This lantern slide shows a group of boys standing with students from the County Work Deputation program offered by the International YMCA College, now Springfield College. They are standing outside a house in Whately, Massachusetts.
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Notes:
According to a December 1921 issue of “Rural Manhood,” a publication produced by the Country Work Department, Springfield College’s County Work Religious Deputation Teams were “available for week-end programs in outlying counties.” The objective of the County Work Course was to prepare students for leadership in religious, social, and physical work among boys and young men in the country as county work secretaries. As part of this coursework, students often traveled to nearby towns and cities to volunteer their time. This course took four years to complete: three years at Springfield College and one year at the Massachusetts Agricultural College (Amherst, MA).
Text on border reads, "County Work Deputation. Whately. 1916."
