Show PRACTICAL EDUCATION IN BOX ELDER BOX ELDER COUNTY m I I I I I Practical Education In Box Dox Elder Count County is tho the subject of or a treatise b by D. D Q Jensen superintendent of schools of of- that county count in the tho Interest of or th the tho educational development of the county count iol Superintendent l t Jensen maintains maintains maintains main main- that the problem of or education be begins lie lie- gins Ins with the young oung boy and can best be bc solved through h him and points on ona out oufa outa a method for fOI the youth to become In Interested Interested In- In in an agricultural education Mr r. Jensens Jensen's Idea put Into effect In hl his county count arc as follows I Notwithstanding thim great wave o of criticism in our country countr against a our ur public schools ho sa says 8 much Is be being belog be- be In log ing done dono to today a to give our boys bors and g girls lg a practical education one that will make maice them stronger mentally and morally muraU and also cna enable le them thrum to make a better belter living Box Elder J-Ider has vast resources In agriculture ag- ag the development of ot which has hns just begun l If It the tho ho schools of oC tho the count county county coun coun- t ty do du o their dutt in training training- students for fog the work before them the they must mist give them practical t training In agriculture a ture turo ant and homo home science thus This obligation has been r felt lt In planning the work of the rapidly growing high schools school and andas aa nt a result several sc hun hundred students are aro taking courses III in tho the various branches of oC a agriculture domestic science science ence enco and mechanic arts It has been discovered that man many students coming to tho the high bight school have hn been un under er teachers from tho the city who had no interest In- In terest In country countr life as L a result l' l of their teaching the of or tho the students are arc filled with city Ideals Many of them come conic to the high school chool anxious H to take typewriting and Rt no thus tiros fitting themselves cs quickly for rOI a 3 aJob aJob Job joh In Am town or to take a course coun e tOI tofy to one ono of ot the called so-called Jr prof I- I a- a With the proper ideals ls hold held out b by their teachers nod a little noru encouragement b by their parents that thit same sanio class o of students would In Inn n agriculture one of or tho the noblest of or professions professions pro pro- an and they thoy would bo ho kept home homens ni ns pro producers Instead of or o overcrowding the he ranks rank of or the tho The great remedy of or decreasing tho time cost of ot living I is l to Increase aS the number all and anu efficiency of or the producing class It H Is better to keep the thc bo boy girl Irl on tho the farm than I to tu preach each back to the farm to those who have havo made m-ido a n failure of or cit city life lite III h School Ih is Too bate ot If wo we leave the teaching of or ofa a n voca lion entirely to tho the high ho l wo we time the student puss pass tho the have lu lot most plastic period d of or hl his lift life vcr very often n lie he ie enters this school with his mind already made up ns os to what ho in will b be Then Their man many of or the stUll of tine the grades grales nc or nc or r tr tl tre e C high school aro time they not trot entitled to lit practical ac- ac In their education i In the past those teachers who were In something beside fulfilling ful- ful filling the tho requirements of the written course of have done Jone munch much toward to- to ward meeting this deti dc In n th the teaching teaching teach teach- ing of study nature and amid agriculture At t tI pr the board of or education IP is lu luIn earnest In putting this work on n a firm foundation Those who have 6 chars charge of or the tho work arc are determined that In all allor or ur grades below the tho seventh sc time the Jents shall be br brought in closer touch with the world about them thom This This' work comes under r the name of oC nature study In the fifth and sixth grades g in particular the thc nature stud study is a a. preparation preparation pre pre- for cl agriculture and domestic science clen e a to be given riven In the thes s seventh and ol eighth grades Jn Jo order to make the tho teaching of ot Agriculture practical It Is desired that the work be he correlated with work on UTI the the- farm at al home Parents can do much to aid In this It If tho the boy has a afelt afew few felt chickens or lr a part Puri o 0 of th the garden r from which ho hh gets ets the tho returns a bl big stop step Is taken toward keeping him from front wanting ms wll to get g-ct away from the fat farm faim m. m v To stimulate tie boy In his desire to be he Independent And nd do lo fo for himself lf t the oaten e extension ton lon department of the tho th agricultural ag college has established potato clubs among the boys and si So- cured prizes for them to cont contest st forIn for In our schools WP we are encouraging ln these theM clubs but all an of or the soil solI of or this county count Is not suited to the growing growing- of or potatoes and amid we desire deslie lo to adopt tho the work to ever every district of ot our county so wo we are Ire encouraging In the boys bos to tota ta- ta take hol hold of or other o hor crops also We c have havo secured the tho operation co of Lugar factories I 1 and canneries In organizing clubs for tho time two t crops crons In which the they arc are Interested Sugar lI ar boots and tomatoes are both adapted to Box Elder r c county thc they require In Intensive In- In l c culture so that through h them the best bost methods of ot farming can be taught and nd being crops sold b by contract the difficult ol of marketing is eliminated he The Tho factory factor people In ad addition ad- ad to offering prizes have hac offered to fI nt at In the f supervision of the tho work worl For the greatest lol yield wield of or g good od toma toma- tomatoes toes loes from ono one acre delivered to his factories factories fac fac- tories at Willard or Perry Parry A. 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L Brewer Brower offered the following cash prizes First prize 30 O second prize 25 5 third prize 1 15 fourth prize 10 For the best on one aero acre In two years 18 0 an on n ad add additional ad- ad d prize of or I is offered Time Tile Do Box Elder Eider Canning company compan offers offer the same amounts amount for the heat best aero acre of tomatoes delivered to their factory factor factory fac fac- tor tory at Brigham The Thc Amalgamated Sugar company offers ofIS for the he best hest t acre of ot sugar u nr boots beets delivered to their factory factory- at Ogden Ogdon First prize 30 50 0 second prize 25 23 third prize 20 fourth prize U S1 15 fifth prize c 10 The Utah Idaho Sugar u ar company offers offers of or- fers for tor the beat acre acie of or sU sugar ar beets heets delivered to their factory at Garland First prize S 23 second prize 20 third prize 15 fourth prize 10 fifth firth prize 55 u for th the best to two taO acres 35 5 for tho best befit t acro acres 40 All boys under 20 years of or n age e are arC eligible to Como compote Compete tc If Ir they Join on one a of the local clubs Information concerning con conn cering the tho clubs mil may bo ho obtained front from the school schoel principals An effort will be he made to secure other prizes for various products tc t own frown rown bv iv th the bobsin boy bobs bu 1 in their garden and displayed displaced at nt local e exhibitions which will nill be e held by hy tin Ifs s school hool I DING E nI IL GS When hen a a holo hole Is Is' worn in your yoU I carpet carp rug whip over th the edges of or the tho whole In t the tho i In with yarn yaIn matching the tho colors fill rill In n the also with ru rug then yarn arn hole with er very tI tight ht crocheted stitches this using a stitch then over work ork little lUlle loops of yarn that will l to tog to the tho loops In Ii lh tho weave wea of or tho carpet Itself |