Show NEED 10 MILLION IN LAND ARMY Boys and Girls Consume Seventh of Food Produced Says Garden Director Ten million boys boy and girls In the tho United States consume seventh one-seventh of ot the tho foodstuff produced They are arc ph physically and mentally able to produce produce produce pro pro- duce part o of that which thc they consume This was tho the statement made by C. C A. A StebbIns regional director of oC the United States school gardens of ot the bureau of education with headquarters in Chicago who visited with State Su Superintendent Superintendent Su- Su George N X Child yester yester- da day Plent Plenty of Room to Gard Garden n There Thero are thousands of ot acres continued con con- Mr Ir Stebbins of ot most productive tive Uve lands in the back yards ards of or the tho homes of oC the countr country The greatest factor In production and in education Is organization so the association that I represent Is to set to work these boys and girls in some back backyard backyard yar yard 1 enterprise at home during part o of their spare time tho the work to be bo supervised by hy school officials The Tho association which I represent believes that every boy and girl should be given this back yard ard experience which Is logical spiritual economic and educational which h comes from working with living plant and animal life Ufe Move Mo-e Io c III In CIty Part The key to the success of the tho work worl Is 18 a director on part time or full tull time basis appointed and financed by tho board of oC education of ot the cities clUes nn and 1 lar larger er towns for tor the move Is really a n. city one The philosophy of ot the United States school gardens s division Is to st stimulate and s s ren strengthen then residence possibilities for the growing of oC plants and animals by boys and girls We have havo no program program pro pro- gram ram to foster but hope to help tho other man do his work To uTo strengthen such work vork wo we furnish furnish fur tur- nish free tree to teachers Instruction manual man man- ual Insignia to be given ien boys bos and g girls who have back yard ard enterprises under wa way and enlistment sheets and posters These the bureau of or education education education tion in Washington ton furnish I 9 |