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that part is. And best of all, the bringing out of such 

 talent means the awakening of many other splendid 

 interests among the youthful members of the com- 

 munity, and finally the development of moral cour- 

 age and other forms of manliness and womanliness. 



Now, to come to the point of a social result, the 

 so-called literary entertainment can easily be made 

 up in two parts, the literary and the social ; and there 

 should be set apart an hour for the latter. 



3. The social side of the economic clubs. In 

 many instances, there will be organized boys' corn- 

 raising or crop-improvement clubs, and with them 

 country clubs of the girls interested in household 

 economy. These club meetings may be made the 

 occasion of not a little social improvement. The 

 boys and girls may meet at the same hour and place, 

 and after the business has been disposed of there 

 may be a coming together in a social way. Such 

 arrangement is highly advisable for two reasons. 

 First, it will certainly increase the membership of 

 the clubs; and, second, the social instincts of the 

 young people may be suitably indulged. 



SOME CONCLUDING SUGGESTIONS 



The leader interested in the foregoing plans may 

 again be reminded of the necessity of instituting a 

 social organization of such a nature as to touch all 

 the young lives in the neighborhood. The rules 

 and regulations governing the society should there- 



