Show PAGE THE AG CLUB LINK 2 THE AG CLUB LINK Devoted to the development of greater junior citizenship Published every month Printed by J P Smith VERNAL & Son Logan Utah Editor WILLIE Associate Editors R L ALSTON C J HART E R HANSEN M B LINFORD Dr M H HARRIS State Leader in Club Work FRIDAY JAN Volume V 28 1921 Number 2 EDITORIALS NEW YEARS GREETINGS We extend to all readers of the “Link” the greetings of the new year and wish for each of you that the coming year may be a prosperous and successful one The new year is the time to start again and renew our efforts to do things just a little better than we have been doing them It is a time to take stock of ourselves to determine whether we are getting the best out of life that our circumstances permit and to face the coming year with renewed courage and a firm resolution that whatever may be in store for us we will keep our eyes steadfastly fixed on the uplifting fources A great sculptor was asked on one occasion: “What is your best statue?” He replied : “My next one” That is the proper spirit Every boy or man if asked “What is your best year in school or on the farm?” should in like manner return the prompt answer “My next one” Henry Van Dyke describes the right spirit in which to cross the thresh-hol- d of a new year when he writes: Let me but live my life from year to year With forward face and unreluctant soul Not hurrying to nor turning from the goal In the dim past nor holding back in fear From what the future veils but with a whole And happy heart that pays it's toll To youth and age and travels on with cheer Together let us enter the new year faces always toward the sunrise and hearts with the faith that the best is yet to be a-gl- ow earwswr THE EDUCATED A SAD SAD STORY CATTLE (Jawn leaves the farm with disastrous Results) By Solon R Barber Tim 0 Thy was a farmer He had a boy The Boy’s name was Jawn When his father called Jawn jumped They lived on a farm far far in the country Had Jawn ever seen the big City? No certainly not! But Jawn wanted to He wanted to see what made the bright lights so bright He wanted to hear what the wicked city said Jawn was not stisfied on the farm with Dad and the rest of the family no indeed One day Uncle Jed came to visit the Family He was a big man in theworld He lived in a big city and he wore spats His shoes had Pearl Buttons on tnem Jawn liked Uncle Jed He liked the red neck tie he wore Uncle Jed brought Jawn a silver watch from the big city When you shook it it ticked It was such a shiney watch Uncle Jed said he got it at a Hock Shop Wasn’t uncle Jed a funny man? Jawn Jawn laughed at every thing he said Jawn wished to be like uncle Jed and wear shoes with Pearl Buttons on them Some day Jawn would leave the farm Jawn decided that Two years have passed Jawn is leaving for the big city He is going to be like Uncle Jed and wear Spats Wouldn’t it be fun? Jawn chuckled when he thought of being in the Great City and watching the bright lights sparkle O gosh ! When Jawn told the Family that he was going to the Big City his Ma cried a little His Dad Swore a little and asked him who would feed the pigs now: “Who will feed the Pigs now I wonder?” he asked Jawn “I dont care who does Anyway I won’t” said Jawn “I’m off for the Big City! I’m going to make my fortune!” “Ha! Ha! Hal! guffawed his cruel father Thus Jawn had left Hanks Corners There was mud on his shoes and hay seed in his hair and he only had twenty dollars and thirty cents He didn’t care He left Hanks Corners flat on it’s back with it’s heels pawing 1 the air “Good-by- e Jawn I Goodbye 1 I’ll wash your socks and send them to you every week Remember the little south room is always yours goodbye” called Jawn’s Ma as he stumbled on the train steps “Goodbye Ma” said Jawn Then Jawn reached the Big Cru-e- On a ranch whose wealthy owner A'n the punchers he selected W couple of guys like me Was a lot of college students that I j taken their degree they taught us classic Greek evenin’s learnin spent the the proper way to speak When addressin’ cows in Latm erii Arabic an such An’ we learned to swear in Sanscrit which amused us very muck An’ we of They filled us full of Horace an’ of Vergil too Till our heads was fairly bustin’ ttk the Latin that we knew An’ we used to sing the cattle little oes that Horace wrote Which the same was very soothin’ you sruck the proper note When we went to town for pleasure some pretty lofty jinks Hr if as’ We was alius usin’ Latin as we order up our drinks Though the people thought us locud an’ plum crazy in the head When we talked to ’em in lang’iage which was lively though ’tw dead Now the p’int of this here story m simple one to tell Them cattle learned to listen when heard a Latin yell But the calves they had that seafc: wouldn’t take a single stride faff Unless we wore a toga and a they wreath beside So we had to dress like Horace I ( ( most amazin’ hard When your pony’s kind of skittish a buckin’ nasty pard But at lastwe got ’em through the on a lute way by classic Says the owner: “This is we went an’ closed the gates cattle to be coM “But I ain’t is a-pla- yin’ a-rai- sin’ graduates hereafter we’ll punch cattle spea plain United States —Hale Pub 0 l k ort from the Gunnison ® li Cache H S Ag Club l Jawn 1 ' City He found that Money makes the Bright lights twinkle The City says “Pay or die” and Jawn had twenty dollars and thirteen cents How long did Jawn last? Two years more have passed (Continued on Page 3) iS Harvard graduate e of W February number Its |