PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Agricultural Experiment Station
Industrial clubs and contests are receiving much attention in Indiana and are playing an important part in the furtherance of agriculture and industrial education. Through the clubs and contests many lines of work are being advanced and progressive principles are being applied. Lessons are learned from actual experience and a knowledge is gained which will mean much to the individual in the laying of a splendid foundation for a useful life. A desirable atmosphere about labor is created ; it is known as the means to acquire dignity through achievement and not as a burden from which one should shrink. The recognized advantages of contests are many and are worthy of consideration.
The contest demands the actual doing of things, and thereby interests many in its individual importance. It is splendid for the vouth to hear or to read of things being done by someone else. From this they may gain much of interest and value. However, when one performs a task for himself, putting into it his best thought and effort, the results are bound to be of the greatest value in the knowledge and the personal satisfaction gained, and in the lasting respect for labor acquired.
Contests develop a spirit of loyalty among the people of any community. The football, baseball or basketball game makes the community, school or college a unit for the support of its team. In like manner, the educational contest brings the people of all sections of township, county, state or nation to the support of the movement, and gives to these people a deeper appreciation of the merits of the parties engaged in the various lines of activity.
Circular No. 38
LaFayette, Ind., January, 1913
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION XVII
INDUSTRIAL CLUBS AND CONTESTS