Show 7 abak adak 11 I i 1 I 1 1 1 A to W e ilk I 1 10 S 14 N ett M co a all LEARNING TO LIVE 4 H club week will emphasize youths role in world V T affairs features working together for a better home and world community is the theme around which rural boys and girls are making programs for their national 4 H club week march 19 1 9 A part of the cooperative extension work of state agricultural colleges national department of agriculture and local counties the 4 H club members have earned a reputation for learning by doing in practically every county in the united states alaska hawaii and puerto rico boy and girl experts in corn grow ing and tomato canning were heralded in many states even before the cooperative extension work was put on a nationwide basis with passage of the smith lever act in 1914 more than 11 million young people have been members since that time demonstrating up to date methods in practically every phase of farming and homemaking as their program was broadened and more leaders became available promote democracy each club selects officers from its own members the young people making their own programs and carrying them out such practice in democratic procedures has provided young community leaders and deepened the interest of all former members in the educational health and social facilities available to them and their neighbors during daring the two world wars 4 club members rolled up im ples sive records of production in food and feed crops in conservation in farm labor and in contributions of supplies and money for wartime causes it is estimated that 4 11 members during the recent war produced acres of home gardens head of poultry 2 head of livestock and acres of food crops they also conserved quarts of food collected more than pounds of scrap and sold or bought more than in war bonds many 4 11 clubs already are well started on tle th e programs to help their communities activities that reach beyond into the world community are not uncommon so this years theme is based on actualities here are some examples in boone county W va each of the 34 clubs finished a project aimed at community betterment among these were sponsorship of a hot lunch at school upkeep of the church and grounds tree planting a salvage program and planned recreation one club operated a book exchange in the community another had members teeth checked and repaired while another provided tor for the distribution of milk at school there are members of the 4 H clubs in the county which holds the enviable record for two years in succession of having every mem her ber complete his or her years work improve community johnson neb has a 4 H mechanics club pledged to improvement of the home community the clubs biggest project has been the damming of a stream to create a community fishpond and recreation grounds the recreation grounds were opened last summer with a big fishing contest the 4 n H mechanics also assumed responsibility for helping reduce fires the village fire chief says there have been but two chimney fires in the past five years and those in homes not inspected by members of uie the club or the fire chief the 4 n H members inspected and helped refill the fire extinguishers of the business places of johnson A farmstead improvement project Is starting in dauphin county pa under auspices of the 4 H club repairs of fences buildings and driveways were undertaken first the clubs three year program includes ornamental plantings painting and some new construction the 21 members have the staunch support of their parents raise guide dogs california 4 H club members now are raising 60 per cent of the guide dogs from the kennels of guide dogs for the blind inc a charitable organization supplying dogs tree free for blind people A sumner county kas farm organization financed construction of a portable sheep dipping vat and the chemicals tor for the dip members of 4 H clubs club contacted the sheep growers of the county prepared a schedule for use of the vat and took charge of arrangements A charge of 10 cents per head was made to cover services and cost of dip As one of the tour four in the clubs insignia stands for health this naturally has been an important club interest recently this berest interest has broadened to include not only individual health activities but community as well for the past two years a committee of state 4 11 club leaders has been at work formulating mu lating a broader national 4 11 health program A new venture in this field was the 4 H club health camp held in kansas in august 1946 at the new state 4 H club camp grounds each county sent a boy and girl chosen on the basis of physical examinations and background of 0 club work plus interest in health and health leadership A concentrated three day training school gave this picked group of young leaders in the health field many ideas for making health activities more effective in their own communities typical 4 H community activity is that of the 4 H members in rusk county tex where a club committee Is energetically ergeti cally carrying on a campaign to get everyone in the county to test the supply of drinking water foster recreation importance of wholesome social occasions and organized recreation for rural communities and counties is recognized by 4 H programs the ramsey workers 4 H club in nicholas county W va sponsors a recreation night each month the whole neighborhood comes out to play games sing and square dance willingness to study and understand der stand people and conditions beyond the home community has led to many activities that make a good beginning for carrying on the theme working together for a better home and world community more than massachusetts 4 H girls of high school age representing every county in the state came to boston last spring to study their state capital and to get acquainted with each other twenty four texas 4 H members and their state leader in 1945 made a good neighbor tour of mexico accompanied compa nied by mexican youth and their leaders in 1946 mexico youth spent 12 days with a group of texas 4 H boys in a tour of agricultural areas in texas boost good citizenship eight 4 H 11 club members were included in the young people from 30 states attending the encampment of citizenship held in new york city july 1 to august 10 the national 4 H club camp held in washington D C last june and the national 4 H club congress in chicago last december featured discussions cus of the responsibilities of citizenship problems and opportunities of youth and other features relating to the task of learning to live in a changing world four H members are making every effort to acquaint nonmember non member boys and girls giris in their communities with the program of the club and extending to them an invitation to join in working together tor for a better home and world community |