular club proieets
1891. canning and cooking dem.
,strsslon teams ~ere organised and
sin.d 10 put on public demonstrs-
sns al tss faif. Ths cooklnx team
GA the county championship saa
snt to the state fair TO compete Tor
ate honors- Thsy secured fourth
ACC among tho cooking teams OF
. state and one member OF the
am won the state championship
bread iadxinx.
whsis the girls we're Winning
zee issr~ss tho boys we're busy rith