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Show Visitors from Foreign Lands Come to Learn at 4-H Congress Other nations are learning frem the 4-H clubs of America, it was revealed at the 24th annual 4-H club congress held in Chicago. As their guests the 4-H members of - the United Slates had 66 boys and girls of other nations who had come to share the event. Eighteen young Chinese, who were sent to the United States by their government to study 4-H clubs and agricultural methods, are among foreign friends who will take home a report of their experiences. These young Chipese passed November No-vember on American farms. As a climax of their American visit they attended the congress with delegates dele-gates of their "adopted" states. Typical of them is Shih-Che-Shen, who will describe the congress to Chinese youth on shortwave broadcasts broad-casts soon. He is learning to drive a tractor and operate other farm machinery on the Owen Perry farm, Malcolm, Neb. Mrs. Perry is teaching teach-ing him English and he's looking forward to Christmas the -American kind. South Americans Here. The "good neighbors" who attended at-tended included 7 Venezuelans, 1 Costa Rican, 1 Peruvian, 35 Canadians Cana-dians from Ontario and 4 from Quebec. Que-bec. To get acquainted they visited with different delegations. For instance, in-stance, one Canadian boy had breakfast break-fast one day with Oklahorrians, lunch with the Oregon delegation and dinner with Georgians. Mario Perez of Venezuela has been living with his pal, Gilbert Hes-cock Hes-cock ef Connecticut. He is active in. the 5-V clubs of Venezuela, similar simi-lar to 4-H clubs. Rita Lefebvre, 20, of Chandler, Quebec, and Normand Laferriere of Bertheir, Quebec, toured Chicago and marveled at "those buildings with their heads in- the skies." In their French-accented English, the dark-haired, vivacious Miss Lefebvre Le-febvre and her 4-H companion from a town of 300 population said it was the first time they had seen buildings over 15 stories high. Neither had visited the United States before their present trip, which was in the nature of an award for their 4-H club werk in Canada. Miss Lefebvre, who is employed in a bank, directed an exhibit of home economics work and forest education educa-tion last August for the 70 members mem-bers of her 4-H club. Laferriere, who is taking a special scientific course preparatory to entering college, col-lege, organized two 4-H clubs and a community center for forest Instruction In-struction at Bertheir. Both they and their chaperons, Mrs. Gerard La Terreur of Chandler Chan-dler and J. A. Breton of Quebec City, marveled at the vastness of the United States 4-H organization. The Canadian clubs, which are more social and educational organizations organ-izations than farm groups, have a membership of 500, they said. |
