New York State Education Department Division of Agricultural and Industrial Education Enlistment Papers and Reports of the
New York State Boys' Working Reserve (Farm Cadet Program)
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
The series consists mostly of narrative final reports of participants in the State Boys' Working Reserve, also known as Farm
Cadets, as well as occasional daily logs of cadets' activities, a few enlistment forms by which high school students joined
the cadets, and correspondence by district superintendents transmitting reports to the Education Department. This program
was created to alleviate a shortage of farm labor caused by mobilization during World War I, and allowed certain high school
boys and girls to obtain school credit for their work.
Creator:
Title:
Enlistment papers and reports of the New York State Boys' Working Reserve (Farm Cadet Program)
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1918
Series Number:
A3112
Administrative History
To alleviate a shortage of farm labor caused by mobilization during World War I, the Board of Regents authorized the release
of certain high school students (boys and girls) from school in 1917 and 1918 to serve as farm laborers in a program sponsored
by the New York State Food Commission. In 1918 the Department allowed school credit for time spent working, required weekly
and final reports of all participants, and provided for on site supervision by district superintendents of schools.
Scope and Content Note
The series consists mostly of narrative final reports of participants in the State Boys' Working Reserve, also known as Farm
Cadets.
Also included are occasional daily logs of cadets' activities, a few enlistment forms by which high school students joined
the cadets, and correspondence by district superintendents transmitting reports to the Department.
The final reports submitted by cadets give: period of service; location of service; number of hours per day worked; general
type of work completed; and a statement of the cadets' impressions of the value and usefulness of the work. The occasional
daily logs usually describe in detail the type of work and hours spent by a cadet. The enlistment forms included provide a
cadet's name, address, height, weight, age, religious preference, prior farming and mechanical experience, a personal reference,
location and type of work preference, and signed approval of parent or guardian.
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Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Accretion: A3112-77 |
1918 |
Arkport |
1 |
1918 |
Belleville, Union Academy |
1 |
1918 |
Brooklyn, Boy's High |
1 |
1918 |
Brooklyn, Erasmus Hall High School |
1 |
1918 |
Brooklyn, Erasmus Hall High School |
1 |
1918 |
Brooklyn, Erasmus Hall High School |
1 |
1918 |
Brooklyn, Erasmus Hall High School |
1 |
1918 |
Brooklyn, Manual Training High School |
1 |
1918 |
Brooklyn, New Utrecht |
1 |
1918 |
Buffalo, Lafayette Academy |
1 |
1918 |
Buffalo, Master Park High School |
1 |
1918 |
Bushwick High School |
1 |
1918 |
Bushwick High School |
1 |
1918 |
Bushwick High School |
1 |
1918 |
Cambridge High School |
1 |
1918 |
Camden High School |
1 |
1918 |
Canton High School |
1 |
1918 |
Cape Vincent High School |
1 |
1918 |
Carmel High School |
1 |
1918 |
Carthage, Augustinian Academy |
1 |
1918 |
Cazenovia Union School |
1 |
1918 |
Cazenovia Seminary |
1 |
1918 |
Central Square High School |
1 |
1918 |
Champlain High School |
1 |
1918 |
Chaumont High School |
1 |
1918 |
Chazy Central Rural School |
1 |
1918 |
Chenango Forks Union School |
1 |
1918 |
Cherry Valley High School |
1 |
1918 |
Cortland High School |
1 |
1918 |
Cortland High School |
1 |
1918 |
Curtis High School |
1 |
1918 |
Curtis High School |
1 |
1918 |
Dalton High School |
1 |
1918 |
Dalton Union School |
1 |
1918 |
De Ruyter High School |
1 |
1918 |
Delaware Literary Institute and Free School |
1 |
1918 |
Dewitt Clinton High School |
1 |
1918 |
Dobbs Ferry High School |
1 |
1918 |
Dundee High School |
1 |
1918 |
Egberts High School |
1 |
1918 |
Ellenburg Union School |
1 |
1918 |
Ellington High School |
2 |
1918 |
Evander Childs High School |
2 |
1918 |
Evans School Number 3 |
2 |
1918 |
Evans Hills High School |
2 |
1918 |
Fair Havens High School |
2 |
1918 |
Fair Haven High School |
2 |
1918 |
Forestville Free Academy |
2 |
1918 |
Freedom High School |
2 |
1918 |
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary |
2 |
1918 |
Great Neck Public School |
2 |
1918 |
Greenwood High School |
2 |
1918 |
Hartford Union School |
2 |
1918 |
New York City - Eastern District |
2 |
1918 |
New York City - Morris High School |
2 |
1918 |
New York City - Stuyvesant High School |
2 |
1918 |
New York City - Stuyvesant High School |
3 |
1918 |
New York City - Stuyvesant High School |
3 |
1918 |
North Cohocton and Atlanta Union |
3 |
1918 |
Potsdam Normal High School |
3 |
1918 |
Sherwood Select School |
3 |
1918 |
Stamford Seminary and Union Free School |
3 |
1918 |
State Normal School |
3 |
1918 |
St. John's Academy |
3 |
1918 |
St. Joseph's Academy, Brasher Falls |
3 |
1918 |
St. Lucy's Academy |
3 |
1918 |
St. Mary's Academy |
3 |
1918 |
Syracuse, Central High School |
3 |
1918 |
Syracuse, Central High School |
3 |
1918 |
Washington Academy |
3 |
1918 |
Washingtonville Union School |
3 |
1918 |
Waterloo Public School |
3 |
1918 |
Crops/Particular Varieties |
4 |
1918 |
Daily Work Descriptions |
4 |
1918 |
Difficulty/Respect for Farm Life |
4 |
1918 |
Farm Techniques/Business |
4 |
1918 |
Housework/Girl work |
4 |
1918 |
Humorous/Social Life/City vs. Farm |
4 |
1918 |
Livestock/Ducks/Chickens |
4 |
1918 |
Schedule of Crops/Variety of Crops |
4 |
1918 |
Miscellaneous Reports from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Reports from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Other Documents - Ideas |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters and Reports (some transcribed) |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters and Reports from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters, Journal Entries, and Service Cards |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters and Reports from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Selected Letters from Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Various Documents Relating to Farm Cadets |
4 |
1918 |
Various Photographs |
4 |