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size the importance of having only one idea, at a time in all 

 work of this kind. They would say : " Stick to one thing, 

 whether pigs or preserves, until an impression is made and 

 real knowledge of the subject is gained." 



How Organized. — The organization of boys' and girls' 

 clubs depends upon the active interest of some teacher, prin- 

 cipal or superintendent. When proper instruction has been 

 given as to the purposes of the clubs, little effort is required 

 to maintain the interest on the part of the members. Teachers 



who meet their pupils 

 daily during the 

 school year usually find 

 that club work adds in-, 

 terest to the school 

 work, and the net 

 result is to make the 

 instruction easier for 

 the teacher. If the 

 work is started by 

 supervising principals 

 or county superin- 

 tendents, they must 

 fiist gain the cooper- 



FiG. 153. — This 91-pound corn-club boy raised ,. j ■ j. j. 



91 busliels of corn per acre in Tennessee. (E. atlOn anO. mterClSt OU 



'^''™^'-^ the part of teachers. 



A considerable amount of club work has been started 

 by other organizations in no way connected with schools. 

 Women's clubs, Y. M. C. A. Secretaries, rural churches, 

 bankers' associations, commercial clubs, and other philan- 

 thropic organizations have all been influential in the starting 

 of boys' and girls' clubs. Thousands of persons, in no way 

 connected vsdth such organizations, have aided the work by 

 subscriptions, premiums, attendance and interest taken in 

 meetings, home encouragement, and in other ways not always 

 known to the public. 



