Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1920 — 1,500 YOUNGSTERS ARE EXPECTED AT ROUND-UP [ARTICLE]

1,500 YOUNGSTERS ARE EXPECTED AT ROUND-UP

Lafayette, Ind., April 19.—Practically every county in the state will be represented at the second annual boys’ and girls’ club round-up which #ill be held at Purdue University May 3to 7. At least 1,500 youngsters, largely club winners, are expected to be here for the week of instruction and pleasure. The program which was completed today provides for daily setting up exercises under the direction of the military department; live stock, corn afid egg judging contests for the boys; bread and sewing judging contests for the girls and demonstrations of all this work by members of the university staff. Proper operation of tractors will be shown ■by university men. and inspection trips about the university in which all the different features of interest will be visited, have been scheduled. As a result of such a program, practically all of the instructional work will be given through demonstrations and contests. .Periods of play are also on the program, these to come under direction of the athletic coaches. A debate, “Resolved, that the tractor is a good investment on the average 120-aere farm in central Indiana’’ by the Marion-Elwood team against the Frankfort-Forest team will be another feature. Additional features will be “open house” in the shops and laboratories one evening during the week; egg barbecue on Thursday night, at the conclusion of the egg show; demonstration on fitting and, showing live stock, etc. The boys and girl will be accompanied here by county and home demonstration agents, club leaders, teachers and parents. Especially large delegations are expected to come from Sullivan, Fountain, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Bartholomew and Clinton counties. All of these counties and many . more will send corn, stock and egg judging teams to compete in the state contests for which trophies will ibe given.