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judged from reports, written story and visits to the homes of the 

 members. 



5. Each activity checked must be given during the contest period the 

 exact number of hours listed ; i.e., if cooking meats is one of the activi- 

 ties cheeked, the contestant must devote at least twenty hours during 

 the six months to this work. The contestant must so arrange the pro- 

 gram that the one hundred and fifty hours will be distributed over at 

 least three months of time. 



6. Each contestant must follow very carefully recipes, suggestions 

 and literature sent. 



7. Each contestant must keep a daily time card. This card must be 

 signed by the parent or guardian and submitted each week to the 

 teacher or leader. At the end of four weeks the card must be sent for 

 inspection to Professor Laura Comstock, Extension Professor of Home 

 Economics, Massachusetts AgTicultural College, Amherst, Massachusetts. 

 These cards will be kept on file and used at the time of making awards. 



8. All data asked for in the blank form must be kept by the con- 

 testant and included in the final report. 



9. All members of the local or county clubs must attend meetings 

 called by the leaders unless there is a good excuse for absence. No 

 meeting will be called that requires long-time absences from home or 

 much expense. 



10. Each member will be required to bake at least 25 loaves of bread, 

 if bread making is selected as the common club activity. For each lot 

 of yeast bread made a record card must be kept and brought to the 

 meeting at the time of the bread-baking contest, which will be at the 

 close of the season. If canning is selected, at least 50 cans must be 

 put up. These must be exhibited at the club meeting when the final 

 canning contest is held. 



11. The time of the contest will be from AjDril 30 to October 31. 



12. All entries must be made prior to April 30. 



The prize for the champion in this club was a free trip to 

 Washington, District of Columbia. It was won by Miss Doro- 

 thy Rice of Westborough, Massachusetts. Two second prizes 

 were offered consisting of a trip to places of interest in N"ew 

 England. These were captured by Miss Florence Morton of 

 Fairhaven and Andrew Rice of Wilbraham. Several third 

 prizes were available which consist of a week's outing at the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College. These were awarded for 

 meritorious work to all those whose average score did not fall 

 below 90 per cent. The following persons were entitled to this 

 prize : Mary Atkins, Harwich ; Dorothy Miles, Holden ; 



