Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-04-24
MARSHALL VAUGHN
STARTS BIG IDEA
Courier Journal Backs Better
County Campaign With s5,-
coo In Cash Prizes


Plans for a Better County
Campaign to be launched in 81
mountain counties OF Eastern
Kentucky by the Berea College
Extension Bureau. for the pur-
pose of improving conditions in
the mountain section, were an
nounced Thursday by Prof. NJ.
f. Vaughn, secretary of the bu-
reau.
In order to stimulate interest
among the counties to be includ-
ed in the campaign the Coulter
Journal Company, which is spon-
soring the movement, has offer
ed $1,000, to be divided into two
prizes of $1,000 and $1,000, to be
given to the two counties show
ing the largest percentage of
Improvement in the work outlin-
ed by the extension bureau.
The campaign will be staged
directly along the lines of work
being done by the State Board
OF Health, the State Board of
Education. the State Board of
Agriculture and the Experiment.
al Station of the University of
Kentucky in the Improvement of
schools. churches, agriculture and
sanitation.
According to Prof. Vaughn,
the campaign will begin August
| and will continue until Deem
Der 81, 1923, to allow time for
progress to be discerned along
the ten major considerations as
named by the Extension Bureau.
A scoring system viii be
worked out whereby the coun-
tles showing the greatest per
centage of gain along the ten
lines OF improvement Outlined
will be eligible Tor he prizes OF
tered by the Courier Journal.
The main points of consilera-
ton Of the campaign as outlin-
ed by Professor Vaughn follow:
The first is the Improvement OF
public schools throughout the
county. The Berea College bu-
reau is promoting work to raise
the mountain schools to a high
CT plane than now exists, and IS
advocating improvements on the
present budget systems now us
Ell. Increase of attendance will
be striven for and improvements
Of school grounds is advocated.
The qualifications of teachers in
schools will be investigated. The
development of proper sanitation
also will be taken up under this
division.
The second point of considcra-
ton is that Of health and santa
Ion. This will be developed
along lines advocated by the
State Board of Health in regard
TO sanitary outhouses, screened
homes. medical clinics for ira
choma and other communicable
diseases and general sanitary
conditions.
The Improvement of agricul-
ture and livestock will be lealt
with according 70 methods OF the
State Department of Agriculture
Under the leadership of county
agents, and will include the for.
Warding of the use Of diversified
crops and the breeding OF p'lre
bred stock.
Improvements in respect to
good roads will be noted in re-
gard to new. roads built. road
bond issues voted and bridges
constructed.
Methods of home improvement
include making repairs. beauti-
living the home and methods of
sanitation.
Work in regard to Sunday
schools and churches includes
the7upkeep of the buildings, the.
organization of Sunday schools,
the increase of scholars attend
ing these schools and the in
crease in the number Of services
held in the churches.
Under the head of farm or
CARNATIONS will be included the
Improvement Of farm bureaus,
agricultural clubs and livestock
associations and also the organi-
zation and work of farmers as
promoted by the county agents.
ntlle work of the Junior clubs
an increase in the number of.
boys and girls clubs, such as the
corn Clubs. the canning clubs andl
the stock raising clubs, will be
the goal.
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