Yearbook - Scale of Points

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Format | Scale of Points

SCALE OF POINTS FOR JUDGING NGC YEARBOOK AWARD #16

Note: Suggested points for scoring specific subsections are shown in parentheses.

FORMAT (15 POINTS)

A. Book Structure (3 points)

Practicability: convenient size (1); durability (1); neatness (l)

B. Arrangement of contents: (12 points)

Cover (2 points)

Name of club (1); town, state, year (1); (design optional). If permanent binding cover is used, substitute paper cover for contest.

Title page (4 points)

Name of club (1); town, state, year (1); number of members (1); NGC and organizational memberships (1)

Subsequent pages (6 points)

Names and addresses of national president, national regional director, State president, state district director, council chairman (if any) (2); club Officers (1); club membership roster with complete mailing addresses, phone numbers, including zip codes and area codes (2); calendar of events other than regular meetings (1)

PROGRAM CONTENT 85 POINTS

Goals for ideal club programs: study and activity on some of NGC's objectives such as Birds, Blue Star Highways, Conservation, Civic Development, Flower Shows, Garden Therapy, High School/Junior/Intermediate Gardening, Horticulture, Landscape Design, Legislation, Litter Control, Roadside Development, World Gardening, etc.

A Club Meeting (50 POINTS)

At least seven meetings a year (5)

WHEN: date of meeting (5) WHERE: place of meeting (5) WHO: name of speaker (5) WHAT: title of speaker's subject (25) EXTRAS: roll call, exhibits, social activities (5)

B. Club projects (35 POINTS)

List continuing projects (5) and list new projects (5). Listing of projects for the current year should be listed separately (1).

Give location of continuing projects (1) and location of new projects (1). Give description of continuing projects (5) and description of new projects (5). Membership participation in continuing projects (1) and membership participation in new projects (1).

Note where subjects of meetings pertain to project work (10)

TOTAL (100 POINTS)

INSTANTIZED YEARBOOK PLANS

Instantized Yearbook Plans covering a variety of themes are available to garden clubs belonging to NGC. Each complete plan consists of a Yearbook theme, a program plan outline, eleven (11) monthly study papers and an installation service.

THEME TITLES

KNOW YOUR GARDEN TENANT: Varied subjects, ideally suited to new Garden Clubs.

TREES: Facts about trees and their many uses and contributions.

WHAT IS A GARDEN?: Pleasures and functions of a garden and the role plants play in our lives.

RENDEZVOUS OF PAST AND PRESENT: History and use of herbs.

TREASURE HUNT: Origins and culture of garden plants.

GREEN GROWS THE GARDEN: Ground covers, lawns, hedges and trees for gardens predominantly green.

THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE: A potpourri of information for the home gardener.

THE GARDEN STAGE: Seasonal plants and planting information, from Spring daffodils to Christmas hollies.

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW: Gardening subjects inspired by Bible Scripture passages and other literary sources.

THE PURSUIT OF GARDENING: Practical research and planning for a modest garden.

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN: Roses in history and legend, in the kitchen and in decorative arts.

THE WORLD IN MY GARDEN: Origins and information on a wide variety of flowering plants.

WINGS OVER MY GARDEN: Winged garden inhabitants, including good and bad garden tenants.

OVER THE GARDEN WALL: Flower power and garden whimsy.

THE MAGIC OF GARDENING: Photosynthesis and soil amendments; spices and trees; lilies in the Spring.

GOOD NEIGHBOR GARDENING: Making the most out of limited space gardening.

GETTING TO KNOW THEM: Strange and uncommon plants and their plan in our world.

SPEAK TO US OF GARDENS: Flowers of the Bible, weeping trees, international religious festivals and more.

GARDENING TRICKS FOR FUTURE TREATS: Nutrient culture, foliar feeding, chemical control, and plant combinations.

HOME GARDENING: landscape design, vegetables,  the flower bed, houseplants and patio planting.

WAYS TO USE lNSTANTIZED PLANS

They may be used by assigning a study paper a month in advance to a member who will present it, as written, at the meeting. (When possible, provide the participating members with a copy of the assigned study paper.)

A member may review a study paper at home and tell about it at the meeting in his or her own words, as a condensed review of the subject (When possible, provide members with copy of condensed review of subject.)

A member may use either method, augmented with picture illustrations or live specimens of the subject matter. A study paper on conifers can be more interesting if branches of material are passed around as the speaker refers to each variety. The samples may then be included in the exhibit of the month..

The plans show a "Roll Call" response and monthly exhibits. If neither is desired, it will not take away from the value of the study paper. It is also good practice to have monthly exhibiting. It is good training to include flower show practice in that it provides excellent instruction for new members, especially when time is allowed for analysis or judging of designs and or horticulture specimens.

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