The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-25
COUNTY AGENT
NOTES
Boys and Girls Club Work.

Thislast year quite a number OF
boys and girls in the county were
members of Boys and Girls Clubs,
and raised a calf, grew an acre OF
corn, or became familiar with the
process OF canning meats, vegetables
and fruit. The members won many
prizes at various community talrs
and the county winners in each project
is given one year scholarship to the
State Institutions. One of the can
ming club members from Sheridan
County, Effie Doe, of Outlook, was
pronounced by the State Club Leader
Mr.. Potter, to have written the best
story in the State on the canning CLUB
project. The following is her story:
What Club Work can do for a Conn.,
munity."
"Our girls eff today are the house
wives of tomorrow. We want them to
be ecomical, Industrious and good
managers. A canning club is very
! important. 1t teaches home manage
ment and economy. In the summer
time there is always a great deal of
extra food and if this can be success
fully stored away it will be OF great
value during the winter months when
]
ming fruits and vegetables enables US
to have these foods out of season, sup
plies them to us in condition most
nearly approaching fresh, and saves
waste. In this club a girl learns not
only how to can but what kinds CT
foods to use and how much of each
kind. In order for child to develop
mentally and physically he must have
the proper amount of wholesome food.
A benefit to an individual is benefit
to a community because a group is
no better than the individuals IN 1T.
Not only does the club teach economy
| and house management but it brings
the girls and also the parents tc-
gether.
Club work arouses the social inter
ests and cooperation which is one OF
the big subjects before the public to-
day. When the State Club Leader or
ganizes the clubs, officers are elected
and a certain number of meetings are
; to be held during the season. These
meetings are very interesting ano
valuable. The President calls the
: meeting to- order and then proceeds
with the regular business, then follows
the instructions by the local leader
after the business is disposed of, ev-
cry one has a good time playing
games and singing songs. This is MOI
all but clubs lead to Community
County and State Fairs.
These fairs are held in the latter
part of August or the first part q
September. The Canning Club CIR
brings her best jars of fruit, meat o.
vegetables and the club boy brings
his best potatoes, corn or vegetables
At an exhibition of this kind eacl
person can see what another ha
7 done and will profit by it. There
: usually a prize offered to the one hav
, ing the best and competition is an in
2 centive to do the best work possible
In the home, in school, and all thr1
), life we find that competition plays
: large part in our life. To ever
s right minded person there is the in
! stince the desire to win. This can b
!" exercised in no better way than
friendly competition in home dutie
!, which will tend to raise the dignity o
d home making to a place where it Wi
not be considered mere unsHlled drud
I gerry but the basic profession of life.
t The coming year the hope is to en-
: roll a larger number CT boys an
), girls in the different clubs. A strOn
S enrolment is expected in the corr
e canning, sewing, poultry, pig, an
Z beef clubs. A country club cam
1 will probably be conducted during tn
summer.