Elders Ridge Vocational School - Elrivo Yearbook (Elders Ridge, PA)

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Uhr Ziarmefu Brpartmmt The Department of Agriculture has taken as its aim the following: To raise the standard of farming and farm life to that of the best in the community. The task of the Ag. Supervisor is to work himself out of a job. I W. R. W. I Let this be understood to mean that when a standard has reached the upper limit, then instruction in Vocational Agriculture will no longer be needed. Can you imagine such a condition existing in Elders Ridge? The Department, under guiding hand of the supervisor in the past year, has endeavored to put across a program of practical farming. The making of models, the study of books, and fancy ideals have not been the means whereby we learned farming. We believe in seeing and handling actual things. One can read volumes on riding a bicycle, even for 40 years but to learn to ride, one must ride. The class room and shop are necessary parts of the school equipment, but the open fields, the farm, livestock, and the homestead offer greater volumes of knowledge and experience. Whenever possible the classes in Agri- culture were taken to these outside laboratories where they might see and do what they had been reading in books. Together with the regular class room and laboratory experiences, the boys have taken part in the Stock Judging contest at the lndiana Fair. Again we were represented at the Harrisburg Corn judging Contest of 37 competing teams, our team gained l2th position. fCoing to do better next year., . The home project is to my mind the most funda- mental and important phase of Vocational Agriculture. IW. R. No longer are boys permitted to play with so vital a thing as a project. The later classes are taking man-sized projects and are handling them as business propositions. For what is Farming but the business of Agriculture. Let us request you to make more use of the Department of Agriculture of our school. May your prob- lems become ours. The reference library is yours. The supervisor awaits your call. Yours for service, The Ag. Dep't T h i I I y

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iliterarg Since the organization of the Literary society when the school was established, the thread of its history has been un- broken. The administrative work of the society, with its discussion of business and its committees, together with the literary work, tends to make a person well prepared for public organization and participation in literary affairs. The programs consist of recitations and readings, essays, extemporaneous talks and musi- cal selections, varying from vocal to instrumental solos, duets and trios. ln the year's programs we will recall the reports of the boys who attended the conference at Harrisburg, also Mossy's cornet solos, and the always entertaining personals of the Journal. Probably the most important event was the Poem Contest March 6, l9Z0. From the fifteen contestants the following were declared winners of the prizes: First prize, gold pin, Sara Long, first prize, gold pin, George Mccormickg second prize, book, Velma Townsend. A lecture course was held under the supervision of E. R. V. S. as in former years. It consisted of a reading, a lecture, one mixed number, a concert and a drama. We remember with pleasure the story of Hannah Lightfoot and Friend George and many years will pass before we forget the talent and high degree of excellence that marked the program of the musical number. Mention of the drama Under Blue Skies will bring back memories of Sleepy Heine and Little Elsie and her frequent birthdays, Grandmother, John and in fact all who participated in this play. Thirly-one