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If possible, club leaders should be selected from the class of 

 people who have made good in the local leadership work of 

 organization, supervision and follow-up work with boys and girls, 

 and such leadership should be judged by the high percentage of 

 results at the end of the year. 



CO-OPERATIVE RELATIONS. 



The slogan of success in practically all lines of human 

 endeavor is summed up in the two following expressions: "Point 

 of view" and "teamwork." 



There should be a wholesome, co-operative relation existing 

 between all club leaders, beginning with the rural teacher up 

 through the county agricultural agent, county superintendent. 

 State superintendent. State and district club leaders, and on 

 to the national leaders. 



The policy of the boys' and girls' club work, as announced 

 from the Department of Agriculture, has been first of all to 

 recognize the State College of Agriculture through its exten- 

 sion department, and this State institution in turn to recognize 

 the State Department of Education, the county superintendent, 

 the county farm adviser and the local teachers. In this way 

 teamwork and a federation of influence and power for good is 

 possible that will guarantee success to every club project within 

 the State. 



It is also important to invite the co-operation of granges, 

 federated women's clubs, business men, the public press, and 

 utilize as many different forces as possible in order to get the 

 favorable public sentiment, the follow-up work and the encour- 

 agement so essential to success in this line of work. In counties 

 where a farm bureau has been established and a county farm 

 adviser put in charge of the work the county superintendent will 

 find it very much easier to make a success of the club work. 



LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



The best time to form the local clubs is during the school 

 year in late fall or midwinter. The smallest unit of club organ- 

 ization should be the school district or community center. The 

 club work should be presented and members secured, then the 

 president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, program com- 

 mittee, bookkeeper and local adviser of clubs or home gardens 

 should be selected. The superviser of the club gardens or local 

 leader should be an older person. 



