1846 The Cornell Reading-Courses 



club 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 fort- 

 night in spring and summer, monthly meetings are suggested. The meet- 

 ings should proceed under a definite order of business. 



The interest shown in a study of Reading-Course lessons for the farm 

 will depend largely on whether the lessons are related to local agricultural 

 conditions and whether they deal with operations in progress at the time 

 of year in which they are being discussed. It would be well for each 

 club to choose its own lessons for study. Before the first meeting a list 

 of available lessons should be obtained. If appropriate lessons are not 

 available, the Supervisor of the Reading-Course for the Farm will help 

 the secretary of the study club to obtain suitable bulletins as far as 

 possible. 



Whenever desired, study clubs may be conducted in connection with 

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

 societies. The following three ways are suggested in which Reading- 

 Course lessons may prove valuable to a study club or to any other 

 organization : 



1. For study by the entire membership previous to a general discussion 

 at a regular meeting. 



2. To aid speakers in preparing for a program at a regular meeting. 



3. For reference. A set of available lessons may be obtained for use 

 by a study club or for the library of any church, school, grange, or recog- 

 nized agricultural organization. 



