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Show Boys' and Girls' Club l'repimitl'nis Helng Mmle for Aclhr Work During the Siimmci' Months. l)o)u' and Girls' Clubs wau the theme discussed nt two sessions of the Al. I. A. stake ollicers, held In" Lehl Sunday. Sun-day. ApoBtlc llcbcr J. Grant, Proi. J. C. llogenson and Lou J. Haddock delivered addresses and helped to formulate for-mulate the plana ror summer work. Considerable time was also spent In arranging ror the closing ucuson's contests in oratory, music and story tc'llug. There lino been considerable agitation agita-tion or late with regard'to tho organization organ-ization ot boys' and girls' clubs in tho communities of tho north end or our county. Hotli our schools nud our church organizations recognize tho Importance or stimulating greater Interest In-terest among our people Iu a larger and better output of farm products. It is gratifying to nolo that our citizens citi-zens arc hearty In their endorsement ot whatever hus a tendency to lm-ptovo lm-ptovo their methods of handling crops or animals. Relieving that more permanent per-manent results may be obtained by working with boyB and Igrls In the plastic period ol life, little systematic attempt has been mado In tho past lu the organization of agricultural clubs Tor older people. Tho boys and girls or today are tho men and women or tomorrow, "so that by working with them the results may not be so Immediate, Imme-diate, but they certainly will bo more sure. Tho purpose, then, ot orgonlz-Ing orgonlz-Ing boyB' and girls' clubs Is to interest tho youth In the fundamental activities activi-ties ot our communities. Tho question now arisen, "Whose function is it to formulate these clubs and to direct their activities?" Logically, Logi-cally, the task rails to tho lot ot the school, but several dlfllcultlcs stand iu the way of the school's doing tho work effectively, tho most Important of which being the fact that tlio teachers teach-ers arc not employed during tho Bummer Bum-mer mouths, Just when their services, as far as club work la concerned, arc of tho most importance. Then again, teachers arc not assured of continued cmploymniit lu any particular community, com-munity, and bo feel themselves at liberty lib-erty to accept tho position that pays tho highest salary. Clubs deserted lu this way are doomed to certain failure. To obviate tho trouble uud still to enlist tho professional assistance or school people, a fusion has been secured se-cured between tho schools uud the Mutual Improvement nBsoclntloua of the Alpine Stake. It la hoped by this combination that tho gap between spring nud fall school will bu bridged Membership iu tho clubs is open to all boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 18. Special arrangements a ro being made to admit tlioac over 18, but nothing dclluito can bu announced an-nounced at present. A club will bo organized at once In each bchoool district, dis-trict, olllccred by a president, a vice president and a secretary, all ot whom to be chosen rrom the club membership, member-ship, A committee of rcupouslble-pcoplo rcupouslble-pcoplo will be appointed to have general gen-eral advisory supervision over tlio club activities. In all piobablllty this committee will consist or the high Bchoot Instructor of agriculture, tho high school Instructor of domestic art and science, u member of tho btuke M. I. A. boaid, two ollicers of the local M. 1. A. and a representative citizen, The state and uutlounl governments will send out tho necessary literature treating upon the various activities. Club work will consist almost wholly of contests among club members in this and other communities lu tho growing or corn, potatoes, be'ts, mangles, man-gles, tonititocn, cucumbers, cabbage, celery, raising of pigs and chickens, flower and vegetable gardening, bread making, canning fruitssind vegetables and sowing. A boy or girl may enter any one or more of these contests, At about the middle of September n i stake fair will be held in which the cuntoutu will exhibit tho rcsultu of their summer work. Those scoring tho highest record will bo awarded substantial prizes, while badges and medals will probably bo dlutrlbutcd to others, according to merit. Winners lu the stake will be entitled to compete com-pete for Btatu honors In the State Fair lu October. Tho entire work lu the stnko will bo supervised by a general committee composed of school and M. I. A. ollicers. olli-cers. This committee will launch the movement, check up upon tho work, provide lor public lectures and demonstrations, dem-onstrations, and prepare for the fair, ulwuys being advised, to bo sure, by the local committees mid ollicers. Hoys and girls contemplating taking part lu any or the above named contests con-tests should enroll themselves promptly prompt-ly la tho club. Your school teacher or mutual olllcer will bo able and glad to assist you lu becoming a member of tho club. I'areutH should investigate, investi-gate, tho movement so that they will bo lu a position to advise with their boys and girls as to whether It Is possible pos-sible to cuter the contest or not, remembering re-membering all the while that these contests merely tako up tho work that children aie uuually called upon to do lu the home, mid that becoming u contestant con-testant docs not iu tho least lucrcusu tho burden or any one; iu fact, It ns-sistu ns-sistu very materially beemtsu It gives motive to tho child's work, lncrcusliig his Interest In It, making his duties both pleasant and agreeable. |