166 Farmer and his Wife as Leaders of the Young 



serious problems and requirements and that it be 

 not given over exclusively to merely doing wild and 

 daring "stunts" and "hiking" about the country. 



RURAL BOY-SCOUTS IN KANSAS 



As an example of what is being done by way of 

 organizing the rural boy scout movement, the 

 Kansas plan under the direction of Professor E. L. 

 Holton is here given : 



The Agricultural College Council is organizing 

 companies of Rural-Life Boy Scouts in all parts of 

 Kansas. The aim of the Council is "a company 

 in every community." There are 160,000 boys 

 in Kansas eligible to membership. It seeks to en- 

 courage boys to learn the secrets of the prairies, 

 the streams and the forests, and be able to read 

 nature as well as books; to have a growing bank 

 account, and to do some type of work better than it 

 has been done by anyone else. 



During the month of July or August there is to 

 be a five to ten days' Rural-Life Camp of Instruction 

 in each county, which is to be attended by all com- 

 panies of the county. This camp of instruction will 

 be under the direction and management of the 

 County Council. The program will consist of : 



1. Games and athletic contests. 



2. Contest in judging farm crops and stock. 



3. Naming birds, wild animals, fish, flowers, trees, 

 shrubs, etc. 



