The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-02
AGRICULTURAL CLUBS.
Growing in Importance IN LoU'S''>''~~
Development.

That the boys and girls "@f'c''. u -
clubs are destined to occupy q IL! -
and constantly growing place o. '''
portance in Louisiana's aGE''"'I'''' al
development was the opinion ">!'',''s.S-
ed today by DR.. w. Fl. Dair>hIti' "'
of the Louisiana State Un'NeT@''3'
| DR.. DaErymple in comn'f}t '''@ W,
/ the success Of the recent Sh"I' |"u:. ~
at the University had the 1o''o"inE
to say, in part: Il was very mu'h 'l'-
pressed with the magnificent 2'lell-
dance at the recent university S''"'
course, and the earnestncSs dISpI2Ee''
by the young peopl" VINO 'tl ..''''
the future citizenT; Of IN" :, ,''''
During the past thirtN-odd ) ':''1 t',1
we have witnessed the rlSe ana '!,l ~
of many organizations whose mann
purpose was the bettermen1 OF '%''r :
culture, in it's broadest sense, ana o'
country-home living condition, now
ever, the majority, at least, o. INC
earlier of these have died, and If a
memorial tablet should be eIee'td 10
represent each, they would he 1"un''
to occupy considerable 1efrl,0'S'
Failure in this connection has Dce''
due, largely, to the lack Of proper
Interest, and viewpoint, on the pact
of those for whose special he'ie'''
those organizations were lnstltut'h'
''The chief reason for Such Il "'n'e
of affairs was, no doubt, due TO tae
fact that the older maturef people.
who had been accustomed all OF then
lives to previously existing cond't IONS
were much less impressionabie ano
much more difficult to persuad" as &C
beneficial changes in their m"thodS
even should such changes nave peer
to their own advantage. Or, to use
common-p place saying, 1T IS marc
to teach old dogs new tricks. pi'ael
such unsatisfactory condltlonS' no"
ever, progress has been slow. hu
!now young giant has appeared OF
, the scene, in the form Of these young
neoples organizations, and instead 0
trying to bend the stlffened limbs o
the old seasoned tree, the object nov
is to endeavor to bend the WiiloF
while it is green. Or, in other words
to impress upon the plastic minds 0
our youthful citizens their importance
as valuable factor in the future dc
yclopment of the state, and to lnStll
into them the intelligent and practi
cal means through which this achieve
ment may be accomplished.
= "When one witnesses these youn|
peope at their annual short couSc
Judging the various products OF tn
farm according to recognized score
card methods, the boys in the hive
stock and field crop competitions
= and the girls in matters pertaining t.
: the home, and compares their adVan
tages to those of their forebears
decade or two ago, one cannot bu
be struck with the vast possibilitte
for good which the future holds II
store for the state as result of ou
boys and girls clubs. In fact, W.
, are Of the opinion that the futur
agricultural and country home life de
: velopment of Louisiana will depend
more upon the success of these club
. than upon any, or perhaps all, othe
r agencies at present i'm operations; ant
l the leaders and other workers, botI
men and women, engaged in the splen
did educational Wons are to be con
gra tulated on the magnificent show
ing they are makinaB as was instan
i; ced at the recent shdh course.
FINALLY, we repdat our opinion
that liz future ~ gricult1cal an: