Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-31 | Page 36 | Many Boys Enroll for Work on Farms

MANY BOYS ENROLL-" ' FOR W0RK1 F1I ; Reserve Roster Climbing I i Up in Numbers, Utah Director Hears. According to reports from all ever the stare the enrollment in the Bcs' : Working reserve is enoourasriEs for i j great amount; of boy labor during th; siring and sumiiier months. J. v1"!.- I Ion rrith. in charge of the vote, :- the salt Lai;e City schools, has sub-tod sub-tod a report showing that more b:;'! 3 than anticipated already have enrobe: and many more will enroll. In a i tial report. G. J. Reeves, of Oeden. ss. that the boys of that city are n:o$ti' i thusiastie and enrolling rapidly. T:; J rivalry for the honor badge promise!:-' i be intevse. f The tina.1 onrollir.ent date hfi b?" t fixed .is Arril ti. and it is the desire f. W. Watson, federal director for Ursi. that t'ae work of enrollment be cc; pleted before that time, so that it r- not interfere with the third Libfr:; loan drive beginning on that date. Mr. Watsou is now mailing a lett" to all school superintendents. asii-C them to push the matter of enrol'n: A committee, consisting of county 3" I cultural agents, county superinteaif'::; r of school and stake snperintondents i' r, the Y. M. M. 1. A., has been arpoir.:? f" in each county to direct the enrol; s and organiiung lor the summer wof. r- The farmers of Ha vis. TVebtr ; Hoxelder counties have asked for b.7 tor summer work on the farms, and xu I sugar beet companies aje mak'.nj s" t rangements to use them in the be?i i tiebis. The bovs will work in esinrs. as they did last ) car. under the s-P1"' t vision of competent club loaders. It is estimated bv Mr. Watson t. from l.'.OOO to -I'.Oi'O boys, between tl; aites of li and it years, will enroll'.: , the reserve. t