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CORNELL STUDY CLUBS 



At the close of the harvest season neighbors and friends find it natural 

 and easy to visit together during the lengthening evenings and talk over 

 the common experiences of the passing season. The Cornell study club 

 begins to feel that the time is at hand to arrange plans for the year's 

 study and for community advancement — educationally, socially, and 

 financially. It is often helpful during the fall to hold a special meeting, 

 invite every one in the community to attend, and see that each one has 

 an enjoyable and profitable time. A successful meeting, largely attended, 

 provides an opportunity to increase the membership and secure greater 

 interest in the work of the club. Although Cornell study clubs are con- 

 ducted generally by local leaders, it may be advisable to obtain an out- 

 side speaker if possible for the special meeting. The Supervisor of the 

 Reading Course for the Farm, College of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York, 

 will be glad to cooperate with clubs as far as possible in arranging the 

 program of the special fall meeting. 



For the assistance of readers who would like to form a group for the 

 study of agriculture or who would like to organize a Cornell study club 

 as a means of promoting community welfare, information on study club 

 work is given below. 



Cornell study clubs are local organizations, which aim to promote the 

 study of Cornell reading course lessons and to serve the community. 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 members are too busy to give it attention, and it is soon 

 forgotton. If, however, 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 accom- 

 plished. The secondary purpose of Cornell study clubs is to increase 

 a neighborly feeling 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 members should find enjoyment in an interchange of ideas and 

 a training for free and orderly self-expression. 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 depends principally on local leadership. 



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 



