Show New H 4 Ideas Outlined New ideas for expanding the H 4 Club program in Sanpete County were brought home by Mrs Ethel Sorensen of Spring City from the western regional H 4 Leader held March 9 5 at Salt Lake City Mrs Sorensen was among local and state H 4 leaders from throughout the 13 Western states to attend the Forum on New Dimensions of Leadership in Expanding Expanding Expanding Ex Ex- H. 4 The highlight of the Forum Mrs Sorensen said came at the closing banquet when the certificates certificates of achievement were presented by J J. J C. C Penney the founder of the J. J J C. C Penney Co It was a grant by the Penney Co that made it possible for the National H 4 Club Foundation to conduct the Forum The local arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar were handled by the Utah State University Cooperative tive Extension Services The Federal Extension Service US U.S. Department of Agriculture also assisted in the program Utah's grant this year was given by Copper Corp The Forum featured outstanding ing speakers field trips and ampie ample ample am am- pie opportunity for discussions In fact it was the informal discussions discussions discussions dis dis- that probably were the most useful elements of the Forum It was in these sessions that the local leaders compared notes on to how in their H 4 Clubs They quickly discovered discovered discovered ered the flexibility of H 4 to different community situations yet found a broad common bond of interest in helping boys and girls The keynote speaker for the Forum was Utah's Extension Director Director Di Di- rector W W. H H. Bennett He noted that while youth today face tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre problems these challenges challenges challenges chal chal- lenges present the greatest opportunities opportunities opportunities op op- for youth and leaders of youth We still must get across to the young people that they can do with their lives just about what they want to do Director Director Di rector Bennett urged Specialists from the H 4 division division division divi divi- sion of the Federal Extension Service US U.S. Dept of Agriculture ture V. V Joseph McAuliffe and Mrs Fern S. S Kelley encouraged the local leaders to find ways of expanding their influence particularly particularly particularly parti parti- among disadvantaged groups They reported that two- two thirds of the youth of the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion are not being served by any youth group The expanding population population pop pop- of the West they pointed out indicates a growing need to train young leaders Dr Charles Freeman of the National H 4 Foundation spoke on 4 Hs responsibility to help youngsters become full participating participating participating members of their com com- Involving Hers 4 in community development can meet two purposes Freeman be be- First is the objective of helping develop the community while the second is to help the young people grow in leadership and in around all-around citizenship By working with others in the development development de de- t of the community the young people should grow inmany inmany in inmany many ways Dr Freeman concluded con con- The final two days of the Forum were devoted to developing developing develop develop- ing leadership techniques The sessions were led by Dr R R. R 0 O. State H 4 Club leader lead lead- er in California Californi and Dr Dorothy Ford a consultant to the Los Angeles County Calif public schools They pointed out many of the changing needs of growing growing growing grow grow- ing young people from the time they enter H 4 at the age of nine or 10 on up through the late teens reviewed the basic purposes of H 4 then translated these objectives into organization practices in day to day work with projects and ac ac- Mrs Ford challenged the leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers to give new twists to established established established es es- ideas She then urged that a primary objective of work with Hers 4 be to help the members members members mem mem- in bers become oriented goal their daily lives Creative vision she said is required to succeed in this work Mrs Sorensen reports she received received received re re- re- re ideas and information that can be applied to the H 4 program program pro pro- program gram in Sanpete County This information will be presented to the County Advisory Council and County Agents |