EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISES 369 



Eecognition of partial or entire achievement of these 

 conditions is manifested in a club charter and a 

 "national seal of achievement." 



A definite program of work for the clnb, called a 

 "project," may relate to the growing of a field of 

 corn or other crop, the care and marketing of live- 

 stock, such as calves, pigs, poultry, or rabbits, handi- 

 craft, domestic arts including garment-making, cook- 

 ing and canning, the provision of school lunches, care 

 of a garden, and other undertakings simple and defi- 

 nite in character, carefully planned and fully brought 

 to completion, with an historical account of the whole 

 proceeding. Obviously such enterprises closely re- 

 late themselves to school and farm work jointly, al- 

 though they may also be undertaken by urban chil- 

 dren, when extensive areas of land are not required. 

 The work is new but has progressed rapidly in 

 Michigan. The statistical exhibit prepared by the 

 State Department of Public Instruction shows that, 

 in 1914, there were 1,960 club members enrolled; a 

 year later, there were 3,460. In 1916, the number 

 was 5,9-20; 1917, 16,480, showing the influence of the 

 war appeal; and in 1918, 31,000. The most recent 

 figures show a membership of 22,260 in 1127 clubs. 

 The total value of products was $216,025.35. In 

 1921 this work was being maintained in twenty 

 counties. 



For years the officials of the Michigan State Fair 

 have provided a free sojourn at this exhibition at 

 the Fair's expense, with a view to bringing the boys 

 in contact with this instructive agricultural institu- 



