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Back to the Farm Social Life in Rural Communities
The article argues country life centers on the home and farm community. It highlights the grange and farm clubs as core social hubs, with boys and girls corn clubs and literary societies fostering education and initiative. It notes wider country social life includes lectures, ice cream suppers, clubs, and summer camps, all expanding rural culture and countering urban snobbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cover Island
Grange
Stanve
Mississippi Valley
Pine Farmer Boys
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Agricultural College
Agriculural College
Country Literary Society
Yeurg