1 866 The Cornell Reading-Courses 



CORNELL STUDY CLUBS 



Cornell study clubs are local organizations of farmers and their families, 

 and their aim is to promote the study of Cornell Reading-Course lessons 

 for the farm and for the farm home. One of the chief benefits of these 

 clubs is that they furnish an opportunity and an incentive for study. 

 Often a helpful lesson will reach a farm home at a time when the mem- 

 bers are too busy to give it attention, and it is soon forgotten. If, how- 

 ever, a special time is set aside for the study of reading-course lessons at 

 a club, it is likely that much more reading will be accomplished. The 

 secondary purpose of Cornell study clubs is to increase a neighborly feel- 

 ing in the community and to offer an opportunity for an exchange of 

 thought on subjects of common interest. In the meetings of a club the 

 member should find enjoyment in an interchange of ideas and a training 

 for free and orderly self-expression. 



The organization of a Cornell study club can be easily effected even if 

 at first only half a dozen persons desire to form a group. The president 

 and the secretary of the club should be chosen, and the dates and places 

 for meetings decided on. The meetings should be held frequently 

 enough to maintain an active interest in them ; regularly every two weeks 

 during the fall and winter is usually considered sufficiently often. If it 

 is not advisable to meet every fortnight in spring and summer, monthly 

 meetings are suggested. Study clubs hold their meetings in churches, 

 grange halls, and at the homes of the members. The meetings should 

 proceed under a definite order of business. 



Cornell study clubs may bring about cooperation in matters of public 

 concern, and may grow to be influential factors in promoting community 

 welfare. They may also prove of financial benefit by becoming agencies 

 for cooperative buying and selling. The success of the Cornell study club 

 must depend principally upon local leadership. It is hoped that public- 

 spirited persons will find in the Cornell study clubs a means of improving 

 the agricultural and social conditions in their communities. Visits from 

 representatives of the college will be arranged when possible. Cordial 

 cooperation in establishing study clubs may be obtained by writing to 

 the Supervisor, Reading- Course for the Farm, or the Supervisor, Reading- 

 Course for the Farm Home, College of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York. 



