The rural teacher and his work in community leadership, in school administration, and in mastery of the school subjects . ong the young men and boys. Seventy-nine counties in twenty-seven states had been organizedup to 1914, with a membership of 16,000 and many workersnot counted in actual membership. The counties are sub-divided into 773 working communities which reported forthe year, 1914, 18,981 in physical work, 50,899 in attendanceon lectures, and 120,042 in Bible study. The graphic chartshown below gives a good idea of the rapid increase of thesecounty activities. The chief task of the c
The rural teacher and his work in community leadership, in school administration, and in mastery of the school subjects . ong the young men and boys. Seventy-nine counties in twenty-seven states had been organizedup to 1914, with a membership of 16,000 and many workersnot counted in actual membership. The counties are sub-divided into 773 working communities which reported forthe year, 1914, 18,981 in physical work, 50,899 in attendanceon lectures, and 120,042 in Bible study. The graphic chartshown below gives a good idea of the rapid increase of thesecounty activities. The chief task of the county organization is character-building. With the decline in rural church and school, andloosening of home discipline, the urgent need for such anorganization has become recognized. The county secre-taries, who receive their preparation at the summer as-semblies at Silver Bay, Lake Geneva, Estes Park, and else-where under religious workers and rural life leaders of THE CHURCH AND ALLIED AGENCIES IN RURAL LIFE 65 Five Years Advance Graphically Told OF ACTIVITIES IN COUNTY WORK Operating itiCommunities ?909-1910 32. 1913-1914 73 INCREASE 139 Total hecttLveAttendance 1909-19(0 7,8S8 1913-1914 50,899 Total AttendanceBoysBthle Stttdtf 01° o«^ ^ increase
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