Northwest School of Agriculture - Red River Aggie Yearbook (Crookston, MN)

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. 1 . - .S 'xg A ,,,,,,fnfx,5 ,S fi gh ,W ,gm Y THE RED RIVER Aoom 5, Q P' 'R'i fI ft ' '5f'fW'Z:T ?i Y ?', '.'fi?Yf'I?...l r.:.....L.,....,.,,N... iinmr lgrniert mark IX months supervised home project work on the farm and in the home has been a feature of M1nnesota's special schools of agriculture since its inception. Project work in sewing, canning, preserving, baking, embroidering, and hemstitching for girls, and in tractor operation, livestock raising, pure see-d production, corn and potato growing for boys, is required of all students. Each project is planned by the student in conference with the instructor in the subject involved, and each project student is visited at home during the summer by the supervisors. The home econ- omics projects are in charge of Miss Retta Bede. D. H. La Voi and E. R. Clark are supervisors of agricultural projects. The community service projects in which each student assists in the leadership of a local boys' and girls' club, farmers' club, or other community organization was added to the list of projects in 1924. Eleven students carried on this leadership work during the past summer. These were Victoria Lewis, Warroadg Isabelle Dobias, Angus, Loren Parkin, Euclid, Chester Torgerson, Fergus Falls, Carrie Buck, Crookstong Alice Lindstrom, VVaubung Alice Landro, Hendrumg and Edwin Wiebe, Ottertail. Sixth Annual Munir lgrniert Exhibit Earrnta' Bag, Nun. E, 1525 With 138 individual entries, the sixth annual home project exhibit was the largest and in many features the most interesting project show ever held at the school. In the agricultural projects, exhibits of corn, potatoes, and pure seed were shown . The home economics section included specimens of work in fifteen different projects in sewing, baking, canning, and fancy work. The home economics exhibits were judged by Miss Mildred Schenck, assistant state club leader, University Farm, St. Paul. Professors T. M. McCall, horticulturist, and R. S. Dunham, agronomist, judged the farm crops exhibits. Zinmz lirniert winners Silver Trophy for Agricultural ProjectkLawrence Letnes, Thief River Falls. Scholarship for Agricultural Project-Carl Widseth, Gonvick. Winners in Community Service Project-Victoria Lewis, Warroadg Loren Parkin, Euclid. Winner in Farm Crops Projects-Teddy Carlson, Hallock. Winner in Animal Husbandry Projects+Otto Saugen, Thief River Falls. Winner in Agricultural Engineering Proj ects-Harold Norseth, Gonvick. Silver Trophy for Home Economics Project-Elida Erickson, Clearbrook. Scholarship for Home Economics Proj ect-Vivian Olson, Thief River Falls. Winner in Sewing Projects-Esther Viker, Fertile. Winner in Foods Project-Adeline Buness, Eldred. Page Siaffy-eight

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1 fidw f X . ...... ... - - ... ' s 222 -,,.g.,eg1.-., , gu THE RED RWER AGU' -E .... .Q.. a HM-- 1 Lorna and Ruth Grifiin Wayne Naugle Henry ltoningen John Letnes 'Q .1 Northwestern Minnesota. Better practices in agriculture and home making are dem- onstrated by these juniors. Surveys in a dozen different states show that some of these improved methods are adopted into the regular practice of the farm and home, on at least two out of every five farms. Our enrollment last year showed a marked increase in the livestock projects. The achievements were also outstanding. The Grand Champion pig at the Junior Live- stock Show in 1926 was owned and raised by Henry Roningen of Pelican Rapids. Money that he earned through club work, together with a hundred dollar scholarship from the Minneapolis Journal, has made it possible for Henry to attend the College of Agriculture, at St. Paul. Wayne Naugle of Ada, had the reserve champion baby steer at tl1e Junior Livestock Show. He raised and fed an Angus steer. In John Letnes we have a dairyman of no mean ability. His Ayrshire calf took first in its class at the State Fair in 1925. He too, won a o11e hundred dollar scholarship awarded by the Jlinneapolis Journal. He is now attending the Northwest School of Agriculture, at Crookston. A national championship with a bread demonstration was w-on by Lorna and Ruth Griffin of Kittson county. Because they were state champions in the bread dem- onstration at the State Fair, they were awarded a trip in the National Boys' and Girls, Club Congress held in connection with the International Livestock Show at Chicago. Here they demonstrated in competition with teams from several other states, winning first place. lvfany educational trips are furnished club members each year. Several hundred from this district received trips to the State Fair, Junior Livestock Show, Short Courses at St. Paul, and the Northwest School at Crookston. Club tours, camps, picnics, and county fairs, are giving many an opportunity to get information as well as enjoyment. The VVinter Show at Crookston is doing much to assist the club folks in their work. OYS' and Girls' club work has become an important part of the extension -wp program in the Red River Valley. In 1926, nearly 41,000 were enrolled in Page Sixty-seven

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