Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1917 — THE COUNTY AGENT GROWING IN FAVOR [ARTICLE]

THE COUNTY AGENT GROWING IN FAVOR

Thirty-Four Counties Have Agents In the Field-*—The Association Elects Officers. 1 • s The county agent movement has strides during the"’flOt~ year. Thirty-four agents are now at work in the field and other appointments Will be made in the immediate future. At a meeting of the county agents held during the Purdue short course, a permantent organization was formed to be known as the “Associated Body of County Agricultural Agents of Indiana.” The annual meeting will be held at the regular time in October, when the conference of Agricultural Extension Workers is held at Purdue University. The newly elected officers of the association_arer_C. JEZMclntotflv Greene Co., president: Jr. B. Clore, LaPorte, vice president; J. S. Bordner, St. Joseph, Secretary. The executive and program committee will be composed of these officers with I. B. Johnson, Bartholomew county, and R. R. Marshall, Gibson county. The main purpose of this oiganization is to discuss the important problems that confront the agents in each county. The step taken by the agents is a worthy one and will result in much good. Card of Thanks. w • .