Evening journal., 1922-10-14

boys near Glendale and helped them
reorganlze their club activities
Three days later the Greenwood
group held camp fire meeting near
Greenwood to which they invited
boys and girls from three eommun-
tiles. After telling of their Camp
Vail experience they proceeded TO
show how new club groups could
be organized to advantage in their
community. Edwin Unger OF this
club has also organized a poultry
club for the following year and will
assume its leadership.
on the following night the Hous-
ton team held a community meeting
invited in the members OF the girls
clubs who had become somewhat
discouraged, and by their enthusiasm
and experience gained at Camp Vail
succeeded in not only getting the
girls group re-organized, but found
enough interest to form a new group
Of younger girls.
Thus 1t is seen that with a little
opportunity these boys and girls
have been quick to gain a wider
vision of usefulness and put into
practice the national club motto,
ITO Make the Best Better"
That club work is developing To-
cal leaders in the rural communi-
ties can be seen in each county of
the State. Seven years ago Dewey
Sapp became a member OF the first
club group ever formed in Della
ware. Today Dewey Sapp. of Hous-
ton. is known to almost every farm
in Delaware. Now too
old 20 be a club member. Dewey
is local leader of tho Houston club |
and trained the sweet potato team |
above. He is also a di-
rector of the Kent-Sussex Fair and |
has charge Of the club department {,
for the fair.
Tabitha Melvin, OF Frederick.
came to the Junior Short Course at
the University Of Delaware for the
first time last Augusgt. There she
learned of the need for leadership.
Last week Tabitha reported to her
county club agent. Helen L. Com
Jtock, that she had organized a girls
Clothing Club OF 32 meNbers and
hat they were ready TO go to work.
Wallace Cook, one Of the first
,orn club members in the State, and
II one time champion corn grower
u the State, Is now a Senior In the
University. He IS n leader in class
md college affairs and expects TO
AXE up farming when he gradu-
ties.
Stanley Short Of Cheswold, still
n his teens, is known as the larg-
st breeder of pure bred hogs IN
This year his Poland
,hina hogs carried off grand cham
,ionships at the Delaware State
Fair. and he has won a majority
u first premiums offered in Poland
china classes at eight fairs in four
tates this season.
This work with the farm boys
md girls OF Delaware Is done by
he Junior Extension Department
" the University OF Delaware which
consists Of A. d. Cobb, state Club
leader. and the following County
-luO agents Agnes r Mtu4iAs VI
New Castle County; Helen L. Com
stock. Kent County,; Dorothy EN-
erson. Sussex County.
Last year the boys and girls in
club work in Delaware produced
S15.079.35 worth OF products with
a total value above costs OF s7,219.
so. This year with total club
for the state of 1852
boys and girls It is expected that
this figure will he greatly exceeded.
Already voluntary membership
enrollments are being received to
such an extent, that II seems appar-
ent that 1928 will see the largest
club enrolment in the history Of
the department. Since the time Of
the leaders IS already completely
taken up It would seem that they
will have to adopt the boys club
motto. bite OFF more than you can
chew. and then chew IT,"