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Boys' and Girls' 4-H Club Work under the Smith-Lever Act 1914-1924
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Boys' and Girls' 4-H Club Work under the Smith-Lever Act 1914-1924
Excerpt
Four-H club work was organized by the extension forces to teach young people agriculture and to obtain their help and cooperation in farm and home improvement. The large enrollment of boys and girls and the very large percentage completing their projects are especially gratifying.
The results accomplished by these boys and girls lead me to believe that more of the energy of the extension forces may well be directed to work with them. The present enrollment can be materially increased if the energies of the extension forces are concentrated on the selection and training of local leaders. The 4-H club work is such an efficient agency in training for rural citizenship that we should have little difficulty in obtaining the required number of adults to organize and direct the work properly. Of the 5,000,000 boys and girls who have been enrolled in 4-H clubs since 1914, a million or more should be available as a source from which leaders my be selected.
Most effective work in the improvement of farm and home practices and the upbuilding of rural communities can be done through increased club membership provided with earnest and enthusiastic local leaders.
The results accomplished by these boys and girls lead me to believe that more of the energy of the extension forces may well be directed to work with them. The present enrollment can be materially increased if the energies of the extension forces are concentrated on the selection and training of local leaders. The 4-H club work is such an efficient agency in training for rural citizenship that we should have little difficulty in obtaining the required number of adults to organize and direct the work properly. Of the 5,000,000 boys and girls who have been enrolled in 4-H clubs since 1914, a million or more should be available as a source from which leaders my be selected.
Most effective work in the improvement of farm and home practices and the upbuilding of rural communities can be done through increased club membership provided with earnest and enthusiastic local leaders.
Creator
Farrell, George E. (George Edward)
Publisher
Government Print Office
United States Department of Agriculture
Date
December 1926
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