RURAL AMERICA 



pupils, of whom 76 were boys and 103 girls. Of the 76 boys 

 14, and of the 103 girls 10, have graduated from college, and 

 21 and 15 respectively are either attending college now with a 

 view to graduation or have had one or more years of college 

 work. Of the 76 boys 23, and of the 103 girls 53, reside at 

 Germantown; 48 and 49 respectively reside elsewhere, for the 

 most part in cities; and 5 and i respectively are dead. Of the 

 24 that have graduated from recognized colleges, only one 

 now lives in Germantown, and that one is a young woman 

 graduate of 1914. What deductions can be drawn from these 

 data? 



(1) A large percentage of the college graduates, in this 

 case over 95 per cent, leave home, most of them for the cities. 



(2) A large percentage of all the high school graduates 

 leave home, in this case over 60 per cent, which is much lower 

 than it would be if it were not for the recent graduates, more 

 of whom are at home now than will be later. Most of these, 

 too, go to the cities. 



Another duty of the secretaries of the two rural associations 

 is preparing a program for the spiritual activities of the 

 young people. In the preparation of such a program the insti- 

 tution to be considered is the rural church. The number of 

 boys and girls that can be actually reached in a county is small, 

 but if secretaries and pastors are real leaders a more perfect 

 cooperation among the churches may be effected and excellent 

 results secured through team-work. The work of providing for 

 the spiritual welfare of the youth of a county belongs to the 

 churches, but the churches thus far have not done their full 

 duty. A study of a county that has never had either secre- 

 tary and of another that has enjoyed the leadership of one or 

 both through a period of years, reveals the wonderful differ- 

 ence between the activities o,f the youth of the two counties in 

 spiritual matters. 



Another important duty of the rural secretary is fusing 

 into cooperative effort all the county's scattered activities and 

 movements of a praiseworthy character. Of course this can- 

 not be done in a day. But the right sort of leader can in 



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