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

 proceed under a definite order of business, the programs should be planned 

 carefully several weeks in advance, and the leaders should be selected and 

 held responsible for the success of the meetings. The supervisors of the 

 reading-courses will be pleased to suggest reference books and bulletins 

 to leaders who desire additional material for study, Reading-course 

 lessons should be obtained by the secretary of the club and distributed 

 to the members at least one week in advance of a meeting, so that the 

 members may be prepared for a general discussion, which should follow the 

 opening talk given by the leader. 



Each study club should first become fully informed as to the material 

 available in the two reading-courses. The reading-course for the farm 

 discusses farm practices and important rural problems. The reading- 

 course for the farm home takes up such household subjects as sanitation, 

 foods, household management, and household furnishing. If the study 

 club is composed of men, the lessons shoiild be related to local agricultural 

 conditions, and should deal with operations in progress at the time of 

 year in which they are being discussed. Valuable suggestions for a club 

 composed of women will be found in Cornell Study Clubs, Cornell Reading- 

 Course for the Farm Home, Vol. I, No. 13. A number of Cornell study 

 clubs are promoting very successfully the study of the two reading-courses, 

 and are reaching both the men and the women of the commimity. Some 

 of the clubs discuss farm subjects and farm home subjects on the same 

 program; others divide into two groups for separate discussions, and hold 

 the remainder of the program in common. If a club desires to undertake 

 this more general organization, it may prove mutually advantageous to 

 men, women, and young people in many practical ways. Moreover, such 

 a club may have the inspiration of a larger membership and may exert 

 a wider influence. 



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 on 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 Agricultiire, Ithaca, New York. 

 • Whenever desired, study clubs may be conducted in connection with 

 the educational work of granges, churches, schools, and local agricultural 



