Cornell University Library S 545.H32 Boys' and girls' clubs, 3 1924 003 372 657 Stjp (Eottratnnwsaltij of Mwmttymstta STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS WILLIAM R. HART, /fat LIBRARV v\ PrOFESSOB OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATltfifc' ^JA\ 1 APR ? 1 1947 J ORION A. MORTON, V, II Associate Professor of Agricultural Education, aVd State Aoent ,- // in Charge of Club Work. Vv^ a *^/y 4t f m > «&_. JL. ? is ■ iswfc- f " . ■3S The State Officers for 1913. THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, THE EXTENSION SERV- ICE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, AND BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY, U. S. DEPART- MENT OF AGRICULTURE, CO-OPERATING. BOSTON: WEIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 32 DERNE STREET. 1914. H|| Cornell University W3 Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924003372657 ANNOUNCEMENT. The Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, with the co-opera- tion of the Extension Service of the Massachusetts Agricultural Col- lege and the Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, presents herewith lists of premiums and rules governing clubs and contests, and suggestions for organization and promotion of boys' and girls' club work. In carrying these plans into effect, we ask the co-operation of school boards, superintendents of schools, teachers, parents, patrons of hus- bandry, farmers' institute officials, fair associations, local or State organizations of women, boards of trade, chambers of commerce and other organizations interested. It is desired that every boy and girl who cultivates a home or school garden or larger area, or is interested in poultry, home economics or school-ground improvement, or wishes to participate in any of these activities listed, will forward his or her name and address in order that our enrollment may include the names of all Massachusetts boys and girls who are interested and active along these lines, as this will make it possible for us to be of service to them in every way possible. For membership cards, blanks, premium lists, place and date of club and fair contests, bulletins and club literature, address 0. A. MORTON, Amherst, Mass. Approved: Wilfrid Wheeler, Secretary of State Board of Agriculture, Boston, Mass. William D. Hurd, Director of Extension Service, Amherst, Mass. 0. H. Benson, Specialist in Charge of Club Work, Washington, D. C. CONTENTS Announcement, 1 Introduction, 3 History, . 5 Aims and Objects, S State Championship Premiums, 15 Premiums for Districts of the State, 15 County Premiums for Continuous Effort, 16 Town or City Premiums, 17 State and County Officers, 17 Co-operation for Business, . 19 City or Town Contest, 20 City, Village or Rural School Contest, 21 Home and School Garden Club, 2.3 Agricultural and Horticultural Clubs, 26 Poultry Club, 29 Home Economics Club, 30 Agricultural Fairs, 32 Approved by The State Board op Publication. BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS. INTRODUCTION. The aims of the club work are (1) to enlist the boys and girls of the State in interesting and profitable activities that will direct their attention and surplus energy into construc- tive endeavors instead of permitting them to drift into harmful activities; (2) to lead boys and girls to observe intelligently nature's laws and the ways in which these laws may benefit mankind; (3) to develop in each member the right attitude toward honest industrial achievement and a spirit of loyalty toward a vocation whatever it may be; (4) to offer an opportunity and a motive for acquiring skill in the use of tools and a practical knowledge of a few basic scientific facts pertaining to agriculture, poultry husbandry, home economics and allied activities; (5) to stimulate and direct the youthful impulse for serviceable citizenship by furnishing an opportunity and a motive for practical home and community service, and for thoughtful care of private and public property; (6) to arouse the present generation of country and city boys and girls to a more complete real- ization and appreciation of the advantages and possibilities of rural life in Massachusetts and other New England States; (7) to assist boys and girls, through organization and leadership, to think independently, to assume responsibil- ities and to follow systematically, persistently and logically to a successful termination a few constructive club proj- ects selected and planned to increase their physical develop- ment, to broaden and quicken their powers of observation and discrimination and which, if properly executed, will not only increase their power to initiate but will also develop in them that type of moral fiber and spiritual stamina which has characterized prosperous rural people in all ages; (8) to offer to the teachers and parents an effective motive for close and active co-operation in making the school a center for the acquisition and dissemination of information of im- mediate and practical value to the community, and to make the home the center for experimentation, demonstration and economic application of that knowledge in a way that will develop the boy and girl, help the home and increase many fold the usefulness of, and respect for, the school as a real educational center; (9) to assist the teachers in their effort to give every boy and every girl in the city as well as the country a definite program of country-life activities as a means of vocational guidance, that those who enjoy and are adapted to the work may pursue these lines more intensively in the high school, vocational school or college. All movements for the betterment of country life should receive the support of all patriotic citizens, whether they live in the country or city, because the future of both is dependent upon the prosperity and stability of the rural sections. The philosophic truth uttered ages ago by a Chinese sage is still profoundly true: "The well-being of a people is like a tree; agriculture is its root, manufactures and commerce are its branches and its life; but if the root be injured, the leaves fall, the branches break away and the tree dies." Sir Horace Plunkett, after a searching study of American conditions, is inclined to think that our great prosperous cities are not interesting themselves sufficiently in the bet- terment of the rural sections. He says: — Has it been, sufficiently considered how far the moral and physical health of the modern city depends upon the constant influx of fresh blood from the country, which has ever been the source from which the town draws its best citizenship? You cannot keep on indefinitely skimming the pan and have equally good milk left. Sooner or later, if the balance of trade in this human traffic is not adjusted, the raw material out of which urban society is made will be seriously deterio- rated, and the symptoms of national degeneracy will be properly charged against those who neglected to foresee the evil and treat the cause. The boys' and girls' club activities throughout the country are fundamental and far-reaching in their power to retard and counteract these dangerous and undesirable tendencies. *? v «v* ¥^'#;# .■*■-' . ■ »•- A club garden. A stuck judging contest. For these, as well as many other reasons, we believe it is the duty of all interested in the education of the youth of our country to unite in this nation-wide and important movement to give every boy and girl in city and country alike an opportunity to realize the joy and satisfaction that comes to him or her who participates in honest toil. Those who toil bravely are strongest, The humble and poor become great, And so from these brown-handed children Shall grow mighty rulers of State. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1908-13, INCLUSIVE. The work was started in the spring of 1908 as a branch of the department of agricultural education in the Massa- chusetts Agricultural College. The initial step was a circular letter to the boys and girls of Hampshire County, inviting them to become members of a potato club. The invitation was given through the teachers of the grammar schools. More than 500 boys and girls responded. About 20 bushels of potatoes were distributed, giving five tubers to each member. These were sent free, along with instructions for planting and cultivating. A good exhibit was held at the fair of the Hamp- shire Agricultural Society in September of that year. About $25 was distributed in premiums. The enterprise proved to be so popular that a similar invitation was sent out in 1909. This time the work had the hearty indorsement and co-operation of the school super- intendents in the county. The club membership reached more than 1,000 persons. This year exhibits were held in several places in the county for the better accommodation of members who wished to exhibit. In 1910 the invitation was extended to the boys and girls in all parts of the State. A State-wide Corn Club was started in connection with the Potato Club. One-half pint of flint corn or four seed potatoes were sent to each club member. There were 5,600 members of the Potato Club and 3,200 members of the Corn Club. School super- intendents, granges, women's clubs, agricultural societies and other organizations became interested. Exhibits were held in many places throughout the State. < ';ish prizes and other awards were given, to the value of several hundred dollars. The popularity and value of the work seemed to justify its continuance. In. 1911 the Potato Club and the Corn Club combined contained about 10,000 members. More than 30 bushels of corn and about 150 bushels of potatoes were distributed. Branch clubs were organized, and exhibits were held in more than 100 towns and cities. Many other vegetables were planted in home gardens as a direct result of the influence of the Potato Club or Corn Club. It has been discovered that children are still raising potatoes from the progeny of the seed sent out by the college. In 1912 two new features were added, — a bean club and the Junior Corn and Potato Growers' Club. The total mem- bership was close to 15,000 persons. The number of schools and other agencies were correspondingly increased. Ten bushels of beans, 30 bushels of corn, and 200 bushels of potatoes were distributed. Branch clubs existed in about 140 different towns. The Junior Corn and Potato Growers' Club was rather a unique feature. It was confined largely to Hampshire County. Each member was required to raise one acre of corn or one-half acre of potatoes. Accounts of cost had to be kept. In case of the potatoes, samples were tested for starch. Select half bushels were graded by a score card. In the case of the corn, samples were tested for the amount of dry matter. The prizes for the winners in the exhibits of this club were: first, a free trip to Washington, D. C, lasting four days; second, a free trip to Boston, lasting three days; third, a free week at the Massachusetts Agricultural College during Farmers' Week. The benefits of this club were so manifest that opportunity to join was extended to boys and girls in all parts of the State. The membership immediately rose from 30 in 1912 to over 400 in 1913. An event of special interest in the history of the club work in Massachusetts happened during the vear 1912. The General Court granted to the various agricultural so- cieties the sum of $200 each to be paid as premiums on agricultural products raised and exhibited by children and youths. This gave a great stimulus to the exhibition fea- ture of the movement. Nearly all the societies organized children's and youths' departments. Standard premium lists were promulgated. School superintendents were in- vited to head the work in their respective localities, and in this way help to identify the club work with certain aspects of the school work. This will be the means, where properly handled, of making agricultural fairs more educa- tional and of giving to schools a more pronounced flavor of reality. During the year 1913 the work continued to expand, not only in the number of members, but in the direction of financial support and in the new features that have been added. The membership was nearly 20,000. More than 200 towns and cities were represented. Two cities — Brockton and Worcester — had more than 1,100 members each; four other cities had over 600 each; twelve other places were represented by memberships ranging from 209 to 486. In the matter of financial support the grant of $200 to each agricultural society was continued. Further aid was given by a grant of $1,000 to the State Board of Agriculture for the promotion and development of district and State exhibits and contests. The new features which have been initiated during the past year are tomato clubs, market garden clubs, canning clubs, poultry clubs, home economics clubs and school- ground improvement clubs. Exercises in judging stock, grain and vegetables have been encouraged from year to year. These are gradually taking a definite shape, and it is hoped that in the near future every town will have a group of young people engaged in this fascinating and most educative exercise. This brief sketch reveals the fact that nearly every town in Massachusetts has felt the influence of the work of the clubs, that thousands of homes have received material bene- fit, and above all that more than 50,000 boys and girls have 8 been given some elementary instruction in the planting and care of plants and the tillage of the soil during the past six years. The Bureau of Plant Industry of the I'nited States De- partment of Agriculture has contributed SI, 500 this year to assist in defraying the expenses of directing and supervising the work. At the present time the State Board of Agricul- ture, the Massachusetts Agricultural College and the United States Department of Agriculture are eo-operatinpr in pro- moting the boys' and girls' club work. AIMS AND OBJECTS. To the Teachers, Superintendents and School Officials. Our aim is to assist you in every way possible in your efforts to interest the boys and girls in the garden, farm and home activities that are of real educational and economic value to the child and the community, as well as to lead them to feel and appreciate the beauties, the elevating in- fluences and the many advantages that may be enjoyed in the country. These activities are important and vital in the teaching of nature study, geography, language, drawing, arithmetic and other branches. They should not be thought of as separate from but as important home units which are to be used in reinforcing the regular work of the school. We know from actual experience that all of the lines listed in this bulletin are of great value in the development, direction and education of boys and girls. Wherever the work has been done systematically and under the proper conditions it has brought the parents into more intimate and helpful relations to the work of the school; contributed directly to the healthful development of the children; in- creased their ability to concentrate the mind, to observe more accurately, and to think more logically; has given them a new sense of ownership and civic pride, more defi- nite moral conceptions and higher spiritual convictions. There is no unbelief: Whoever plants a seed beneath the sod And waits to see it push away the clod, He trusts in God. |HK| 1 A pri/.e plat of potatoes. A potato club harvesting a crop. 9 From the practical standpoint these activities give the children skill in handling tools and performing work which contributes materially and directly to the maintenance of the family, as well as furnishing an opportunity to earn money during the summer without entering a factory. This work is of greater value now than ever before because of the new labor laws. If boys and girls between ten and eighteen years of age do not have constructive work .to do they are quite sure to engage in activities that are detri- mental and destructive to their moral and spiritual future. If home or school garden, agricultural, poultry or domestic science work is to be organized in connection with your school, and is to succeed, leadership and supervision must be provided for. Visits to the homes by interested persons are much more important than prizes if funds cannot be secured for both. From two to five visits must be made by local leaders to each home where the projects are being carried out if the work is to be successful. We shall endeavor to visit all towns and cities entered in the State contests two or three times during the season. On such visits, those having the best home or club gardens will be visited, as well as all club members who are interested in the larger home projects. Wherever the agricultural, poultry, canning or home economics club numbers six or more members, we shall aim to hold a few regular club meetings, at which methods of procedure will be discussed and instruction given. Our advice is that each town select, by majority vote of all boys and girls interested, the most profitable activity, as potatoes, corn or market garden, and then all take the same unit of work. Wherever six or more girls wish to leam the most modern methods of canning toma- toes, sweet corn or apples, we will send a person skilled in this work to teach them. We will grade and brand all prod- ucts which they wish to market or exhibit. The canning and bread making will be important units in the home economics club work, and will be carefully directed and supervised by people from our department. The local leader, leaders or committee should assume gen- eral direction and supervision of the work with our co-opera- 10 tion, and should also raise money for tools, badges, trophies, etc., to be used as local premiums. The State Board of Agriculture will pay for the free trips, cups and prizes for city, town and school contests, and medals and ribbons in the State contests, as stated below. We have always found local organizations, school com- mittees and business men willing to assist financially wher- ever there has been enthusiastic leadership and sincere endeavor to make the work function in a practical way. The local exhibit always assists in bringing such support to a realization. Supervision during the summer, followed by a well-arranged local exhibit in the fall, will give continued success under normal conditions. As this is very practical educational work that functions at the home and broadens the regular work of the school, those interested should aim to secure an appropriation of money for its promotion and supervision. We firmly believe that this club work furnishes a grand opportunity in a profitable way to make use of the natural tendency of boys and girls to work in groups and the natural desire to measure their achievements with those of other individuals or groups. If you are interested in any of this work and wish to take it up, or if you are already one of the leaders, remem- ber that the State pays us to co-operate with you and the local people in every way possible, and we are anxious to do it. However, it will devolve upon you to inspire, en- courage and aid the boys and girls in organizing and plan- ning, and in executing the plans. The results will be more than commensurate with your efforts because, as the work progresses, problems of discipline will diminish, the school work will improve, the pupils will develop a new interest, the community will become more helpful and, as a result, its support will be more liberal. It is difficult to give set directions to be followed by each teacher or leader, as the success of the work depends largely upon your enthusiasm and originality. We offer the fol- lowing suggestions: — 1. Study this circular carefully and explain the work to 11 the children. It is suggested that each teacher, in rooms where there are children between ten and eighteen years of age, give one lesson period to the consideration of each of these different lines of club work, and that each teacher in the lower grades explain carefully in regard to the school and home garden work, with especial attention to the litera- ture to be sent later. The matter should be talked over freely and frankly, giving the pupils a chance to do most of the thinking; their opinions and their interest should be drawn out and aroused. Particular attention should be given to the part directed to the boys and girls and to the different club efforts. After the whole plan has been care- fully presented and discussed and before making out the application card they should have time to consider care- fully the line of work that appeals most to them, and to discuss with their parents or guardian the advisability of entering one of the club activities. In guiding their choice try to have them select the club activity of greatest value to their section. This is voca- tionally correct, and will also lead to larger clubs interested in a common project, which will develop a team spirit to place their town ahead in the chosen crop. We shall report next year best results in the leading towns in corn, potato, market garden and other lines, and shall give premiums for such team work. We urge that the club members in each school, town or city hold local club meetings occasionally under the direc- tion of the teacher, superintendent or local leaders, to dis- cuss topics of interest. It is an excellent idea to invite some local man or woman, who has made a success of some particular line, to tell the members something of their methods of achievement. While we do not insist on the local club meetings, we believe that the lesson to be learned at such meetings, and the general spirit of community co- operation that they will engender, are worth while. What- ever direction and training we give our boys and girls while they are in the plastic state will influence their future im- measurably. The words "boys" and "men" in the following stanza 12 include the girls and women as well, as they always have contributed, and always will contribute, their part in the progress of the nation. Earth's future glory and its hopes and joys Lie in the hearts and hands of growing boys. The world is theirs, to do with as they will; The world is theirs, for good results or ill. We soon must give into their outstretched hands The mighty issues of our changing lands. In Earth's large house they soon shall take their place, A menace or a glory to the race. Tremendous issues on Time's threshold wait; We need strong men to guide the ship of State Into the harbor of the next decade. Look to the boys, from whom strong men are made. 2. When all who wish to join have filled out and signed the application cards, look the cards over carefully to see that all the blanks are properly filled out, and forward them to your superintendent of schools or the State leader, from whom additional cards may be secured if needed. 3. Visit each member's plat yourself if possible. At least, assume the responsibility of having some one who will visit the members several times during the summer, measure the plat, explain the report, supervise the harvesting and cer- tify to the correctness of the final report. 4. Also arrange for visiting the children who have the small home garden, and see that some one judges the gar- dens and awards the ribbons which the State Board of Agriculture offers for best results. 5. If possible, hold an exhibit at your schoolhouse, or combine with others in holding a village, town or city exhibit of the products of the boys and girls. It is nearly always possible to secure the co-operation of the grange or other local organization in offering premiums and furnishing a hall for the local products. It is suggested that premiums be offered by local parties for the best re- sults by members of the town club on areas of more than one-twentieth acre, and also for the poultry and home eco- nomics work. These premiums might be books, magazines, spraying outfits, tools, pure-bred poultry, dishes, etc. .(to ft*' jS^^P'*' Two Brockton boys in their market garden. A well-arranged local exhibit. 13 The Massachusetts Agricultural College will send ribbons for best vegetables, flowers, poultry and home economics exhibited at school, grange or other local fair. The college will not be able to send ribbons for best exhibits in other lines; these should be furnished by local parties or societies. 6. Collect and send the best products to the boys' and girls' department of the agricultural fairs, as the fair officials are interested in this work and are willing to assist in pro- moting it. You should send to the secretary of the nearest agricultural fair for the premium list for boys' and girls' work. 7. Be sure to urge all the prize winners at the agricultural fairs to make similar exhibits at the State exhibit, which will be held each year in connection with the annual meet- ing of the State Board of Agriculture. We should also aim to send exhibits to some of the national fairs and shows. 8. We wish to call your attention to the bulletin on school- ground improvement and the opportunity for making the club work and prize money won in the school contests re- inforce this movement for better grounds and equipment. Some of the schools and towns that won money this year in the contests are to use it in making permanent improve- ments on the grounds, while others are to purchase tools and equipment for garden work. To the Boys and Girls. We wish to congratulate you who have been members of the clubs of 1913 for the excellent work you have done. Practically every one who began the work in the spring has harvested a crop. The most difficult part for some of you has seemed to be keeping the accounts and data asked for in the reports. While this takes only a few minutes each day that you work, you neglect to do it at the time and then forget. We want you to acquire the habit of keeping accounts, because this is valuable in whatever business or profession you may take up later, and it is especially valuable to those of you who may choose farming or gardening, as it will enable you to select activities which are most profitable. How long could 14 a factory, store or bank run without keeping accounts? If it is necessary and profitable for those engaged in other lines of business to keep accurate accounts, is it not reason- able to suppose that the farmer will profit by using business methods and keeping farm accounts? However, I wish to say that a large per cent did nicely in this particular. Those who did not make final reports gave, in nearly all cases, this as the excuse. Even if you did not make a full report, or if you did, but failed to win a premium, you have turned your time into money or furnished products for the home while pursuing an interesting, helpful and educative project. We want each one of you to lead off in organizing a large and active club in your school or neighborhood this year. Let us work together to place Massachusetts in the lead in this national movement. Keep accurate data and accounts during 1914. Read the premium bulletin very carefully, and then select the particular line of work which appeals to you. Remem- ber that we are anxious to have you join one of the clubs. The sooner you sign and send the application card, the more time you will have to study methods of doing the work. The members who follow closely the directions sent have the best results. The members who plant one, two, three, four, five or six square rods, or the definite number of hills, should report on quantity and quality of products furnished the home, with value carefully estimated at each delivery by the parent (this estimate should be as near the regular market price as possible) ; the quantity sold, the price received and the name of the purchaser; the quality and quantity of vegetables on hand at the time the report is made out; the number and variety of products shown at local exhibits or agricultural fairs; and the number and value of premiums won. Books will be sent from the college in which to keep these data. Ribbons will be given in each town or city for best gardens. If there is a local exhibit, ribbons will be sent for best vege- tables, flowers, poultry and home economics work exhibited. A Certificate of Merit will be awarded for exceptional work reported by the leader. The awarding of ribbons and cer- 15 tificates of merit will be left to the local leader or com- mittee. Remember that all who plant less than one-twentieth acre of land are members of the Home and School Garden Club. Those who plant one-twentieth or one-tenth acre of market garden products or tomatoes, one-quarter or one-half acre of sweet corn, one-eighth, one-quarter, one-half or one acre of potatoes, one-half or one acre of corn or grass" are mem- bers of the agricultural or horticultural clubs, and are en- titled to the free trips and other premiums as specified. Those who are members of the poultry or home economics clubs will be considered on the same basis as the members of the agricultural or horticultural clubs, and will be en- titled to the same premiums. State Championship Premiums. The boy or girl who gets the best total results in Massa- chusetts in market gardening, tomato or sweet corn raising and canning, potato growing, corn production, hay produc- tion, poultry husbandry or home economics will be awarded as a premium a trip to Washington, D. C, and return, and five days' entertainment, with all railroad, sleeping car and other incidental expenses paid. A boy or girl may pursue two lines of work during one year and select the best results in competition, but no mem- ber will be awarded two premiums in one year. This rule holds true in all the contests. Premiums for Districts of the State. The State will be divided into districts according to the number of members engaged in any given club activity. Wherever there are from 50 to 100 members engaged in market gardening they will be considered as a district club. Those engaged in raising and canning tomatoes, sweet corn or other products will be grouped by districts according to the number of members. Potato growers will be grouped together by districts. Corn growers will compete together, etc. An effort will be made in grouping contestants to con- 16 form as far as possible to districts of approximately equal agricultural advantages. The members in each activity, as market gardening, can- ning, potato raising, etc., who get the best results in that particular line in a given district will be Riven a free trip to some place of interest in New England. Those winning in the market-garden contest might spend a few days visit- ing the market-garden section around Boston. Those win- ning in the potato contest in the different districts might be given a trip in June or July to Aroostook, Me., to see the methods of raising potatoes in the most approved way. Those winning in the poultry contest might be taken to some New England poultry show, and also to some poultry farms, etc. The one getting the second-best results in each district will be awarded a free week at the Massachusetts Agricul- tural College. These premiums will be awarded after the State championship premiums have been decided. All winners of championship or district premiums will receive a Diploma of Merit and a National Emblem. County Premiums for Continuous Effort. All club members who do not win a State or district premium, but complete the work and make the final reports, will receive a Certificate of Merit on which will be given the total number of credits which they have won. If they have carried on two projects, their best results will be entered to their credit. The one in each county of the State who accumulates the highest total credit or score above 100 points — the score card for that particular club activity will be used each year — for two years or a series of years will be awarded the free week at the Massachusetts Agricultural College. The member in each county who accumulates the highest total score above 200 in three or more years will be awarded the trip to some place of interest in New England. The member in each county who accumulates the highest total score above 300 in four or more years will be awarded the trip to Washington, D. C. Of course, any of these members are eligible to the regular premiums during any A prize garden on tbe grounds of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. An excellent individual exhibit. 17 year when their total score gives them first, second or third rank in any contest. This opportunity is open to those who do not win a major premium during any one year. Town or City Premiums. In each town or city, those who are members of the agri- cultural and horticultural clubs will be regarded as a single group, with the exception of those who raise tomatoes or other vegetables for canning. Those who participate in the canning work will be grouped with the members of the Home Economics Club unless each club is large enough to organize itself. The members of the poultry club will form a group. In each one of these groups the member who wins the highest total score one year shall be president of that club the next year, if he or she continues to be an active member; the one who wins the next highest score shall be vice-presi- dent; the third shall be secretary; the fourth, treasurer; the fifth, chairman of the executive or visiting committee; and the next four in standing shall be members of the executive or visiting committee. Properly inscribed badges will be furnished each officer of a local club. In order to fill an office, the boy or girl must be doing some line of club work in that particular group, — agricultural and horticultural, canning or home economics or poultry. State and County Officers. The State and county officers shall be president, vice- president, secretary, treasurer, chairman of executive com- mittee, and four members of each executive committee. The member who wins the highest total score in any one of the club activities in the State shall be president of the State Club; the next in rank shall be vice-president; the third, State secretary; the fourth, State treasurer; the fifth, chairman of the State executive committee; and the next four, members of the State executive committee. 18 State Officers of the Massachusetts Boys' and Girls' Clubs, 1918. President, Ernest S. Russel, Hadley. Vice-President, Edward F. Parsons, Amherst. Secretary, Roger E. Peck, Shelburne Falls. Treasurer, Walter T. Clark, Granby. Chairman of the Executive Cmnniitler, K>iifr<