The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-12
What the Agricultural Clubs
Are Doing

the club department of the College OF
Agricultural eXtention service and
his assistant. Mrs. ARA Sutton
Mxter. are assisting in conducting
the annual contests of the boys and
girls clubs in the various counties.
The new year with the all-year
poultry clubs began Oct. l. This
project is regarded as one of the very
best in club work. Applications
should he sent to the county agents.
At the Eastern State Exposition in
Springfield. Mass, Virginia Smith
of North Arson, Is years of age,
ranked the highest of the club men,
bers from l. states in standard ply
steal and mental test. She is a men,
Der of the North Arson cooking dem
onstration team.
Principal X. w. Leighton of Show
hogan High School led the singing at
the annual roundup of the clubs in
Somerset County. lust week, and Su-
perintendent w. b. Woodbury. Of the
Skowhegan Schools was POSTMASTER
at the banquet.
Speaking of the new club project
of room improvement, State Leader
Shibles says ii should appeal strongly
to-. the girls. 1t is open to seniors
and beginning may be made in the
project at any time. There are no
restrictions as to what should be done,
the matter being left largely to the
individual tastes of the members.
The idea is to make the room of the
club member as tasteful and "homey"
as possible. Neatness and simplicity
should be the predominating features.
The tendency to overdo in the line
of decoration should be avoided. A
few good pictures will add to- the
attractiveness. Banners and photo
graphs should be used sparingly.
Restoring and reiinishing articles of
furniture that have been in disuse
or that need refreshing will assist
in successfully carrying through the
project.
Members of Mrs. C. J. Ghase's club
at East Guilford have met with a
real loss in the death of Manley Con
ner, IA years of age. lie has been
in club work four years and was this
year enrolled in the poultry and po-
tato projects.
the club at St Adams has two
demonstration teams. The girls team
recently gave demonstration in
lunch packing. The boys showed
how to mix Bordeaux for control of
potato blight.
When the Androscoggin-S agadahoc
Farm Bureau members were on their
auto tour of inspection of large farms
girls team OF the Androscpggn
Valley Club gave at the farm of IL. p.
Berry & Son fine demonstration of
canning The members of the team
are Ruby Edgecomb, Sadie Bryant
and Dorothy bryant They were
trained by their local leader, Mrs.
f. II. Gibbs.
Club boys and girls have been in
terested in the progress OF the poultry
culIing campaign that has been in
progress in most of the counties in
Maine this month. The lesson of
knowing how to tell, by observation
and handling, the difference between
profitable producing pullet and one
that can never earn her board, is easy
to learn and very practical for use in
poultry club work.
The girls in the club at West Cor
ham have canned 70 quarts of vege-
tables from the school gardens, for
use in the school hot lunches.
The Cumberland Farm Bureau
News calls attention to the commend
able fact that of the class of IA girls
who were graduated from Brighton
| High School in June, IL are club
members.
The Shapleigh boys and girls now
address their local leader as Mrs
Staples. She was formerly Miss Net
tie A. Hussey. Her marriage &c
Lawrence Staples of Shapleigh took
| place recently.
Vanceboro's North Star Club, OF
whom Percy Jackman is leader, will
have to travel long distance to ge
to Machias, but they are planning
to attend the county contest, Noyem
Der II, and have a part in the pro
gram.
The Sunshine Club of Princeton
! promises to finish 100 per cent strong
BY giving an entertainment ant
making a quilt to be sold, the Pena
mauuam Club of Charlotte is earning
the wherewith to pay expenses at
| tending the county contest at Ma
chias
Now and then boy shines in thu
canning project, but it was a move
sight when at the county contest il
Skowhegan, John Braley of st. Al
bans stepped up to except the frs
honors in the long list of junior elul
members in canning.