HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK 



been sucessful in having the women demonstrators do egg grading 

 and form egg selling associations. 



Following the work with garden and poultry products the 

 agents easily get to demonstrations in bread making and also in 

 butter making. Incidental teaching in sewing comes in making 

 uniform caps, aprons, and dresses. The girls make these things and 

 embroider the "4-H" club emblem upon them. Of course the mothers 

 help. In all the home work the agents have familiarized themselves 

 with the most useful conveniences and helpful utensils, and especially 

 those that can be made at home. The whole program naturally 

 leads to home sanitation and beautification. It is easy for an agent, 

 who has the confidence of the girl and her mother, to get fly screens 

 put in, and even to install simple and inexpensive water works. It 

 has been found most desirable to follow a well defined program, but 

 all along the line, good agents find hundreds of opportunities to give 

 advice and make suggestions which lead to better living." 



When the time came for the expansion and enlargement 

 of the Girls ' Club Work these agents, who had been associated 

 with the founder of the Demonstration Work, began at once 

 to study his public utterances in order to see what expression 

 might supplement the conversations and conferences which he 

 had with different people concerned. It was soon seen that in 

 an address to the Demonstration Agents in Georgia on Sep- 

 tember 16, 1910, he evidently had the future of the Home 

 Demonstration Work in mind. This speech was published 

 and sent to hundreds of people who were interested in the 

 new education. On this occasion Dr. Ejiapp said: 



"It is also realized that the great force that readjusts the world 

 originates in the home. Home conditions will ultimately mold the 

 man's life." 



He was hunting for the forces which would change condi- 

 tions and improve civilization. He wanted the men agents 

 present to understand that although they might do excellent 

 work in the fields and orchards, still the great reformation 



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