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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