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Leader sliip: As the enrollineuts increase there are greater demands 

 for supervision. It has been my j)olicy to keej) the size of the enroll- 

 ment in proportion to the available leadership. The state staff now con- 

 sists of the folloAving persons : 



E. C. Lindemann, State Club Leader. 



C. A. Spaulding, Assistant State Club Leader. 



Anna B. Cowles, State Club Leader for Girls. 



Barbara Van Heulen, '^Assistant State Club Leader for Girls. 



K. N. Kebler, Assistant State Club Leader for LTpper Peninsula. 



W. E. J. Edwards, *Specialist for Live Stock Clubs. 



Margaret Justin, *Home Economics Specialist in Upper Peninsula. 



In addition to the state staff there are 30 employed club leaders in 

 various counties of the state. There are 23 permanent County Agri- 

 cultural Agents who assist in supervising clubs, and G of the temporary 

 State Agents also assist. In 29 counties the Commissioner of Schools 

 gives active assistance in organizing and supervising clubs. In 10 

 counties the County Y. M. C. A. Secretary renders a similar service. In 

 addition to those mentioned above who are giving some form of profes- 

 sional leadership to this work there are 682 volunteer local leaders. 



Training for Leaders: State, district and county training schools are 

 being conducted for the purpose of training leaders in the technique of 

 club supervision. To date there have been conducted 4 state training- 

 schools, 2 district training schools and G county training schools. Each 

 of the State Normal Colleges also conducts a short course for the purpose 

 of training teachers for this work. Approximately 500 persons have been 

 reached through these schools. 



Projects: All of the projects of previous years are still being used 

 and in addition the following new ones are being tried : 



Handicraft. 

 Cow-testing. 

 Calf raising. 

 Mother-daughter canning. 



STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT STATUS OF CLUB WORK. 



Club leaders on State Staff 7 



Paid County club leaders 3G 



School Commissioners assisting 29 



Permanent County Agricultural Agents assisting. . 23 



Temporary State Agents assisting 6 



County Y. M. C. A. Secretaries assisting 10 



Volunteer local leaders 682 



Kumber of clubs organized 682 



Number of counties organized 61 



Number of club members 27,651 



Value of food products produced by club members, 



1916 126.468.22 



♦Miss Van Heulen has a temporary appointment. 



*Mr. Edwards gives part time to this work. 



*Miss Justin supervises the girls' work for the Upper Peninsula. 



