The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06

has its set Of officers, as large or
Banization. One can learn how to
conduct a meeting properly in Al
club. The county organizations
make up the state. There are US
ually local leaders, county leaders
and several state leaders. At the
present time there is one state
leader who has been working with
the young folks for over twenty
years. He has two state lady as
sistant leaders, and three district
leaders. They take care of all the
correspondence of the local and
county club work.
The state leaders are also in
charge of the state contests. Our
club pledge is:
I pledge my head to clearer think
ing.
My heart to greater loyalty.
My hands to larger service.
My health to better living.
For my club my community and
country.
Our club motto is to make the
best better. This motto is carried
out through our project work. Each
member is required to carry a
project. The project being can
ming, sewing, bread making, room
furnishing, cake making, pota-
toes, gardening, corn, dairy and
beef calves, sheep, colts and pigs.
Now we must try to learn as
much about the project as we can,
for instance with the sheep project.
One must first learn how to care
for a loung lamb and as it grows
older one will have to learn and
care for it somewhat different. Now
the object is to see how well you
can do this. We try to feed it the
best possible feed and at the lowest
cost to insure us a profit. We OBJ
tain from our state leaders bulletin
telling how to do these things.
Now it is every Al club members
duty to do the best he can with
what he has, Training of the lamb
by it's owner bust also be practiced.
AS in all livestock projects there
is a showmanship contest. To fin
ish up our project we must ex-
hibit at the county contest which is
usually held at the county fair. In
making the awards at the county
the story of your project, the rec
ord of cost of feed and the project
that is to be exhibited is all taken
into consideration. The highest
score is then awarded trip to the
state contest. The award to the
state contest are made on the basis
of enrolment. We learn very
much throughout the summer car
ing and keeping a record. 1t GER
tainly is big day when your ami
mails are judged. All of course
would like to be the winner, but
only a few are. If we are a loser
we congratulate the winner. Here
is where we develop craftsmanship.
When we are a loser we should
profit anyway. We will try to find
out why it was that was placed
first. This will aid you with your
next years work. In our local club
we have found this true. One Incl
dent was last year when a men,
Der was in a All club for his first
year. He did not get a placing
This year he came along with the
finest fitted animal and got first
Now that boy certainly learned
from one year to another. Tho
home Economic project differ some
what at the county contest. Here
we have demonstration work. The
object of demonstration work is to
show the people of the community
some phrase of the project. Team
work is to develop cooperation and
also leadership. There is a county
contest for the demonstration, A
district contest. When you are
chosen a district winner you will
be awarded a trip to the state
contest where you again will dem
onstrate. This year at the state
fair there were about five hundred
All demonstrations. Not only do
we demonstrate while at the fair,
but we also go on educational
trips to points of interest in the
Twin Cities. There is again a good
chance to learn.
All Club work does not only
teach you how to work, but also
how to play fair. We have club
picnics, tours, encampments and
judging contest, all for the bene-
fit of the club members. At these
various club. activities we always
have very good time, we also
gain something by it. Many of
these events we can never forget.
1t makes us very happy every time
we think about them.
Now I think All club work gives
us a very liberal education in citi-
zenship, leadership, craftsmanship,
workmanship and friendship. The
young people of today are the citi-
zens of the country of tomorrow.
Why not practice this in All club
work?
During my five years in club
work I have learned very much,
these things that I have learned I
am sure could not have learned
if I were not a All Club member.
It seems hard for me to wait from
one club activity to another. So my
reason for being a All Club mem
Der is to learn and profit by it. We
may not always profit in money
but something which will remain
with us until we are no more
EStella Winter,