780 Rural School Leaflet. 



districts. Your fathers have to manage school meetings, milk dealers' 

 associations, co-operative creameries, town meetings, granges, and the 

 like. We need to prepare ourselves for these events just as much as to 

 study geograph}- or history. 



Let one of the older boys, at the suggestion of the teacher, call the 

 meeting to order. Then let some boy rise and say, "Mr. Chairman, I 

 nominate John Dickson (for example) for President." Another boy 

 rises and says, "Air. Chairman, I second the nomination." Probably 

 there will be no other nominations. Then let some one rise to say. "Mr. 

 Chairman, if there are no other nominations, I move that John Dickson 

 be declared elected President of this club." Some one says, 'T second 

 the motion." Then the Ijoy who is acting as Chairman says, "It has 

 been moved and seconded that John Dickson be declared elected as 

 President of this club. Are there any remarks?" Hearing none, he 

 says, "All those in favor say, 'Yes.' " He counts the vote. "All those 

 opposed say, 'No.' " Again the vote is counted, and the Chairman de- 

 clares that John is elected, if he receives more votes for than against. 

 Then John takes the place of the Chairman and conducts the meeting. 



Ask your teacher to help you to select the rest of the officers. The 

 older boys can write out a constitution for the club, stating what its 

 purpose is, how often it is to meet, and how long the officers are to serve. 

 A motto should be selected, colors adopted, and a distinctive button 

 chosen. 



The name of every boy in the club should be sent to the College at 

 once. All names in the same clul) should be sent in together. No names 

 will be accepted after the 15th of May. 



The work of organizing the clubs will be carried on by counties. 

 Each district school will be a part of the larger countv school organiza- 

 tion of Farm Uoys' Clubs for your particular county. In this way you 

 will have a better chance to reach your county fair association for the 

 purpose of making an exhibit. 



A member of the club in any county may select any ]>lat of ground 

 not to exceed one acre in size nor less than one-eighth of an acre. All 

 work of preparing the .soil as well as the planting or sowing must be done 

 b}' the boy. 



Later on, rules will be ]Mibli.shed in regard to selecting some dis- 

 interested ]~)erson to measure the ground in the fall and the crops when 

 gathered. Suggestions will also be made as to getting the crop on the 

 market or at the fair, in order that each boy receive as much cash 

 returns as possible. 



Where there is sufficient local co-operation, cash prizes of Fifty 



