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To counteract the tendencies, many remedies have 

 been proposed. Institutional features have been in- 

 troduced. Particularly, agricultural and home eco- 

 nomics lectures have been installed. Classes, clubs 

 and social bodies have been organized, such as the 

 brotherhoods at Wolcott, Cuba, North Collins, 

 Bellona, Yorktown and many other places. Athletic 

 equipment and industrial training have been in- 

 stalled at some places, agricultural fairs have been 

 held as at Paris Hill and Cazenovia, the latter coupled 

 with contests and athletic games. The rural Young 

 Men's Christian Association at one time took a hand, 

 as in Dutchess County, and installed a county secre- 

 tary. Surveys have been made in particular regions 

 to study the conditions and the problem. 



