Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1914 — CLUBS FORMED FOR BOYS AND GIRLS [ARTICLE]

CLUBS FORMED FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Meetings to Organize Boys’ Corn Club and Girls’ Poultry Club Well Attended. County Agent Barrett, accompanied by Prof. Harper, of Purdue University, and Superintendent Ernest Lamson, made a trip over the bounty last Friday and Saturday for the purpose of organizing a Boys’ Corn Club and Girls’ Poultry Club. The first stop was made at Center school iyyuse in Gillam township. There a crowd of something like 75 boys, girls and parents had assembled. Mr. Harper gave a very interesting talk on the organization ( and work of similar clubs over the state. After Mr. Harper’s talk Count/Agent Barrett talked to the boys and girls about some of the things they must do to make their club work a success. After this enrollment cards were passed out and quite a number of the boys and girls signified their intention of joining the club. The next stop was made at Wheatfield. Here the boys and girls from the northern part of the county had assembled. A similar routine was gone through here and about 75 boys and girls signified their intention of entering the work. While the meeting was going on a fire broke out in the west part of town and a call was made for all the large boys to help put it out, so that some possibly left the meeting without, signing up. Saturday morning a meeting was held at Remington and while the crowd was enthusiastic it was not as large as at the other places. Saturday, afternoon a large crowd of boys and girls assembled in County Agent Barrett’s office and on account of lack of space they went to the court room to organize. The prospects are for a large and enthusiastic Boys’ Corn Club and Girls’ Poultry Club. * Boys or girls from over the county who did not get to attend these meetings and want to join in the work should send in their name, age, township, postofflce, and parent’s name at once to Mr. Barrett or to County Superintendent Lamson so that they may receive membership cards and full instructions.