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HERE'S How It's Done 



Melvin Peterson, president oi the South 

 Kane group, calls the square dance. 



RURAL YOUTH IS 

 HOST TO CITY GROUP 



In Kane County a definite effort is being 

 made by Rural Youth and the young people 

 of the city of St. Charles to understand the 

 life and problems of one another. 



Rural Youth have been holding monthly 

 parties at the Youth Center in St. Charles 

 since January. The rural young people 

 have shown their appreciation at various 

 times by helping with recreation for the 

 St. Charles young people at the Center. 

 Recently a joint party was held with 120 

 in attendance, about half coming from each 

 group. Rural Youth led folk games and 

 square dances which were greatly enjoyed 

 by all" present. 



The Kane County South group celebrated 

 their first anniversary by a parents' and 

 guest night, held at the Youth Center on 

 May 10. 



Rural Youth demonstrates to city young people 

 how to do the Forward Three square dance. The 

 dance begins with the 

 Introduction : 



Everybody balance and everybody swing 



A left allemande. and a right hand grand 



(Grand right and left shown above) 



Hand over hand, around the ring. 



Hand over hand, with the dear little Cfaiog. 



Meet your partner and promenade 



Eight 'till you come straight. . " : 



TTien follows the Change Call: 



1. First couple balance and swing 



2. Promenade around the outside ring 

 3- First lady go half way around again. 



4. And forward three, 



5. And lone gent follows, 



6. Ladies cross over to opposite gent 



7. Forward three and back. 



8. Meet in the center, circle four and right 

 and left home. 



Conclusion : 

 Same as introduction. , , * 



DUCK THE OYSTER is being danced by Rural 

 boys and city girls. The introduction is the same 

 as for 'Forward Three" with the Change Call as 

 follows : 



First couple out to the right. 



And four hands half way around. 



Duck the oyster. 



Now the clam, . 



Now the one from fairyland. 



Break and swing your opposite 



Now your own. 



Circle four. 



Right and left through and on to the next. 



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The Young People's Activities department 

 of the Illinois Agricultural Association filed 

 with the special events division of the U.S. 

 Treasury, the names of the four pieces of 

 military equipment which Rural Youth of 

 Illinois won the privilege of selecting 

 through the purchase of war bonds in 1944. 



The four pieces of military equipment 

 with the names chosen for them were the 

 following: 



Ambulance Plane: Spirit of Illinois Rural 

 Youth 



Ambulance Plane: Farmer's Daughter 



Pursuit Plane: Fighting Farmers 



Amphibious Jeep: Illinois Rural Youth 

 Puddle Jumper 



Tile first ambulance plane was sponsored 

 during the first six months of 1944, and the 

 name "Spirit of Illinois Rural Youth" was 

 selected by Rural Youth at the Rural Youth 

 Training School at East Bay Camp, near 

 Bloomington last August. The other names 

 were all chosen and voted upon by mail. 

 (This process required some time, but it was 

 democratic and gave each county rural 

 youth group an opportunity to present 

 names). 



The amount of bonds purchased by Rural 

 Youth was $309,918.60. The cost of the 

 pieces of military equipment named are: 



Ambulance Plane: $110,000.00 



Pursuit Plane: $75,000.00 



Amphibious Jeep: $5,250.00 .- 



This project was sponsored through the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association and the 

 University of Illinois Extension Department. 



President John Rollins, Knox county, 

 writes, "We Rural Youthers of Knox county 

 feel we are accomplishing things and ad- 

 vancing. We are building up leaders and 

 having a lot of fun." This group has se- 

 lected seven working committees: (1) pub- 

 licity and finance, (2) radio and publicity, 

 (3) membership and hosts, (4) recreation, 

 (5) program, (6) service, (7) music. These 

 committees making up the Rural Youth 

 board to plan and guide Knox county activ- 

 ities called their first meeting for May 29. 



Wayne presented "Living After the War" 

 in connection with its May lawn party. The 

 membership drive of this group is gaining 

 momentum. 



DuPage county Rural Youthers meet in 



members' farm homes. Anyone attending 

 can always count on an interesting discus- 

 sion. Their most recent was entitled, 

 "Should Women Hold War Jobs.^"" 



Jasper reaches new successes in Rural 

 Youth. By careful plans, some reorganiza- 

 tion, letters, personal announcement, and by 

 news items in the local papers, nearly 150 

 young people were brought together to en- 

 joy an evening of education and recreation 

 during the last week in April. 



Clark county discussed, "Selecting a Life 

 Partner." Secretary Virginia Fishback re- 

 porting upon the meeting remarked, "What 

 a meeting! !" Good looks and cash seem 

 to count much less than any other factors 



in this serious consideration. This group 

 sponsored a movie for the Red Cross and 

 made $73.61. 



Clay count>- recently reviewed the goals 



and work of Rural Youth and its relation- 

 ship to the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 and to the Extension Service of the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois. Various members and 

 the farm adviser led the discussion. The 

 movie "Three to be Served " was shown. 



Northern Kane group sponsored a spring 



dance at the Hampshire high school during 

 the latter part of April. 



Wabash put on its annual banquet in 

 true Bar X western style. Each rancher 

 present introduced his neighbor and told 

 where he was from and what his hobby was. 



With the Servicemen 

 Pfc. Jesse Weedman, a Wayne count>- 



Rural Youther, wounded while fighting in 

 Germany, is now in a hospital in Washing- 

 ton, D.C. receiving treatment. 



Cpl. Vem Ford, a member of Schuyler 



county Rural Youth who was seriously 

 wounded in both legs in Germany is now 

 in a hospital in England. 



Lt. Jim Stewart of die Hebron group of 

 McHenry county has received the Purple 

 Heart medal for wounds received while fight- 

 ing in the European War. 



Lt. Lyle Borop of near Princeton, a mem- 

 ber of the Rural Youth of Bureau county 

 who was wounded March 5 in Germany, is 

 now in a hospital in England. 



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